Based on the performances for the 1997 calendar year Sri Lanka, South Africa and West Indies are the top three one-day natiions's in the standings, while host country Pakistan are a distant seventh.
Zimbabwe moved from seventh place to fourth after registering six consecutive victories in the recently concluded three-nation tournament in Kenya.
P. W. L. Tie NR %
Sri Lanka 21 16 4 0 1 80.00
South Africa 15 10 4 0 1 71.43
West Indies 12 8 4 0 0 66.67
Zimbabwe 21 11 8 2 0 61.90
England 10 5 4 1 0 55.00
New Zealand 12 5 5 2 0 50.00
Pakistan 30 13 15 0 2 46.43
Australia 15 5 10 0 0 33.33
Kenya 6 2 4 0 0 33.33
India 33 9 19 1 0 32.75
Bangladesh 7 0 7 0 0 00.00
[Note: Tabulated before commencement of Wills Quadrangular
tournament in Pakistan on Nov. 1]