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The TI factors in a team's performance in tournaments and series (and thereby seeks to better reward wins in 'big' matches).
<table bgcolor="#eeeeee" border="1" bordercolor="#cccccc" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr bgcolor="#006699"> <td>*TABLE B: ODI SCORECARD (as on July 7, 2009; used to compute WI)*</td></tr></tbody></table> <table bgcolor="#eeeeee" border="1" bordercolor="#cccccc" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr bgcolor="#7fccef"> <th colspan="2" rowspan="2" width="20%">
</th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dddddd"> <th width="6%">
</th> <th width="6%">Aus</th> <th width="6%">Ban</th> <th width="6%">Eng</th> <th width="6%">Ind</th> <th width="6%">NZ</th> <th width="6%">Pak</th> <th width="6%">RSA</th> <th width="6%">SL</th> <th width="6%">WI</th> <th width="6%">Zim</th></tr> <tr align="middle"> <th rowspan="12" bgcolor="#006699" width="3%">
</th> <td align="left" bgcolor="#dddddd">*Australia*</td> <td>_ H _
_ A _
N
</td> <td bgcolor="#7fccef">
</td> <td>_ 3 / 3 _
_ 3 / 3 _
3 / 4
</td> <td>_ 3 / 6 _
_ 4 / 7 _
2 / 2
</td> <td>_ 2.5/6 _
_ 4.5/7 _
1.5 / 2
</td> <td>_ 2.5/5 _
_ 0 / 3 _
2 / 2
</td> <td>_ 4 / 5 _
_ 0 / 0 _
3 / 5
</td> <td>_1 / 5_
_ 2 / 5 _
2 / 2
</td> <td>_3 / 4 _
_ 3 / 5 _
4 / 4
</td> <td>_ 2.5/3 _
_5 / 5_
3 / 5
</td> <td>_ 3.5/4 _
_4 / 4 _
0 / 0
</td></tr> <tr align="middle"> <td align="left" bgcolor="#dddddd">*Bangladesh*</td> <td>_ H _
_ A _
N
</td> <td>_ 0 / 3 _
_ 0 / 3 _
1 / 4
</td> <td bgcolor="#7fccef">
</td> <td>_ 0 / 3 _
_ 0 / 3 _
0 / 1
</td> <td>_ 0 / 3 _
_0 / 0_
1 / 3
</td> <td>_ 0 / 3 _
_ 0 / 3 _
0 / 3
</td> <td>_ 0 / 4 _
_0 / 6 _
0 / 2
</td> <td>_ 0 / 3 _
_ 0 / 2 _
1 / 2
</td> <td>_ 1 / 3 _
_ 0 / 3 _
0 / 4
</td> <td>_ 0.5/3 _
_ 0 / 4 _
0 / 2
</td> <td>_ 2 / 4 _
_ 5 / 9 _
1 / 1
</td></tr> <tr align="middle"> <td align="left" bgcolor="#dddddd">*England*</td> <td>_ H _
_ A _
N
</td> <td>_ 3 /7 _
_ 3 / 6 _
0 / 2
</td> <td>_ 3 / 3 _
_ 3 / 3 _
1 / 1
</td> <td bgcolor="#7fccef">
</td> <td>_ 4 / 7 _
_0 / 5_
0 / 2
</td> <td>_ 1.5/5 _
_ 1.5/5 _
2 / 5
</td> <td>_ 2.5/5 _
_2 / 5 _
1 / 1
</td> <td>_ 4 / 4 _
_ 2 / 7 _
0 / 1
</td> <td>_ 0 / 5 _
_ 3 / 5 _
3 / 5
</td> <td>_ 2 / 2 _
_ 3/5 _
1 / 1
</td> <td>_ 1.5/3 _
_ 4 / 4 _
1 / 1
</td></tr> <tr align="middle"> <td align="left" bgcolor="#dddddd">*India*</td> <td>_ H _
_ A _
N
</td> <td>_ 2.5/7 _
_ 3.5/6 _
0.5 / 2
</td> <td>_ 0 / 0 _
_ 3 / 3 _
2 / 3
</td> <td>_ 5/ 5 _
_ 3 / 7 _
2 / 2
</td> <td bgcolor="#7fccef">
</td> <td>_ 1.5/3 _
_ 3.5/5 _
1 / 3
</td> <td>_ 3 / 5 _
_ 5 / 7 _
2 / 4
</td> <td>_ 2 / 4 _
_0 / 4_
2 / 3
</td> <td>_ 2 / 3 _
_ 4 / 5 _
3.5/ 6
</td> <td>_ 3 / 5 _
_ 2.5 / 4 _
3 / 4
</td> <td>_ 3 / 5 _
_ 2 / 2 _
4 / 4
</td> </tr><tr align="middle"> <td align="left" bgcolor="#dddddd">*New Zealand*</td> <td>_ H _
