Afghanistan convincingly outplayed hosts Bangladesh in the Asia Cup
Following their landmark win against Bangladesh
in the Asia Cup, Afghanistan have qualified for the ICC one-day
rankings. They come into the rankings with 32 rating points, which puts
them in 12th place behind Ireland and the Test nations. Should they
register another win in the Asia Cup, they will leapfrog Ireland on the
table.
The win against Bangladesh was Afghanistan's first against a
Test-playing nation, and it came less than five months after they had secured their place
in World Cup 2015 by finishing second in the World Cricket League
Championship - the ICC's top one-day tournament for non-Full Members.
To gain promotion to the main rankings table, an Associate either needs
to win two ODIs against Full Members, or register one win against a Full
Member and have a winning percentage of over 60% against other
Associates in the qualifying period (since August 2010). Afghanistan
have met the second criterion.
A team also needs to have played a minimum of eight matches, in the
format, in the qualifying period to get a ranking. Afghanistan have
played 12 ODIs since August 2010.
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