India back as No.1 ranked T20I side
India has swapped places with ICC World Twenty20 Bangladesh 2014 champion Sri Lanka.
In the past 12 months, India has lost just one T20I (against Sri Lanka in the recent ICC WT20 Final in Bangladesh), while Sri Lanka has lost four matches. The 2013-2014 results are weighted at 100 per cent whereas, the results in 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 are now weighted at 50 per cent.
Therefore, Sri Lanka’s strong performances in those two earlier years now count for less.
In the other major change, the West Indies has slipped two places. This drop has moved Australia and New Zealand up by one place each.
In all 14 countries have played sufficient T20I matches to be ranked on the table. Three countries are unranked, as they haven’t played the minimum number of eight matches during the rankings period, but do have a rating.
Reliance ICC T20I Team Rankings (as of 1 May, after annual update)
Rank (+/-) Team Rating (+/-)
1 (+1) India 131 (+1)
2 (-1) Sri Lanka 130 (-3)
3 (-) Pakistan 123 (+3)
4 (-) South Africa 121 (+3)
5 (+1) Australia 112 (+2)
6 (+1) New Zealand 110 (+3)
7 (-2) West Indies 110 (-4)
8 (-) England 97 (-4)
9 (-) Ireland 87 (+2)
10 (-) Bangladesh 72 (+1)
11 (+1) Netherlands 68 (+6)
12 (-1) Afghanistan 62 (-4)
13 (-) Zimbabwe 52 (+2)
14 (-) Scotland 51 (+1)
Not ranked as fewer than eight T20I matches played since August 2011
Nepal 63
Hong Kong 30
UAE 0
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