Bangladesh improves in T20 rankings, India tops

Bangladesh got big good news in the annual update of the ICC Men’s T20 Team Rankings. Shanto-Shakib have moved up one place to eighth in the latest list. On the other hand, India, maintaining their dominance in this format, has retained the top spot as usual. According to ICC rules, matches played since May 2025 are considered as 100 percent of the rating points and matches played in the previous two years are considered as 50 percent. Position of India and the top teams: It is not surprising that India, who have ruled T20 cricket for the last two years, is at the top. The 2024 and 2026 T20 World Cup champions have not lost a series between these two world tournaments. They are currently at the top with 275 points. England is in second place with 262 points and Australia is in third place with 258 points. There has been no change in the top seven positions in the rankings. New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan and West Indies are in fourth to seventh place respectively. The rise of Bangladesh and the fall of Sri Lanka: The biggest change has been at the bottom of the list. Sri Lanka has suffered a big setback due to the loss of rating points. They have dropped to ninth place after losing six points. Bangladesh has gained one point and has climbed to eighth place, surpassing Sri Lanka. Bangladesh currently has 225 points. Afghanistan is at number 10 with 220 points. Zimbabwe and Ireland are still at 11th and 12th place. Surprises from USA and Italy: The United States, which has been improving rapidly in cricket, has jumped two places to 13th place after gaining six points. They have left behind the Netherlands and Scotland. In addition, Italy, who made their debut in the T20 World Cup, has shown a big surprise. They have jumped three places to 23rd place in the rankings as a reward for beating Nepal by 10 wickets in the first match of the World Cup. 4 countries dropped from the list: Currently, the number of teams in the ICC T20 rankings has decreased from 102 to 98. Fiji, Gambia, Greece and Israel have been excluded from this year’s list for not playing at least 8 matches as per the rules in the last three years.