Administrator | International Cricket Council |
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Creation | 2011 |
Number of teams | 91 |
Current top ranking | India (264 rating) |
Longest cumulative top ranking | Sri Lanka (35 months) |
Longest continuous top ranking | Pakistan (28 months) |
Highest rating | Pakistan (287 rating) |
Last updated on: 2 May 2024. |
The ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings is an international Twenty20 cricket rankings system of the International Cricket Council. [1] After every Twenty20 International (T20I) match, the two teams involved receive points based on a mathematical formula. The total of each team's points total is divided by the total number of matches to give a rating, and all teams are ranked on a table in order of rating. [2] Teams need to have played at least eight T20I matches in the previous three to four years to remain in the rankings table.
India currently leads the ICC men's T20I team rankings, a position they have held since 21 February 2022. [3]
ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings | ||||
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Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
1 | India | 47 | 12,410 | 264 |
2 | Australia | 33 | 8,471 | 257 |
3 | England | 30 | 7,569 | 252 |
4 | South Africa | 23 | 5,749 | 250 |
5 | New Zealand | 45 | 11,229 | 250 |
6 | West Indies | 36 | 8,950 | 249 |
7 | Pakistan | 37 | 9,154 | 247 |
8 | Sri Lanka | 34 | 7,898 | 232 |
9 | Bangladesh | 35 | 8,085 | 231 |
10 | Afghanistan | 31 | 6,725 | 217 |
11 | Ireland | 38 | 7,309 | 192 |
12 | Scotland | 18 | 3,447 | 192 |
13 | Zimbabwe | 36 | 6,876 | 191 |
14 | Namibia | 33 | 6,253 | 189 |
15 | Netherlands | 13 | 2,455 | 189 |
16 | United Arab Emirates | 42 | 7,386 | 176 |
17 | Nepal | 36 | 6,147 | 171 |
18 | Oman | 34 | 5,605 | 165 |
19 | United States | 11 | 1,662 | 151 |
20 | Papua New Guinea | 27 | 3,981 | 147 |
21 | Hong Kong | 37 | 4,977 | 135 |
22 | Uganda | 58 | 7,782 | 134 |
23 | Canada | 18 | 2,251 | 125 |
24 | Malaysia | 40 | 4,931 | 123 |
25 | Kuwait | 31 | 3,677 | 119 |
26 | Bahrain | 34 | 4,030 | 119 |
27 | Jersey | 17 | 2,010 | 118 |
28 | Qatar | 23 | 2,598 | 113 |
29 | Bermuda | 11 | 1,185 | 108 |
30 | Spain | 13 | 1,376 | 106 |
31 | Italy | 13 | 1,363 | 105 |
32 | Saudi Arabia | 30 | 3,142 | 105 |
33 | Kenya | 40 | 4,189 | 105 |
34 | Germany | 28 | 2,541 | 91 |
35 | Tanzania | 42 | 3,797 | 90 |
36 | Guernsey | 11 | 867 | 79 |
37 | Nigeria | 29 | 2,233 | 77 |
38 | Portugal | 12 | 902 | 75 |
39 | Singapore | 23 | 1,676 | 73 |
40 | Cayman Islands | 9 | 646 | 72 |
41 | Isle of Man | 9 | 635 | 71 |
42 | Denmark | 19 | 1,312 | 69 |
43 | Cambodia | 22 | 1,471 | 67 |
44 | Belgium | 12 | 733 | 61 |
45 | Switzerland | 13 | 751 | 58 |
46 | Norway | 12 | 693 | 58 |
47 | Vanuatu | 16 | 921 | 58 |
48 | Botswana | 24 | 1,298 | 54 |
49 | Austria | 21 | 1,096 | 52 |
50 | Japan | 22 | 1,130 | 51 |
51 | Finland | 13 | 651 | 50 |
52 | Malawi | 15 | 728 | 49 |
53 | Czech Republic | 14 | 658 | 47 |
54 | Sweden | 13 | 580 | 45 |
55 | France | 14 | 616 | 45 |
56 | Indonesia | 23 | 981 | 43 |
57 | Argentina | 8 | 340 | 43 |
58 | Philippines | 17 | 701 | 41 |
59 | Romania | 20 | 822 | 41 |
60 | Mozambique | 16 | 522 | 33 |
61 | Rwanda | 58 | 1,885 | 33 |
62 | Malta | 37 | 1,183 | 32 |
63 | Ghana | 28 | 873 | 31 |
