Pakistan secure No.1 spot in ICC ODI team rankings with 3-0 whitewash over Afghanistan

Pakistan survived a scare from Mujeeb Ur Rahman, the batter, to claim a series whitewash over Afghanistan and with it the No.1 spot in the ICC men’s ODI team rankings.

Pakistan came into the series knowing that only a 3-0 win would be enough to overtake Australia at the top of the rankings, and achieved exactly that. They defended a low total in the first game in some style, bowling Afghanistan out for 59. In the second, too, they were made to sweat, with Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran putting up a double century opening stand before