_ A _
N
</td> <td>_ 3 / 3 _
_ 2.5/5 _
0 / 2
</td> <td>_3 / 3_
_ 3 / 3 _
3 / 3
</td> <td>_3.5/5_
_ 3.5/5 _
3 / 5
</td> <td>_ 1.5/5 _
_ 1.5/3 _
2 / 3
</td> <td bgcolor="#7fccef">
</td> <td>_ 4 / 5 _
_ 0 / 5 _
1 / 1
</td> <td>_ 5 / 6 _
_ 1/3 _
2 / 2
</td> <td>_ 2/4 _
_ 0 / 0 _
0 / 2
</td> <td>_ 3 / 5 _
_ 2.5/6 _
3 / 4
</td> <td>_ 1 / 3 _
_ 2 / 2 _
1 / 1
</td></tr> <tr align="middle"> <td align="left" bgcolor="#dddddd">*Pakistan*</td> <td>_ H _
_ A _
N
</td> <td>_ 0 / 0 _
_ 1 / 5 _
2 / 5
</td> <td>_ 6 / 6 _
_ 4 / 4 _
2 / 2
</td> <td>_ 3 / 5 _
_ 2.5/5 _
0 / 1
</td> <td>_ 2 / 7 _
_ 2 / 5 _
2 / 4
</td> <td>_ 5 / 5 _
_ 1 / 5 _
0 / 1
</td> <td bgcolor="#7fccef">
</td> <td>_ 2 / 5 _
_ 1 / 4 _
0 / 1
</td> <td>_ 1 / 3 _
_ 2.5/3 _
2 / 3
</td> <td>_3 / 4_
_3 / 4_
3 / 3
</td> <td>_ 5 / 5 _
_ 5 / 5 _
3 / 3
</td></tr> <tr align="middle"> <td align="left" bgcolor="#dddddd">*South Africa*</td> <td>_ H _
_ A _
N
</td> <td>_ 3 /5 _
_4 / 5_
0 / 2
</td> <td>_ 2 /2 _
_3 / 3_
1 / 2
</td> <td>_5 / 7_
_ 0 / 4 _
1 / 1
</td> <td>_4 / 4_
_ 2/ 4 _
1 / 3
</td> <td>_ 2/3 _
_ 1 / 6 _
0 / 2
</td> <td>_ 3 / 4 _
_ 3 / 5 _
1 / 1
</td> <td bgcolor="#7fccef">
</td> <td>_ 4.5/6 _
_ 0 / 5 _
4 / 6
</td> <td>_5/5_
_ 6 / 6 _
0 / 1
</td> <td>_ 3 / 3 _
_ 3 / 3 _
3 / 3
</td></tr> <tr align="middle"> <td align="left" bgcolor="#dddddd">*Sri Lanka*</td> <td>_ H _
_ A _
N
</td> <td>_ 2 / 5 _
_ 1 / 4 _
0 / 4
</td> <td>_ 3 / 3 _
_ 2 / 3 _
4 / 4
</td> <td>_ 2 / 5 _
_ 5 / 5 _
2 / 5
</td> <td>_ 1 / 5 _
_ 1 / 3 _
2.5 / 6
</td> <td>_ 0 / 0 _
_ 2 / 4 _
2 / 2
</td> <td>_ 0.5/3 _
_ 2 / 3 _
1 / 3
</td> <td>_ 5 / 5 _
_ 1.5/6 _
2 / 6
</td> <td bgcolor="#7fccef">
</td> <td>_ 1 / 2 _
_ 0.5/3 _
1 / 1
</td> <td>_ 2 / 2 _
_ 5 / 5 _
2 / 2
</td></tr> <tr align="middle"> <td align="left" bgcolor="#dddddd">*West Indies*</td> <td>_ H _
_ A _
N
</td> <td>_0 / 5 _
_ 0.5/3 _
2 / 5
</td> <td>_4 / 4 _
_ 2.5/3 _
2 / 2
</td> <td>_ 2/5 _
_ 0 / 2 _
0 / 1
</td> <td>_ 1.5 / 4 _
_ 2 / 5 _
1 / 4
</td> <td>_ 3.5/6 _
_ 2 / 5 _
1 / 4
</td> <td>_1 / 4_
_1 / 4_
0 / 3
</td> <td>_ 0 / 6 _
_0/5_
1 / 1
</td> <td>_ 2.5/3 _
_ 1 / 2 _
0 / 1
</td> <td bgcolor="#7fccef">
</td> <td>_ 6.5/7 _
_ 3 / 4 _
1 / 1
</td></tr> <tr align="middle"> <td align="left" bgcolor="#dddddd">*Zimbabwe*</td> <td>_ H _
_ A _
N
</td> <td>_ 0 / 4 _
_ 0.5/4 _
0 / 0
</td> <td>_ 4 / 9 _
_ 2 / 4 _
0 / 1
</td> <td>_ 0 / 4 _
_ 1.5/3 _
0 / 1
</td> <td>_ 0 / 2 _
_ 2 / 5 _
0 / 4
</td> <td>_ 0 / 2 _
_ 2 / 3 _
0 / 1
</td> <td>_ 0 / 5 _
_ 0 / 5 _
0 / 3
</td> <td>_ 0 / 3 _
_ 0 / 3 _
0 / 3
</td> <td>_ 0 / 5 _
_ 0 / 2 _
0 / 2
</td> <td>_ 1 / 4 _
_ 0.5/7 _
0 / 1
</td> <td bgcolor="#7fccef">
</td></tr></tbody></table>
The TI is currently based on a time 'window' spanning the last 12-13 months; i.e. the period July 2008 to July 2009 (see Table C).
