ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings

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ICC Men's T20 Team Rankings
AdministratorInternational Cricket Council
Creation2011; 13 years ago
Number of teams108 (Currently 94)
Current top ranking India (267 rating)
Longest cumulative top ranking India (1204 days)
Longest continuous
top ranking		 India (976 days)
Highest rating Pakistan (287 rating)
Last updated on: 2 July 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.

World Champions India currently leads the ICC men's T20I team rankings, a position they have held since 21 February 2022.[3]

Current rankings

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ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings
Team Matches Points Rating
 India 66 17,667 268
 Australia 45 11,545 257
 England 41 10,391 253
 West Indies 52 13,139 253
 New Zealand 49 12,113 247
 South Africa 40 9,800 245
 Pakistan 46 11,097 241
 Sri Lanka 43 9,974 232
 Bangladesh 53 11,898 224
 Afghanistan 39 8,682 223
 Ireland 49 9,629 197
 Zimbabwe 51 9,915 194
 Scotland 27 5,151 191
 Netherlands 25 4,600 184
 Namibia 41 7,456 183
 United Arab Emirates 46 8,198 178
   Nepal 46 7,852 171
 United States 30 5,010 167
 Oman 42 6,697 159
 Papua New Guinea 31 4,472 144
 Canada 28 3,914 140
 Uganda 62 8,353 135
 Hong Kong 47 6,173 131
 Kuwait 41 5,087 124
 Malaysia 50 6,123 122
 Bahrain 34 4,030 119
 Jersey 26 3,063 118
 Qatar 23 2,598 113
 Spain 22 2,442 111
 Italy 18 1,944 108
 Bermuda 11 1,185 108
 Kenya 56 5,870 105
 Saudi Arabia 30 3,142 105
 Tanzania 47 4,301 92
 Germany 32 2,860 89
 Nigeria 34 2,711 80
 Guernsey 23 1,759 76
 Singapore 29 2,217 76
 Norway 20 1,444 72
 Cayman Islands 9 646 72
 Denmark 25 1,711 68
 Cambodia 22 1,471 67
 Portugal 17 1,071 63
 Isle of Man 14 857 61
 Japan 36 2,174 60
 Belgium 29 1,710 59
 Austria 30 1,691 56
 France 24 1,325 55
  Switzerland 17 934 55
 Botswana 24 1,298 54
 Cook Islands 9 426 47
 Romania 28 1,316 47
 Malawi 30 1,369 46
 Sweden 17 770 45
 Finland 21 950 45
 Argentina 9 407 45
 Czech Republic 19 809 43
 Thailand 28 1,133 40
 Vanuatu 22 884 40
 Philippines 24 894 37
 Mozambique 21 751 36
 Fiji 11 387 35
 Rwanda 73 2,416 33
 Samoa 11 357 32
 Ghana 33 1,045 32
 Estonia 19 597 31
 Indonesia 40 1,144 29
 Luxembourg 28 753 27
 Sierra Leone 25 651 26
 Malta 46 1,191 26
 Israel 7 178 25
 Bahamas 8 191 24
 Gibraltar 31 615 20
 Hungary 17 336 20
 Slovenia 8 150 19
 Panama 9 157 17
 Bhutan 21 338 16
 Cyprus 17 272 16
 Mexico 9 131 15
 Croatia 17 167 10
 Maldives 31 234 8
 Eswatini 17 118 7
 Cameroon 15 99 7
 China 11 53 5
 Bulgaria 25 96 4
 Serbia 22 70 3
 Lesotho 16 3 0
 Mongolia 14 0 0
 Turkey 9 0 0
 South Korea 8 0 0
 Seychelles 10 0 0
 Myanmar 13 0 0
 Mali 11 0 0
 Greece 8 0 0
 Gambia 9 0 0
References: ICC T20I rankings, As of 24 October 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

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Time period

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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

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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

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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

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  • 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

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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 Days Highest Rating
 England 24 October 2011[4] 7 August 2012[5] 289 289 140
 South Africa 8 August 2012 11 September 2012 35 35 137
 England 12 September 2012 21 September 2012 10 299 130
 South Africa 22 September 2012 28 September 2012 7 42 134
 Sri Lanka 29 September 2012 27 March 2014 545 545 134
 India 28 March 2014 2 April 2014 6 6 130
 Sri Lanka 3 April 2014 3 April 2014 1 546 131
 India 4 April 2014 5 April 2014 2 8 132
 Sri Lanka 6 April 2014 30 April 2014 25 571 133
 India 1 May 2014 6 September 2014 129 137 131
 Sri Lanka 7 September 2014 9 January 2016 490 1061 135
 West Indies 10 January 2016 30 January 2016 21 21 118
 India 31 January 2016 8 February 2016 9 146 120
 Sri Lanka 9 February 2016 11 February 2016 3 1064 121
 India 12 February 2016 3 May 2016 82 228 127
 New Zealand 4 May 2016 31 October 2017 546 546 132
 Pakistan 1 November 2017 3 November 2017 3 3 124
 New Zealand 4 November 2017 6 November 2017 3 549 124
 Pakistan 7 November 2017 2 January 2018 57 60 124
 New Zealand 3 January 2018 27 January 2018 25 574 128
 Pakistan 28 January 2018 30 April 2020 824 884 286
 Australia 1 May 2020 5 September 2020 128 128 278
 England 6 September 2020 7 September 2020 2 301 273
 Australia 8 September 2020 30 November 2020 84 212 275
 England 1 December 2020 20 February 2022 447 748 278
 India 21 February 2022 Present 996 1224 270
Last updated 08 July 2024

Summary

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

Team Total Days Highest Rating
 India 1224 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

Top ranked teams in the 'ICC Annual Rankings' every year :

Ranking Leaders
ICC Men's T20 World Rankings
Year Top team
2011  England
2012
2013  Sri Lanka
2014
2015
2016  New Zealand
2017
2018  Pakistan
2019
2020  Australia
2021  England
2022  India
2023
2024

See also

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References

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  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.[permanent dead link]
  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.
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