Pakistan’s 2-0 defeat in the UAE to Sri Lanka means that they now lose five points in the ICC Test rankings and slip one more position down to seventh. This comes just 13 months after the former skipper Misbah Ul Haq lifted the Test Championship mace signifying their rise to the top spot.

Pakistan’s series loss to Sri Lanka is their first in Test cricket since shifting their home base to the UAE in 2010. It is also the first time they have suffered a whitewash in a home Test series since their 0-3 loss to Steve Waugh as a captain Australia. Pakistan is now ahead of eight spots in the ICC ranking West Indies by 13 points. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, has a six-point lead on Pakistan and trail fifth-placed Australia and fourth-placed New Zealand by just three.

Pakistan lost their shocking and embarrassing batting performance in the first Test against Sri Lanka by 21 runs. The second Test was a bit of a see-saw one with both sides looking to having a chance to win it at various points of the match. On the final day, still, Sri Lankan bowlers, led by Dilruwan Perera and Rangana Herath hunted down the Pakistani batsmen and managed to dismiss them for 248 runs which are 68 runs short of their target as Sri Lanka set 317 as the target.

India remains the face of the Test rankings with 125 rating points. South Africa is second, trailing India by 14 points and they are followed by England who has 105 points.

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