Pakistan surpass India to become second most successful ODI team

Men in Green now have 455 wins under their belt in 864 outings

Pakistan became the second most successful team in the 50-over format on late Friday when they beat West Indies by 111 runs in the first of the three-match ODI series in Sharjah.

Wah Wah. Sixth consecutive win! Well played Team Pakistan.

— Najam Sethi (@najamsethi) September 30, 2016

Pakistan’s ODI team now has 455 wins under their belt in 864 matches with a win percentage of 54.25. On the number one spot, Australia are well-placed with 547 wins from 884 matches and a win percentage of 64.73.

Before last night’s victory, Pakistan were level with India with 454 wins in their account but right-hand batsman Babar Azam’s well-constructed maiden ton and left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz’s four-for helped the team jump to the second position.

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1st century of career is always a proud moment.very well played @babarazam258 wonderful batting.keep going like this.Good luck to Pak team👏🏻

— Kamran Akmal (@KamiAkmal23) September 30, 2016

congratulations to @babarazam258 on his first century in ODI cricket..its just the beginning,many mor to come #PAKvWI

— Sohail Tanveer (@sohailmalik614) September 30, 2016

Congratulations to @babarazam258 scoring his maiden .Super knock 👏👏👏👏 delightful to watch .. In shaa Allah we Wil win ..Stay blessed

— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) September 30, 2016

Pakistan are currently ranked ninth in the ODIs and are hoping to clean sweep the West Indies 3-0 in the 50-over series to jump up one place to eighth. Both teams are fighting for direct qualification into the 2019 World Cup with the cut-off date set for September 2017.

Earlier, Pakistan whitewashed the World T20 champions 3-0 in the T20I series.

Both teams will conclude the series with three Test matches after playing the remainder of ODIs in the UAE.