ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings 2023: India Strengthen Hold On Top Spot In Cricket's Shortest Format, England In Second Place

After notching up back-to-back wins in the first two games of their five-match series against Australia, India have firmed up their grip on the top spot of the ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings 2023. India have 266 points, while England are second with 259 points

Outlook Sports Desk

Updated on: 6 December 2023 8:51 am

Ishan Kishan playing a shot during his 52-run knock against Australia in the 2nd T20I.

As the game of cricket has changed with the times, so requires evaluating teams for the International Cricket Council (ICC). With T20 cricket calling the shots in viewership and economics, the ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings have become especially relevant to determine which country has the best-performing unit of players in the shortest format. (Cricket News)

The rankings serve as a global metric for international cricket teams. The rankings are updated after every T20 international match, and the participating teams earn points using a calculated formula.

These points are then added up for each team and divided by the total number of matches played. The resulting computation yields a rating, which determines the respective team's position on the rankings table. Teams are arranged in descending order of their ratings.

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Furthermore, to maintain a spot on the rankings table, teams must have participated in a minimum of six T20I matches during the preceding three to four years. You can check out the list of ICC Men's T20I Rankings 2023 (top 10 teams) below.

Rank	Team	Matches	Points	Rating
1	India	65	17242	265
2	England	43	11133	259
3	New Zealand	53	13534	255
4	Australia	34	8584	252
5	Pakistan	53	13325	251
6	South Africa	35	8679	248
7	West Indies	39	9463	243
8	Sri Lanka	38	8940	235
9	Bangladesh	44	9943	226
10	Afghanistan	31	6852	221

After notching up back-to-back victories in the first two T20Is of their five-match series against Australia, India have strengthened their hold on the top spot of the T20I rankings. India have 266 points, while England are second with 259 points and New Zealand third with 255 points.