ICC Championship Tables in September 2005
With the conclusion of the Test season on 12 September and the ODI season on 9 August, the official ICC Championship tables were as shown below. Many teams had changed positions owing to the cut-off system used, where results between 1 August 2002 and 1 August 2003 counted for the May rankings but not for the September rankings.
| ICC Test Championship Table at 12 September | ICC ODI Championship Table at 9 August | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos (chg) | Nation | Points (chg) | Pos (chg) | Nation | Points (chg) | |
| 1 (0) | Australia | 127 (-5) | 1 (0) | Australia | 136 (-4) | |
| 2 (0) | England | 119 (+9) | 2 (0) | Sri Lanka | 121 (+4) | |
| 3 (0) | India | 111 (+4) | 3 (+2) | Pakistan | 116 (+6) | |
| 4 (+2) | South Africa | 100 (0) | 4 (-1) | New Zealand | 116 (0) | |
| 5 (+2) | New Zealand | 100 (+3) | 5 (-1) | South Africa | 111 (-1) | |
| 6 (-1) | Sri Lanka | 98 (-2) | 6 (0) | England | 109 (+6) | |
| 7 (-3) | Pakistan | 95 (-7) | 7 (+1) | India | 95 (-2) | |
| 8 (0) | West Indies | 74 (+1) | 8 (-1) | West Indies | 91 (-7) | |
| 9 (0) | Zimbabwe | 28 (-13) | 9 (0) | Zimbabwe | 46 (-4) | |
| 10 (0) | Bangladesh | 6 (0) | 10 (+1) | Bangladesh | 15 (+9) | |
These tables include two Test matches between New Zealand and Zimbabwe classified under the 2005-06 season which were played between 9 August and 12 September 2005. Kenya were no longer ranked because they only played 2 ODIs in the ranking period.
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