According to the latest ICC rankings, Pakistan maintains their top position in the shortest format of the game after a successful tri-series against Australia and Zimbabwe.
After India, Pakistan has played the most number of matches — 30. Australia and England have both played 21 matches each where New Zealand, who sit in 5th position, have faced the opposition 22 times.
Compared to arch-rival Pakistan, India sits behind at 124 points. The complete detail of T20I rankings are as following:
| Pos | Team | Matches | Points | Raking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pakistan | 30 | 3,972 | 132 |
| 2. | India | 37 | 4,601 | 124 |
| 3. | Australia | 21 | 2,570 | 122 |
| 4. | England | 21 | 2,448 | 117 |
| 5. | New Zealand | 22 | 2,542 | 116 |
| 6. | South Africa | 18 | 2,058 | 114 |
| 7. | West Indies | 21 | 2,219 | 106 |
| 8. | Afghanistan | 25 | 2,287 | 91 |
| 9. | Sri Lanka | 27 | 2,287 | 85 |
| 10. | Bangladesh | 27 | 2,066 | 77 |
Talking about the lower half of the rankings table, Afghanistan has successfully surpassed the fallen titans, Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankans are now ranked 9th in world cricket in T20Is, a huge concern for its current managers.
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Pakistan is slowly but surely improving their standards of cricket in every format and come next year, the Greens will be a force to be reckoned with.
