A new World No.1 team has been crowned in the ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings after Australia defeated India by 21 runs in the final ODI in Chennai on Thursday. Australia is the new team at the top of the ICC Men’s ODI Rankings after their thrilling win over India in Chennai. The 21-run win takes Australia marginally ahead of India at the top, with the visitors racking up 113.286 rating points compared to the Men in Blue’s 112.638. Before the start of the final ODI, India was on top with 114 rating points to Australia’s 112.
After a cakewalk in Visakhapatnam, Australia was made to work hard for their victory but managed to edge past Rohit Sharma’s men to claim the series 2-1.
With this win, Australia clinched the three-match ODI series by 2-1 this is India’s first series defeat at home since 2019. They had previously lost to Australia as well 3-2 in an ODI series back in March 2019.
