Whitewash will give tigers only 1 point

Bangladesh will be awarded only one point in ICC’s one-day rankings if they are able to whitewash Zimbabwe in the forthcoming ODI series.Bangladesh are now seventh with 96 points while Zimbabwe are 10th with 46.The Tigers are about to face a test where they have little to gain but much to lose by playing a team ranked lower than them.England hover above Bangladesh in the ranking, in the sixth place with 100 points.On the flip side, if Zimbabwe sweep the series, Bangladesh will leak eight points.In that case Pakistan, who are now eighth with 88 points, will leapfrog past Bangladesh by virtue of being ahead in fractions.