ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings

ICC men's T20 team rankings

Administrator	International Cricket Council
Creation	2011
Number of teams	91
Current top ranking	India (267 rating)
Longest cumulative top ranking	India (36 months)
Longest continuous top ranking	India (29 months)
Highest rating	Pakistan (287 rating)
Last updated on: 28 June 2024.

The ICC Men's T20 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]

Current rankings

ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings

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Team	Matches	Points	Rating
India	53	14,108	266
Australia	40	10241	256
England	38	9660	254
West Indies	46	11604	252
South Africa	33	8287	251
New Zealand	49	12,113	247
Pakistan	46	11,097	241
Sri Lanka	37	8,508	230
Bangladesh	50	11253	225
Afghanistan	38	8481	223
Ireland	47	9,159	195
Zimbabwe	41	7,878	192
Scotland	24	4,606	192
Namibia	37	6,965	188
Netherlands	21	3,873	184
United Arab Emirates	42	7,386	176
Nepal	39	6,601	169
United States	20	3381	169
Oman	38	6,192	163
Papua New Guinea	31	4,472	144
Uganda	62	8,353	135
Hong Kong	37	4,977	135
Canada	21	2,700	129
Malaysia	40	4,931	123
Kuwait	31	3,677	119
Bahrain	34	4,030	119
Jersey	22	2,556	116
Qatar	23	2,598	113
Italy	18	1,944	108
Bermuda	11	1,185	108
Spain	13	1,376	106
Saudi Arabia	30	3,142	105
Kenya	40	4,189	105
Germany	28	2,541	91
Tanzania	42	3,797	90
Guernsey	18	1389	77
Nigeria	29	2,233	77
Singapore	23	1,676	73
Cayman Islands	9	646	72
Denmark	21	1,430	68
Cambodia	22	1,471	67
Norway	15	985	66
Portugal	17	1,071	63
Isle of Man	14	857	61
Belgium	25	1,512	60
Switzerland	13	751	58
Vanuatu	16	921	58
Austria	30	1,691	56
France	24	1,325	55
Botswana	24	1,298	54
Japan	28	1,504	54
Malawi	15	728	49
Romania	28	1,316	47
Czech Republic	14	658	47
Sweden	13	580	45
Finland	16	684	43
Argentina	8	340	43
Philippines	17	701	41
Indonesia	28	1,091	39
Thailand	24	850	35
Mozambique	16	522	33
Rwanda	58	1,885	33
Ghana	28	873	31
Fiji	5	152	30
Malta	41	1,188	29
Luxembourg	28	753	27
Sierra Leone	25	651	26
Israel	7	178	25
Bahamas	8	191	24
Gibraltar	25	528	21
Hungary	17	336	20
Estonia	14	255	18
Panama	9	257	17
Serbia	13	176	14
Cyprus	12	146	12
Bhutan	16	176	11
Bulgaria	21	154	7
Eswatini	17	118	7
China	11	53	5
Maldives	21	61	3
Cameroon	10	26	3
Mongolia	8	0	0
Turkey	9	0	0
Seychelles	5	0	0
Samoa	5	0	0
Mali	6	0	0
Lesotho	11	0	0
Gambia	6	0	0
Croatia	8	0	0
References: ICC T20I rankings, As of 24 June 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.

Points calculations

Time period

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.

Find the points earned from a match

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
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
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

Example

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)
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:

• The winning team earns more points than the losing team. (Unless the ratings are more than 180 apart and the weaker team wins − highly unlikely.)
• Winning always earns a team 100 points more than losing, and 50 more than tying.
• The total points earned by the two teams is always the same as the total initial ratings of the two teams.
• The points earned by a winning team increases as the initial rating (quality) of the opposition increases, within the constraints of earning at least its own initial rating + 10, and no more than its own initial rating + 90. A winning team therefore always earns more points than its initial rating, increasing its overall average rating.
• The points earned by a losing team increases as the initial rating (quality) of the opposition increases, within the constraints of earning at least its own initial rating − 90, and no more than its own initial rating − 10. A losing team therefore always earns fewer points than its initial rating, decreasing its overall average rating.
• In a tie, the weaker team usually earns more points than the stronger team (unless the initial ratings are at least 80 apart), reflecting the fact that a tie is a better result for the weaker team than the stronger team. Also, the stronger team will earn fewer points than its initial rating, decreasing its average, and the weaker team more points that its initial rating, increasing its average.
• For a given result, the rule of how the two teams' points are calculated changes as the initial ratings change, from being based on teams' own ratings when one team is far stronger, to being based on the opponent's ratings when the teams are closely matched, back to being based on own ratings when the other team is far stronger. However, despite these sudden changes in the rule, the number of points awarded for each result changes smoothly as the initial ratings change.

Find the new ratings

• Each team's rating is equal to its total points scored divided by the total matches played. (Series are not significant in these calculations).
• Add the match points scored to the points already scored (in previous matches as reflected by the table), add one to the number of matches played, and determine the new rating.
• Points earned by teams depend on the opponent's ratings, therefore this system needed to assign base ratings to teams when it started.

Historical rankings

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
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	858 days	1086 days	270
Last updated 28 June 2024

The summary of teams that have held the highest rating by days, are:

Team	Total Days	Highest Rating
India	1086	270
Sri Lanka	1064	135
Pakistan	884	286
England	748	278
New Zealand	574	132
Australia	212	278
South Africa	42	137
West Indies	21	118

See also

• Cricket portal

• ICC men's ODI team rankings
• ICC men's Test team rankings
• ICC women's ODI and T20I rankings
• List of Twenty20 international records
• International cricket
• ICC player rankings

References

1. "Twenty20 rankings launched with England on top". 24 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
2. "David Richardson previews the release of the Reliance ICC T20I Rankings" . Retrieved 24 October 2011.
3. "ICC Ranking for T20 teams International Cricket Council". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
4. "ICC rankings - ICC Test, ODI and Twenty20 rankings". 25 October 2011. Archived from the original on 25 October 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
5. "England rise to No.1 in ODIs". ESPNcricinfo. 8 August 2012.

External links

• ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings