ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings

The ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings is an international Twenty20 cricket rankings system of the International Cricket Council. 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. Teams need to have played at least eight T20I matches in the previous three to four years to remain in the rankings table.

ICC men's T20I team rankings

Administrator	International Cricket Council
Creation	2011
Number of teams	91
Current top ranking	India (266 rating)
Longest cumulative top ranking	Sri Lanka (35 months)
Longest continuous top ranking	Pakistan (28 months)
Highest rating	Pakistan (287 rating)
Last updated on: 13 February 2024.

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

Current rankings

ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings
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.

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. 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	7 August 2012	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	803 days	1031 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
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

See also

• 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

External links

• ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings