Pakistan go to 3rd position and India drop to 4th in ICC's annual T20I rankings update

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England has vaulted into second place on the MRF Tyres ICC T20I Team Rankings following the annual update*, which was carried out on 1 May to ensure the table continues to reflect the recent form of sides.

England has benefitted significantly as it has risen three places after gaining seven points to now sit on 121 points. Eoin Morgan’s side is four points behind table-topper New Zealand, which is on 125 points after dropping two points.

India, the ICC World Twenty20 2007 champion, has also lost ground following the annual update after dropping six points to slip to fourth position. It is now on 118 points, three points behind ICC World Twenty20 2009 winner Pakistan, which has joined England on 121 points after gaining five points but is ranked behind the ICC World Twenty20 2010 winner by a fraction of a point.

South Africa has slipped two places to fifth ranking after conceding six points, but is one point ahead of Australia.

Australia has swapped places with reigning ICC World Twenty20 champions, the West Indies, which is 14 points ahead of 2014 winner and eighth-ranked Sri Lanka (95 points, down by four). Bangladesh is ranked 10th on 78 points after gaining four points, while Zimbabwe has retained its 12th rank after gaining three points.

Among the Non-Test playing sides, Afghanistan and the Netherlands have moved in opposite directions. Afghanistan is the side to benefit most after England as it has gained six points and climbed to 90 points. But while Afghanistan has strenghthened its ninth position, the Netherlands has dropped nine points to slip one place to 14th rank.

Australia and the next nine highest-ranked sides will qualify automatically for the ICC World Twenty20 2020.
Australia and the next nine highest-ranked sides will qualify automatically for the ICC World Twenty20 2020.
Scotland is in 11th rank on 67 points (up by four), followed by the UAE in 13th (52, up by four), Netherlands in 14th (49, down by nine), Hong Kong in 15th (46, up by three), PNG in 16th (39, down by four), Oman in 17th (38, down by one) and Ireland in 18th (36, down by four).

Australia and the next nine highest-ranked sides on the MRF Tyres ICC T20I Team Rankings will qualify automatically for the ICC World Twenty20 2020 which will be staged in Australia. The bottom eight sides on the team rankings will get a second chance to qualify for the seventh edition of the tournament when they will join the regional qualifiers in the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2019. Six sides will qualify from the qualifier to complete the 16-team line-up.

Six sides will qualify from the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2019 to complete the 16-team line-up.
Six sides will qualify from the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2019 to complete the 16-team line-up.
MRF Tyres ICC T20I Team Rankings (as on 2 May, following the annual update):

Rank Change Team Points
1 (-) New Zealand 125 (-2)
2 (+3) England 121 (+7)
3 (+1) Pakistan 121 (+5)
4 (-2) India 118 (-6)
5 (-2) South Africa 111 (-6)
6 (+1) Australia 110 (-)
7 (-1) West Indies 109 (-3)
8 (-) Sri Lanka 95 (-4)
9 (-) Afghanistan 90 (+6)
10 (-) Bangladesh 78 (+4)
11 (-) Scotland 67 (+4)
12 (-) Zimbabwe 65 (+3)
13 (+1) UAE 52 (+4)
14 (-1) Netherlands 49 (-9)
15 (+1) Hong Kong 46 (+3)
16 (-1) PNG 39 (-4)
17 (+1) Oman 38 (-1)
18 (-1) Ireland 36 (-4)

(Developed by David Kendix)

* All results from 1 May 2013 to 30 April 30 2014 have been dropped from calculations, while matches played from 1 May 2014 to 30 April 2016 are weighted at 50 per cent and matches played from 1 May 2016 are weighted at 100 per cent.

 

[the Great Khan]

hate the t20 rankings..meaningless garbage.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Even though nobody takes T20 rankings seriously. Its funny to see New Zealand and England without the domestic IPL style tournament claiming the top 2 spots in the rankings.

