ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings

Updated 6 Nov 2026 50 teams Movement since 30 Oct 2026

England are the No. 1 men's T20I team in the ICC rankings with a rating of 269, 2 points clear of India (267). Australia are third on 260.

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No. 1 Men's T20I team England 41 matches · 11021 points
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Top 10 T20I Teams

Pos Move Team Matches Points Rating
1 – England 41 11,021 269
2 – India 76 20,268 267
3 – Australia 38 9,868 260
4 – New Zealand 55 13,638 248
5 – South Africa 53 12,881 243
6 – Pakistan 62 14,883 240
7 – West Indies 60 14,155 236
8 – Bangladesh 55 12,220 222
9 – Sri Lanka 52 11,489 221
10 – Afghanistan 44 9,679 220

T20I team rankings: 11 to 50

Pos Move Team Matches Points Rating
11 – Ireland 29 5,942 205
12 – Zimbabwe 62 12,417 200
13 – USA 20 3,650 183
14 – Nepal 44 7,968 181
15 – Netherlands 24 4,311 180
=16 – Namibia 41 7,358 179
=16 – Scotland 23 4,116 179
18 – United Arab Emirates 57 9,961 175
19 – Oman 44 6,698 152
20 – Canada 26 3,864 149
21 – Uganda 52 7,331 141
22 – Papua New Guinea 20 2,743 137
23 – Italy 15 1,988 133
24 – Hong Kong 55 7,154 130
25 – Malaysia 59 7,409 126
26 – Kuwait 35 4,360 125
27 – Spain 16 1,961 123
28 – Qatar 41 4,925 120
=29 – Jersey 21 2,484 118
=29 – Bahrain 71 8,393 118
31 – Saudi Arabia 31 3,551 115
32 – Bermuda 24 2,713 113
33 – Kenya 50 5,434 109
34 – Tanzania 30 2,967 99
35 – Portugal 28 2,525 90
36 – Guernsey 24 2,028 85
37 – Denmark 20 1,682 84
38 – Germany 30 2,488 83
39 – Cayman Islands 28 2,295 82
40 – Nigeria 52 4,187 81
41 – Japan 40 2,931 73
42 – Singapore 36 2,555 71
43 – Austria 66 4,293 65
44 – Sweden 36 2,151 60
45 – Belgium 33 1,923 58
=46 – Finland 29 1,623 56
=46 – Norway 36 2,006 56
48 – Argentina 14 758 54
=49 – France 35 1,753 50
=49 – Romania 43 2,134 50

▲▼ change in position since the previous ICC update. "=" marks a shared position (equal rating). Rating = points ÷ matches.

ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings: key facts

The men's T20I team rankings cover 50 teams. A team's rating is its ranking points divided by matches played: England have 11,021 points from 41 matches.

India are 2nd with a rating of 267 from 76 matches, 2 points behind England and 7 ahead of Australia.

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Which is the No. 1 men's T20I team in the world?

England are No. 1 in the ICC men's T20I team rankings with a rating of 269 from 41 matches, ahead of India (267).

What is India's ICC T20I ranking?

India are No. 2 in the ICC men's T20I team rankings with a rating of 267 (20268 points from 76 matches).

What are the top 10 teams in the ICC men's T20I rankings?

1. England (269), 2. India (267), 3. Australia (260), 4. New Zealand (248), 5. South Africa (243), 6. Pakistan (240), 7. West Indies (236), 8. Bangladesh (222), 9. Sri Lanka (221), 10. Afghanistan (220).

How are ICC T20I team rankings calculated?

Each team earns points for every match based on the result and the gap between the two teams' ratings, so beating a stronger side earns more. The rating is total points divided by matches played. Matches since the May before last count in full and the two years before that count half.

When are the ICC team rankings updated?

Team rankings change after every completed series, and the whole table is recalculated in the annual update every May, when the oldest year of results drops out. This page checks for changes every hour.