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.

England are at the top of the rankings.

Current rankings

+ ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings Team Matches Points Rating 68 18,334 270 41 11,021 269 38 9,868 260 50 12,348 247 53 12,881 243 57 13,679 240 57 13,298 233 53 11,860 224 47 10,334 220 41 8,925 218 29 5,942 205 59 11,911 202 20 3,650 183 44 7,968 181 24 4,311 180 41 7,358 179 23 4,116 179 57 9,961 175 44 6,698 152 26 3,864 149 47 6,669 142 20 2,743 137 15 1,988 133 51 6,634 130 54 6,865 127 29 3,585 124 16 1,961 123 36 4,297 119 21 2,484 118 65 7,636 117 24 2,713 113 50 5,434 109 26 2,825 109 30 2,967 99 28 2,525 90 24 2,028 85 20 1,682 84 30 2,488 83 28 2,295 82 47 3,665 78 40 2,931 73 31 2,211 71 66 4,293 65 36 2,151 60 33 1,923 58 29 1,623 56 36 2,006 56 14 728 54 35 1,753 50 43 2,134 50 26 1,260 48 14 649 46 72 3,264 45 40 1,778 44 21 933 44 41 1,807 44 12 511 43 29 1,191 41 35 1,377 39 29 1,109 38 20 762 38 83 3,052 37 16 558 35 26 892 34 21 716 34 39 1,326 34 15 491 33 22 713 32 19 571 30 35 1,014 29 15 371 25 21 513 24 10 213 21 26 519 20 7 139 20 25 445 18 17 294 17 24 410 17 21 353 17 25 412 16 17 250 15 12 160 13 38 452 12 13 112 9 10 82 8 25 202 8 24 169 7 7 46 7 16 85 5 27 112 4 17 63 4 8 17 2 9 19 2 8 0 0 9 0 0 7 0 0 7 0 0 17 0 0 23 0 0 10 0 0 6 0 0 12 0 0

Points calculations

Time period

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

ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings Leaders

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 Days Highest Rating 24 October 2011 7 August 2012 140 8 August 2012 11 September 2012 137 12 September 2012 21 September 2012 130 22 September 2012 28 September 2012 134 29 September 2012 27 March 2014 134 28 March 2014 2 April 2014 130 3 April 2014 3 April 2014 131 4 April 2014 5 April 2014 132 6 April 2014 30 April 2014 133 1 May 2014 6 September 2014 131 7 September 2014 9 January 2016 135 10 January 2016 30 January 2016 118 31 January 2016 8 February 2016 120 9 February 2016 11 February 2016 121 12 February 2016 3 May 2016 127 4 May 2016 31 October 2017 132 1 November 2017 3 November 2017 124 4 November 2017 6 November 2017 124 7 November 2017 2 January 2018 124 3 January 2018 27 January 2018 128 28 January 2018 30 April 2020 286 1 May 2020 5 September 2020 278 6 September 2020 7 September 2020 273 8 September 2020 30 November 2020 275 1 December 2020 20 February 2022 278 21 February 2022 10 July 2026 275 11 July 2026 24 July 2026 268 25 July 2026 18 September 2026 268 19 September 2026 21 September 2026 268 22 September 2026 Present 1,885 270 Last updated

Summary The summary of teams that have held the highest rating by days, are: Team Total Days Highest Rating 1,885 275 1,064 135 884 286 765 278 574 132 212 278 42 137 21 118

Top ranked teams in the ICC Annual Rankings every year Year Top team 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 20192020202120222023202420252026

ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings

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