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{{short description|International Twenty20 cricket competition}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox cricket rankings
| name = ICC men's T20I team rankings
| administrator = [[International Cricket Council]]
| creation = 2011
| total_teams = 85
| current = {{cr|IND}} (267 rating)
| cumulative = {{cr|SL}} (35 months)
| continuous = {{cr|PAK}} (27 months)
| highest = {{cr|PAK}} (286 rating)
| updated = 22 June 2023
}}

The '''ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings''' is an international [[Twenty20]] [[cricket]] rankings system of the [[International Cricket Council]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/current/story/537775.html|title=Twenty20 rankings launched with England on top|access-date=24 October 2011|date=24 October 2011}}</ref> After every 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://icc-cricket.com/newsdetails.php?newsId=17485_1319103480|title=David Richardson previews the release of the Reliance ICC T20I Rankings|access-date=24 October 2011}}</ref> Teams need to have played at least six T20I matches in the previous three to four years to remain in the rankings table.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1205588|title=ICC unveils Global Men's T20I Rankings Table featuring 80 teams|access-date=3 May 2019}}</ref>

[[India national cricket team|India]] currently leads the ICC men's T20I team rankings, a position they have held since 21 February 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ICC Ranking for T20 teams International Cricket Council|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/mens/team-rankings/t20i|access-date=26 April 2023|website=www.icc-cricket.com|language=en}}</ref>

==Current rankings==
{{ICC_Men's_T20I_Team_Rankings}}

== Points calculations ==

===Time period===
{{ICC rankings 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:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background: #BFB6A3;" | Match result
! style="background: #BFB6A3;" | 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:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background: #BFB6A3;" | Match result
! style="background: #BFB6A3;" | Points earned
|-
| Stronger team wins || Own rating + 10
|-
| Weaker team loses || Own rating − 10
|-
| style="border-width:4px 1px 1px 1px;border-style:solid;border-color:pale grey" | Stronger team ties || style="border-width:4px 1px 1px 1px;border-style:solid;border-color:pale grey" | Own rating − 40
|-
| Weaker team ties || Own rating + 40
|-
| style="border-width:4px 1px 1px 1px;border-style:solid;border-color:pale grey" | Stronger team loses || style="border-width:4px 1px 1px 1px;border-style:solid;border-color:pale grey" | 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.

