The Independent Voice of West Indies Cricket

Windies need series win

Thu, Sep 4, '14

 

Windies v Bangladesh

THE West Indies will take on Bangladesh in the first match of the two-Test series, starting tomorrow in Kingstown, St Vincent. The two teams are currently ranked eighth and tenth respectively on the Reliance ICC Test Team Rankings Table.
The West Indies, which is currently sitting on 74 ratings points, leads Bangladesh (21) by 53 ratings points. And because the rankings are weighted to reflect this difference, the West Indies will drop points if it doesn’t win the series convincingly.
A 1-0 series win will earn Bangladesh 13 ratings points and will cost the West Indies eight ratings points, while a 2-0 series win will help Mushfiqur Rahim’s side gain 15 ratings points with the West Indies losing ten ratings points.