South Africa topples Australia 4-1 to become top ODI side

Australia  were on Friday dethroned as the number one team in one-dayers by South Africa who demolished the hosts by 39 runs in the fifth and final match to clinch the ODI series with an emphatic 4-1 margin.

The ODI series triumph follows South Africa's 2-1 win in the Test series and though Australia remain the number one team in the longer version of the game, the Proteas return home with the new-found tag of being the top team in one dayers. 

ICC ODI Championship Points table

30 Jan 2009

Team	Matches	Points	Rating
South Africa	34	4245	125
Australia	33	4113	125
India	42	5022	120
New Zealand	27	3041	113
Pakistan	31	3446	111
England	32	3469	108
Sri Lanka	39	4125	106
West Indies	27	2463	91
Bangladesh	38	1731	46
Zimbabwe	29	585	20
Ireland	10	190	19
Kenya	9	11	1