{| class="wikitable" style="float: center; margin: 1em 1em 1em 1em; text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background: #ffdead;" | Initial ratings
! rowspan="2" width="100pt" style="background: #ffdead;" | Scenario
! colspan="4" style="border-width:0 0 0 4px;border-style:solid;border-color:pale grey;background: #ffdead;" | Team A wins & Team B loses. Points earned:
! colspan="4" style="border-width:0 0 0 4px;border-style:solid;border-color:pale grey;background: #ffdead;" | Match tied. Points earned:
! colspan="4" style="border-width:0 1px 0 4px;border-style:solid;border-color:pale grey;background: #ffdead;" | Team A loses & Team B wins. Points earned:
! rowspan="12" style="border-style:solid;border-color:white;" width="50pt" |
! rowspan="2" style="border-width:0 0 0 4px;border-style:solid;border-color:pale grey;background:#ffdead;" width="30pt" | Total initial ratings
! rowspan="2" style="border-width:0 0 0 1px;border-style:solid;border-color:pale grey;background:#ffdead;" | Total points earned (All 3 results)
|-
| style="background: #ffdead;" | '''Team A''' || style="background: #ffdead;" | '''Team B''' || colspan="2" style="background: #ffdead;" | '''Team A''' || colspan="2" style="background: #ffdead;" | '''Team B''' || colspan="2" style="border-width:1px 1px 1px 4px;border-style:solid;border-color:pale grey;background: #ffdead;" | '''Team A''' || colspan="2" style="background: #ffdead;" | '''Team B''' || colspan="2" style="border-width:1px 1px 1px 4px;border-style:solid;border-color:pale grey;background: #ffdead;" | '''Team A''' || colspan="2" style="background: #ffdead;" | '''Team B'''
|-
| 100 || 20 || rowspan="3" | Initial ratings at least 40 points apart || rowspan="3" width="35pt" style="border-width:1px 1px 1px 4px;border-style:solid;border-color:pale grey;" | Stronger team wins: Own rating + 10 || width="40pt" | 110 || rowspan="3" width="35pt" | Weaker team loses: Own rating − 10 || width="40pt" | 10 || rowspan="3" width="35pt" style="border-width:1px 1px 1px 4px;border-style:solid;border-color:pale grey;" | Stronger team ties: Own rating − 40 || 60 || rowspan="3" width="35pt" | Weaker team ties: Own rating + 40 || 60 || rowspan="3" width="35pt" style="border-width:1px 1px 1px 4px;border-style:solid;border-color:pale grey;" | Stronger team loses: Own rating − 90 || 10 || rowspan="3" width="35pt" | Weaker team wins: Own rating + 90 || 110 || width="60pt" | 120 || 120
|-
| 100 || 40 || 110 || 30 || 60 || 80 || 10 || 130 || 140 || 140
|-
| 100 || 60 || 110 || 50 || 60 || 100 || 10 || 150 || 160 || 160
|-
| 100 || 70 || rowspan="4" | Initial ratings less than 40 points apart || rowspan="4" style="border-width:1px 1px 1px 4px;border-style:solid;border-color:pale grey;" | Win: Opponent's rating + 50 || 120 || rowspan="4" |Lose: Opponent's rating − 50 || 50 || rowspan="4" width="35pt" style="border-width:1px 1px 1px 4px;border-style:solid;border-color:pale grey;" |Tie: Opponent's rating || 70 || rowspan="4" width="35pt" |Tie: Opponent's rating || 100 || rowspan="4" width="35pt" style="border-width:1px 1px 1px 4px;border-style:solid;border-color:pale grey;" |Lose: Opponent's rating − 50 || 20 || rowspan="4" width="35pt" |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 || rowspan="2" | Initial ratings at least 40 points apart || rowspan="3" style="border-width:1px 1px 1px 4px;border-style:solid;border-color:pale grey;" | Weaker team wins: Own rating + 90 || 190 || rowspan="2" | Stronger team loses: Own rating − 90 || 50 || rowspan="2" width="35pt" style="border-width:1px 1px 1px 4px;border-style:solid;border-color:pale grey;" | Weaker team ties: Own rating + 40 || 140 || rowspan="2" width="35pt" | Stronger team ties: Own rating − 40 || 100 || rowspan="2" width="35pt" style="border-width:1px 1px 1px 4px;border-style:solid;border-color:pale grey;" | Weaker team loses: Own rating − 10 || 90 || rowspan="2" width="35pt" | 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 ==
This table lists the teams that have historically held the highest rating since the T20I rankings was introduced.{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed for this information|date=August 2015}} 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.