64 | Thailand | 19 | 591 | 31 |
65 | Fiji | 5 | 152 | 30 |
66 | Luxembourg | 23 | 692 | 30 |
67 | Sierra Leone | 25 | 651 | 26 |
68 | Cyprus | 6 | 154 | 26 |
69 | Bahamas | 8 | 191 | 24 |
70 | Hungary | 13 | 264 | 20 |
71 | Panama | 9 | 257 | 17 |
72 | Gibraltar | 23 | 374 | 16 |
73 | Serbia | 13 | 176 | 14 |
74 | Bulgaria | 18 | 208 | 12 |
75 | Bhutan | 16 | 176 | 11 |
76 | Estonia | 8 | 60 | 8 |
77 | Eswatini | 17 | 118 | 7 |
78 | China | 11 | 53 | 5 |
79 | Maldives | 21 | 61 | 3 |
80 | Cameroon | 10 | 26 | 3 |
81 | Seychelles | 5 | 0 | 0 |
82 | Samoa | 5 | 0 | 0 |
83 | Mali | 6 | 0 | 0 |
84 | Lesotho | 11 | 0 | 0 |
85 | Gambia | 6 | 0 | 0 |
86 | Croatia | 8 | 0 | 0 |
References: ICC T20I rankings, As of 2 May 2024 | ||||
"Matches" is the number of matches played in the 12–24 months since the May before last, plus half the number in the 24 months before that. |
Each team scores points based on the results of their matches over the last 3−4 years − the matches played in the 12–24 months since the May before last, plus the matches played in the 24 months before that, for which the matches played and points earned both count half. For example:
May 2010 | May 2011 | May 2012 | May 2013 | May 2014 | May 2015 | |||||||
Between May 2013 and April 2014: | Results that were achieved during this period have 50% weighting | Results that were achieved during this period have 100% weighting | ||||||||||
Between May 2014 and April 2015: | Results that were achieved during this period have 50% weighting | Results that were achieved during this period have 100% weighting |
Each May, the matches and points earned between 3 and 4 years ago are removed, and the matches and points earned between 1 and 2 years ago switch from 100% weighting to 50% weighting. For example, on 1 May 2014, the matches played between May 2010 and April 2011 were removed, and the matches played between May 2012 and April 2013 switched to 50% weighting (the matches from May 2011 to April 2012 would have already been at 50% following the previous rerating). This happens overnight, so can result in teams changing positions in the ranking table despite no one playing.
Each time two teams play another match, the rankings table is updated as follows, based on the ratings of the teams immediately before they played. To determine the teams' new ratings after a particular match, first calculate the points earned from the match:
If the gap between the ratings of the two teams before the match was less than 40 points, then points will be as follows:
Match result | Points earned |
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Win | Opponent's rating + 50 |
Tie | Opponent's rating |
Lose | Opponent's rating − 50 |
If the gap between the ratings of the two teams before the match was at least 40 points, then points will be as follows:
Match result | Points earned |
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Stronger team wins | Own rating + 10 |
Weaker team loses | Own rating − 10 |
Stronger team ties | Own rating − 40 |
Weaker team ties | Own rating + 40 |
Stronger team loses | Own rating − 90 |
Weaker team wins | Own rating + 90 |
Suppose Team A, with an initial rating of 100, plays Team B. The table shows the points awarded to the two teams for 9 different initial ratings for B (ranging from 20 to 160), and the three possible match results.
