Calcutta: Sri Lanka have a golden chance of going atop the Reliance ICC ODI Championship table for the first time in history if they manage to beat Australia by a 4-1 margin, or better, in the five-match ODI series which begins at the Pallekele International Stadium, from Wednesday.

Four-time world champions Australia, who have been holding the top spot since September 2009, currently have on 130 ratings points and lead second-placed Sri Lanka by 12 ratings points. India are at the third spot with 117 points.

However, the Lankans will take a lead of one ratings point if they win the series 4-1. A bigger reward awaits them if they win all five matches in the series as it will take them eight points clear of Australia.

Rankings

Teams: 1. Australia (130); 2. Sri Lanka (118); 3. India (117); 4.South Africa (116); 5. England (106); 6. Pakistan (100); 7. New Zealand (90); 8. West Indies (78); 9. Bangladesh (70); 10. Ireland (42); 11. Zimbabwe (38); 12. The Netherlands (5); 13. Kenya (0).

Batsmen: 1. H. Amla (SA); 2. AB de Villiers (SA); 3. S. Watson (Aus); 4. K. Sangakkara (SL); 5. M. Hussey (Aus); 6. V. Kohli (Ind); 7. J. Trott (Eng); 8. MS Dhoni (Ind); 9. T. Dilshan (SL), M. Clarke (Aus).

Bowlers: 1. G. Swann (Eng); 2. D. Vettori (NZ); 3. R. Price (Zim); 4. S. Ajmal (Pak); 5. D. Steyn (SA); 6. M. Morkel (SA); 7. M. Johnson (Aus); 8. L. Tsotsobe (SA); 9. H. Singh (Ind); 10. A. Razzak (Ban).

All-rounders: 1. S. Watson (Aus); 2. S. Hasan (Ban); 3. S. Afridi (Pak); 4. J. Kallis; 5. Y. Singh (Ind).