 

[Balthazar]

I didn't know they had a ranking system for T20's too. Just let all the nations to participate in the World T20 event.

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Pakistan a rising stock in T20. We have a good chance at winning the next WC.

 

[dildildalwalla]

The IPL is so effective in creating a strong Indian t20 side...

 

[Citizen4]

Even though nobody takes T20 rankings seriously. Its funny to see New Zealand and England without the domestic IPL style tournament claiming the top 2 spots in the rankings.

NZ have Supersmash and England have Natwest T20 Blast, players from all over the world come there to play. Of course those leagues are not as good as PSL let alone IPL, but they have something.

http://www.supersmash.co.nz/

https://www.ecb.co.uk/t20-blast/news

 

[khurram39]

We are too low in all formats at least its a sigh of relief.

 

[JibranAnsari]

T20 rankings dont matter much , the only tournamnent which matters is wt20.

 

[Mamoon]

Doesn't mean anything. We are still a poor T20I side and the results in the last two World T20s prove so. We have earned a lot of points because of playing a mediocre West Indian side about 20 times in the last 6 months. India is well ahead of us.

 

[ethan hunt]

Dont know how they'll fare without sharjeel and latif but they have absolutely demolished england and westindies the two finalists of the last wt20 in the recent past .
Pakistan should always be in the top 2 t20 sides in the world if the pick the right people .

 

[goran]

Doesn't mean anything. We are still a poor T20I side and the results in the last two World T20s prove so. We have earned a lot of points because of playing a mediocre West Indian side about 20 times in the last 6 months. India is well ahead of us.

You mean the two-time WT20 Champions WI, right?

 

[Speedster777]

Sarfraz well done. Hope Sharjeel and Shahzaib are back soon. WC will be ours Inshallah.

 

[Nil Dhumrojal]

Who cares T20 rankings other than non test countries

 

[saeed5646]

well done Pakistan and lol afghanistan 12 points above ban they are very good t20 side very

underrated

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

You mean the two-time WT20 Champions WI, right?

Bro why are you ruining things by bringing inconvenient facts into this......

 

[Arsalan Pro]

Next T20 series is against Sri Lanka, which we will win easily and Hence, will go to 2nd in the rankings.

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

well done Pakistan and lol afghanistan 12 points above ban they are very good t20 side very

underrated

BD are part of the big boys remember. No longer a minnow

 

[saeed5646]

BD are part of the big boys remember. No longer a minnow

they need another decade to improve there test and t20 team

afghanistan are rising force much much better start to there cricket than ban of 90s

 

[Mamoon]

You mean the two-time WT20 Champions WI, right?

Bro why are you ruining things by bringing inconvenient facts into this......

WI are poor in bilaterals and they weren't full-strength either. Unless we win a considerable number of matches against the quality teams, our ranking has little value.

 

[goran]

WI are poor in bilaterals and they weren't full-strength either. Unless we win a considerable number of matches against the quality teams, our ranking has little value.

I fully agree about our poor LOI line-up and it definitely needs improvement big time. But to dismiss rankings completely is wrong. It's not Pakistan's fault if WI were poor against them. We should enjoy these rare moments rather than complaining about irrelevant things.

 

[Hawkeye]

I agree with [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] . Nothing to read here or celebrate.

Been playing WI for years.

 

[Syed1]

Every achievement is cause for celebration. You cannot pick and chose.


Well done Team Pakistan

 

[Mamoon]

I fully agree about our poor LOI line-up and it definitely needs improvement big time. But to dismiss rankings completely is wrong. It's not Pakistan's fault if WI were poor against them. We should enjoy these rare moments rather than complaining about irrelevant things.

Yes we can enjoy it, but it shouldn't change the fact that we are still a very poor team in the shorter formats.

 

[The_Odd_One]

Pakistan is a much improved T20 team and probably has the best bowling attack in that format.

WI are 2 times T20 champions and the same WI beat India recently. They are no minnows in T20s.