ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings

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.

ICC Men's T20 Team Rankings
AdministratorInternational Cricket Council
Creation2011; 13 years ago
Number of teams108 (Currently 95)
Current top ranking India (270 rating)
Longest cumulative top ranking India (1241 days)
Longest continuous
top ranking
 India (1013 days)
Highest rating Pakistan (287 rating)
Last updated on: 25 November 2024.

World Champions India currently lead 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 70 18,747 268
  Australia 48 12,417 259
  England 45 11,497 255
  West Indies 56 14,060 253
  New Zealand 51 12,578 247
  South Africa 44 10,770 245
  Pakistan 51 12,217 240
  Sri Lanka 45 10,467 233
  Bangladesh 53 11,898 224
  Afghanistan 39 8,682 223
  Ireland 49 9,629 197
  Zimbabwe 53 10,283 194
  Scotland 27 5,151 191
  Netherlands 28 5,131 183
  Namibia 41 7,456 183
  United Arab Emirates 52 9,330 179
    Nepal 46 7,852 171
  United States 30 5,010 167
  Oman 45 7,194 160
  Papua New Guinea 31 4,472 144
  Canada 28 3,914 140
  Uganda 65 8,736 134
  Hong Kong 47 6,173 131
  Kuwait 41 5,087 124
  Malaysia 50 6,123 122
  Jersey 26 3,063 118
  Qatar 29 3,396 117
  Bahrain 42 4,910 117
  Spain 22 2,442 111
  Bermuda 12 1,303 109
  Italy 18 1,944 108
  Kenya 56 5,870 105
  Saudi Arabia 36 3,712 103
  Tanzania 47 4,301 92
  Germany 32 2,860 89
  Nigeria 41 3,374 82
  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
  Portugal 17 1,071 63
  Cambodia 28 1,745 62
  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 31 1,678 54
  Cook Islands 9 426 47
  Romania 28 1,316 47
  Malawi 30 1,369 46
  Thailand 34 1,549 46
  Sweden 17 770 45
  Finland 21 950 45
  Argentina 10 442 44
  Czech Republic 19 809 43
  Vanuatu 22 884 40
  Philippines 24 894 37
  Mozambique 21 751 36
  Fiji 11 387 35
  Rwanda 74 2,439 33
  Samoa 11 357 32
  Ghana 33 1,045 32
  Estonia 19 597 31
  Indonesia 46 1,444 31
  Sierra Leone 30 840 28
  Luxembourg 28 753 27
  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
  Cyprus 17 272 16
  Mexico 9 131 15
  Bhutan 27 359 13
  Croatia 17 167 10
  Eswatini 22 212 10
  Maldives 31 234 8
  Saint Helena 8 53 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 18 0 0
  Mali 11 0 0
  Greece 8 0 0
  Gambia 9 0 0
References: ICC T20I rankings, As of 5 December 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 1,021 1,249 270
Last updated 7 December 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 1,249 270
  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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