Initial ratings | Scenario | Team A wins & Team B loses. Points earned: | Match tied. Points earned: | Team A loses & Team B wins. Points earned: | Total initial ratings | Total points earned (All 3 results) | |||||||||||
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Team A | Team B | Team A | Team B | Team A | Team B | Team A | Team B | ||||||||||
100 | 20 | Initial ratings at least 40 points apart | Stronger team wins: Own rating + 10 | 110 | Weaker team loses: Own rating − 10 | 10 | Stronger team ties: Own rating − 40 | 60 | Weaker team ties: Own rating + 40 | 60 | Stronger team loses: Own rating − 90 | 10 | Weaker team wins: Own rating + 90 | 110 | 120 | 120 | |
100 | 40 | 110 | 30 | 60 | 80 | 10 | 130 | 140 | 140 | ||||||||
100 | 60 | 110 | 50 | 60 | 100 | 10 | 150 | 160 | 160 | ||||||||
100 | 70 | Initial ratings less than 40 points apart | Win: Opponent's rating + 50 | 120 | Lose: Opponent's rating − 50 | 50 | Tie: Opponent's rating | 70 | Tie: Opponent's rating | 100 | Lose: Opponent's rating − 50 | 20 | Win: Opponent's rating + 50 | 150 | 170 | 170 | |
100 | 90 | 140 | 50 | 90 | 100 | 40 | 150 | 190 | 190 | ||||||||
100 | 110 | 160 | 50 | 110 | 100 | 60 | 150 | 210 | 210 | ||||||||
100 | 130 | 180 | 50 | 130 | 100 | 80 | 150 | 230 | 230 | ||||||||
100 | 140 | Initial ratings at least 40 points apart | Weaker team wins: Own rating + 90 | 190 | Stronger team loses: Own rating − 90 | 50 | Weaker team ties: Own rating + 40 | 140 | Stronger team ties: Own rating − 40 | 100 | Weaker team loses: Own rating − 10 | 90 | Stronger team wins: Own rating + 10 | 150 | 240 | 240 | |
100 | 160 | 190 | 70 | 140 | 120 | 90 | 170 | 260 | 260 |
This illustrates that:
This table lists the teams that have historically held the highest rating since the T20I rankings was introduced.[ citation needed ] In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full T20I status to all its members. As a result, ratings of leading teams since 2018 have been considerably higher, and cannot be directly compared to those before that date.
Country | Start | End | Duration | Cumulative | Highest Rating |
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England | 24 October 2011 [4] | 7 August 2012 [5] | 289 days | 289 days | 140 |
South Africa | 8 August 2012 | 11 September 2012 | 35 days | 35 days | 137 |
England | 12 September 2012 | 21 September 2012 | 10 days | 299 days | 130 |
South Africa | 22 September 2012 | 28 September 2012 | 7 days | 42 days | 134 |
Sri Lanka | 29 September 2012 | 27 March 2014 | 545 days | 545 days | 134 |
India | 28 March 2014 | 2 April 2014 | 6 days | 6 days | 130 |
Sri Lanka | 3 April 2014 | 3 April 2014 | 1 day | 546 days | 131 |
India | 4 April 2014 | 5 April 2014 | 2 days | 8 days | 132 |
Sri Lanka | 6 April 2014 | 30 April 2014 | 25 days | 571 days | 133 |
India | 1 May 2014 | 6 September 2014 | 129 days | 137 days | 131 |
Sri Lanka | 7 September 2014 | 9 January 2016 | 490 days | 1061 days | 135 |
West Indies | 10 January 2016 | 30 January 2016 | 21 days | 21 days | 118 |
India | 31 January 2016 | 8 February 2016 | 9 days | 146 days | 120 |
Sri Lanka | 9 February 2016 | 11 February 2016 | 3 days | 1064 days | 121 |
India | 12 February 2016 | 3 May 2016 | 82 days | 228 days | 127 |
New Zealand | 4 May 2016 | 31 October 2017 | 546 days | 546 days | 132 |
Pakistan | 1 November 2017 | 3 November 2017 | 3 days | 3 days | 124 |
New Zealand | 4 November 2017 | 6 November 2017 | 3 days | 549 days | 124 |
Pakistan | 7 November 2017 | 2 January 2018 | 57 days | 60 days | 124 |
New Zealand | 3 January 2018 | 27 January 2018 | 25 days | 574 days | 128 |
Pakistan | 28 January 2018 | 30 April 2020 | 824 days | 884 days | 286 |
Australia | 1 May 2020 | 5 September 2020 | 128 days | 128 days | 278 |
England | 6 September 2020 | 7 September 2020 | 2 days | 301 days | 273 |
Australia | 8 September 2020 | 30 November 2020 | 84 days | 212 days | 275 |
England | 1 December 2020 | 20 February 2022 | 447 days | 748 days | 278 |
India | 21 February 2022 | Present | 814 days | 1042 days | 270 |
Last updated 27 April 2024 |
The summary of teams that have held the highest rating by days, are:
Team | Total Days | Highest Rating |
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Sri Lanka | 1064 | 135 |
India | 1024 | 270 |
Pakistan | 884 | 286 |
England | 748 | 278 |
New Zealand | 574 | 132 |
Australia | 212 | 278 |
South Africa | 42 | 137 |
West Indies | 21 | 118 |
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