Team India (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) India continue to lead the ICC Men’s T20I rankings, staying ahead of England and Australia in the latest update released on Tuesday. The Indian team recently made history by winning their third T20 World Cup title in March, becoming the first team to successfully defend the trophy. The tournament was jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka.“The latest ranking gives all matches played from May 2025 100 per cent and matches from the previous two years 50 per cent,” the ICC said on its website.India currently has 275 rating points.England are second with 262 points, while Australia are a close third with 258 points.The gap between India and England has narrowed slightly, but India still remains comfortably at the top.
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The top seven teams maintained their positions in the rankings. New Zealand is fourth with 247 points, followed by South Africa (244), Pakistan (240) and West Indies (233).Sri Lanka dropped to ninth place after losing six rating points, while Bangladesh climbed to eighth place with 225 points. Afghanistan are tenth with 220 points, just behind Sri Lanka. Zimbabwe and Ireland continue to hold the 11th and 12th positions.“Cricket’s rising power in North America, the USA, jumps two places after gaining six points and sees them move up to 13th place as they overtake the Netherlands and Scotland, who are in 14th and 15th respectively,” the ICC said.
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Namibia remained in 16th place. Nepal moved up to 17th ahead of the UAE, while Oman rose to 19th, overtaking Canada.“The number of ranked teams has been reduced from 102 to 98 as Fiji, Gambia, Greece and Israel have not made the cut as they have not played the required eight T20Is in the past three years,” the ICC said.