<table bgcolor="#eeeeee" border="1" bordercolor="#cccccc" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="550"> <tbody> <tr bgcolor="#006699"> <td>*TABLE C: TOURNAMENT POINTS TALLY (as on July 7, 2009; used to compute TI)*</td></tr></tbody></table> <table bgcolor="#eeeeee" border="1" bordercolor="#cccccc" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr bgcolor="#dddddd"> <td>Team</td> <td align="middle">_WI vs A _
Jun-
Jul 08</td> <td align="middle">_Asia
Cup_
Jun-
Jul 08</td> <td align="middle">_SL vs I _
Aug 08</td> <td align="middle">_E vs SA
_Aug-
Sep 08</td> <td align="middle">_A vs B
_Aug-
Sep 08</td> <td align="middle">_B vs NZ
_Oct 08</td> <td align="middle">_SA vs B
_Nov 08</td> <td align="middle">_WI vs
P
_Nov 08</td> <td align="middle">_I vs E
_Nov 08</td> <td align="middle">_Z vs SL
_Nov 08</td> <td align="middle">_NZ vs WI
_Dec 08-
Jan 09</td> <td align="middle">_Tri-Nation
_Jan 09</td> <td align="middle">_B vs Z
_Jan 09</td> <td align="middle">_P vs SL
_Jan 09</td> <td align="middle">_A vs SA
_Jan 09</td> <td align="middle">_SL vs I
_Jan-
Feb 09</td> <td align="middle">_A vs NZ
_Feb 09</td> <td align="middle">_NZ vs I_
Mar 09</td> <td align="middle">_WI vs E_
Mar-
Apr 09</td> <td align="middle">_SA vs A_
Apr 09</td> <td align="middle">_P vs A_
Apr-
May 09</td> <td align="middle">_E vs WI_
May 09</td> <td align="middle">_WI vs I_
Jun-
Jul 09</td> <td align="middle">Score</td> <td align="middle">TI</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d2eefe"> <td>*Australia*</td> <td align="middle">1 / 1</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">1 / 1</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">0 / 1</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">0.5 / 1</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">0 / 1</td> <td align="middle">1 / 1</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">3.5 / 6 </td> <td align="middle">58.33</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#d2eefe"> <td>*Bangladesh*</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">0 / 2</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">0 / 1</td> <td align="middle">0 / 1</td> <td align="middle">0 / 1</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">1 / 2</td> <td align="middle">1 / 1</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">2 / 8</td> <td align="middle">25.00</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#d2eefe"> <td>*England*</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">1 / 1</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">0 / 1</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">1 / 1</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">1 / 1</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">3 / 4</td> <td align="middle">75.00</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#d2eefe"> <td>*India*</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">1 / 2</td> <td align="middle">1 / 1</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">1 / 1</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">1 / 1</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">1 / 1</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">1 / 1</td> <td align="middle">6 / 7</td> <td align="middle">85.71</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d2eefe"> <td>*New Zealand*</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">1 / 1</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">1 / 1</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">0.5/1</td> <td align="middle">0 / 1</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">2.5 / 4</td><td align="middle">62.50</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d2eefe"> <td>*Pakistan*</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">0 / 2</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">1 / 1</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">0 / 1</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">0 / 1</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">1 / 5</td> <td align="middle">20.00</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d2eefe"> <td>*South Africa*</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">0 / 1</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">1 / 1</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">1 / 1</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">1 / 1</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">3 / 4</td> <td align="middle">75.00</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d2eefe"> <td>*Sri Lanka*</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">2 / 2</td> <td align="middle">0 / 1</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">1 / 1</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">2 / 2</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">1 / 1</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">0 / 1</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">6 / 8</td> <td align="middle">75.00</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d2eefe"> <td>*West Indies*</td> <td align="middle">0 / 1</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">0 / 1</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">0 / 1</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">0 / 1</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">0 / 1</td> <td align="middle">0 / 1</td> <td align="middle">0 / 5</td> <td align="middle">0.00</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d2eefe"> <td>*Zimbabwe*</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">0 / 1</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">0 / 2</td> <td align="middle">0 / 1</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">
</td> <td align="middle">0 / 4</td> <td align="middle">0.00</td></tr></tbody></table>
Our next update will appear after the forthcoming Sri Lanka - Pakistan series in Sri Lanka.
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