{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! Country
! Start
! End
! Duration
! Cumulative
! Highest Rating
|-
| {{cr|ENG}} || 24 October 2011<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/rankings/content/page/211271.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025113029/http://www.espncricinfo.com/rankings/content/page/211271.html|title=ICC rankings - ICC Test, ODI and Twenty20 rankings|date=25 October 2011|archive-date=25 October 2011|access-date=16 December 2018}}</ref> || 7 August 2012 <ref>{{cite news|title=England rise to No.1 in ODIs|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/576498.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> || {{Sort|0289|289 days}} || {{Sort|0289|289 days}} || 140
|-
| {{cr|SA}} || 8 August 2012 || 11 September 2012 || {{Sort|0035|35 days}} || {{Sort|0035|35 days}} || 137
|-
| {{cr|ENG}} || 12 September 2012 || 21 September 2012 || {{Sort|0010|10 days}} || {{Sort|0299|299 days}} || 130
|-
| {{cr|SA}} || 22 September 2012 || 28 September 2012 || {{Sort|0007|7 days}} || {{Sort|0042|42 days}} || 134
|-
| {{cr|SL}} || 29 September 2012 || 27 March 2014 || {{Sort|0545|545 days}} || {{Sort|0545|545 days}} || 134
|-
| {{cr|IND}} || 28 March 2014 || 2 April 2014 || {{Sort|0006|6 days}} || {{Sort|00006|6 days}} || 130
|-
| {{cr|SL}} || 3 April 2014 || 3 April 2014 || {{Sort|0001|1 day}} || {{Sort|00546|546 days}} || 131
|-
| {{cr|IND}} || 4 April 2014 || 5 April 2014 || {{Sort|0002|2 days}} || {{Sort|0008|8 days}} || 132
|-
| {{cr|SL}} || 6 April 2014 || 30 April 2014 || {{Sort|0025|25 days}} || {{Sort|0571|571 days}} || 133
|-
| {{cr|IND}} || 1 May 2014 || 6 September 2014 || {{Sort|0129|129 days}} || {{Sort|0137|137 days}} || 131
|-
| {{cr|SL}} || 7 September 2014 || 9 January 2016 || {{Sort|0490|490 days}} || {{Sort|1061|1061 days}} || 135
|-
| {{cr|WIN}} || 10 January 2016 || 30 January 2016 || {{Sort|0021|21 days}} || {{Sort|0021|21 days}} || 118
|-
| {{cr|IND}} || 31 January 2016 || 8 February 2016 || {{Sort|0009|9 days}} || {{Sort|0146|146 days}} || 120
|-
| {{cr|SL}} || 9 February 2016 || 11 February 2016 || {{Sort|0009|3 days}} || {{Sort|1064|1064 days}} || 121
|-
| {{cr|IND}} || 12 February 2016 || 3 May 2016 || {{Sort|0082|82 days}} || {{Sort|0228|228 days}} || 127
|-
| {{cr|NZ}} || 4 May 2016 || 31 October 2017|| {{Sort|0546|546 days}} || {{Sort|0546|546 days}} || 132
|-
| {{cr|PAK}} || 1 November 2017 || 3 November 2017 || {{Sort|0003|3 days}} || {{Sort|0003|3 days}} || 124
|-
| {{cr|NZ}} || 4 November 2017 || 6 November 2017 || {{Sort|0003|3 days}} || {{Sort|0549|549 days}} || 124
|-
| {{cr|PAK}} || 7 November 2017 || 2 January 2018 || {{Sort|0057|57 days}} || {{Sort|0060|60 days}} || 124
|-
| {{cr|NZ}} || 3 January 2018 || 27 January 2018 || {{Sort|0025|25 days}} || {{Sort|0574|574 days}} || 128
|-
| {{cr|PAK}} || 28 January 2018 || 30 April 2020 || {{Sort|0824|824 days}} || {{Sort|0884|884 days}} || 286
|-
| {{cr|AUS}} || 1 May 2020 || 5 September 2020 || {{Sort|0128|128 days}} || {{Sort|0128|128 days}} || 278
|-
| {{cr|ENG}} || 6 September 2020 || 7 September 2020 || {{Sort|0002|2 days}} || {{Sort|0002|301 days}} || 273
|-
| {{cr|AUS}} || 8 September 2020 || 30 November 2020 || {{Sort|0084|84 days}} || {{Sort|0212|212 days}} || 275
|-
| {{cr|ENG}} || 1 December 2020 || 20 February 2022 || {{Sort|0447|447 days}} || {{Sort|0748|748 days}} || 278
|-
| style="background:gold;" | {{cr|IND}} || 21 February 2022 || ''Present'' ||{{age in days|21 February 2022|}} days || || 270
|-
!colspan=6| Last updated 23 August 2023 
|}

The summary of teams that have held the highest rating by days, are:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Team
! Total Days
! Highest Rating
|-
| {{cr|SL}} || 1064 || 135
|-
| {{cr|PAK}} || 884 || 286
|-
| {{cr|IND}}|| 776 || 270
|-
| {{cr|ENG}} || 748 || 278
|-
| {{cr|NZ }} || 574 || 132
|-
| {{cr|AUS}} || 212 || 278
|-
| {{cr|SA}} || 42 || 137
|-
| {{cr|WIN}} || 21 || 118
|-
|}

== See also ==

*[[ICC men's ODI team rankings]]
*[[ICC men's Test team rankings]]
*[[ICC women's ODI and T20I rankings]]
*[[List of Twenty20 International records|List of Twenty20 international records]]
*[[International cricket]]
*[[ICC player rankings]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/mens/team-rankings/t20i ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings]

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ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings - Revision history

Ajay Kumar at 13:11, 19 September 2023