Pakistan will have a tough task on hands when they go head to head with the West Indies in a five-ODI series which starts on Saturday in St Lucia, a place where they lost a sensational ICC World Twenty20 semi-final by three wickets to Australia 11 months ago.
Sixth-place Pakistan start the series with a difference of 35 rating points as compared to eighth-placed West Indies in the ICC ODI Championship table. This gap means Pakistan is expected to win the series convincingly. As such, because the rankings are weighted to reflect this difference, failure to win comfortably will mean Pakistan will drop points.
The only way Pakistan will not drop points is in the scenario of it winning all the matches of the series. In this situation, Pakistan will earn just one rating point while the home side will concede two ratings points.
However, if Pakistan wins the series 4-1, it will surrender one ratings point while in case of a 3-2 series win it will drop three points. In sharp contrast, the West Indies will earn points in both these scenarios – one in case of a 4-1 defeat and three in case of a 3-2 loss.
