Dubai: India claimed first place in the ICC men’s T20 International Team Rankings on Monday, riding on their 3-0 series sweep over the West Indies at home.
India took a 17-point win over the West Indies in the third and final T20 of the series on Sunday in Kolkata, taking an emphatic 3-0 clean sweep.
The triumph helped India catapult England to the top of the T20 team rankings, with Rohit Sharma’s side now matching the highest score of 269.
While England and India both have the same rating across 39 international matches in the ranking period (269), India has a total of 10,484 points, 10 more than England’s 10,474.
Pakistan (rating of 266), New Zealand (255) and South Africa (253) round out the top five, while Australia (249) remains in sixth place after their 4-1 win over Sri Lanka, according to an ICC statement. .
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