Chance for India to become No.1 T20 Team

26th August (CRICKETNMORE) - Currently no.2 in ICC T20 Rankings, Team India will join number-one ranked New Zealand if it wins both the matches against West Indies. Two-time ICC World Twenty20 champions West Indies can leapfrog second-ranked India in the MRF Tyres ICC T20I Team Rankings when they go head-to-head in a two-match series in Lauderhill, Florida, USA, on 27 and 28 August.

India is currently placed on 128 points, four points behind table leader New Zealand, while third-ranked West Indies is on 122 points.

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Led by new captain Carlos Brathwaite, who had smashed four consecutive sixes to wrap up this year’s ICC World Twenty20 final against England in Kolkata, the West Indies will move to second place on 127 points with a 2-0 win and push India to third place on 124 points.

However, a 2-0 win for India, captain by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, will help it join number-one ranked New Zealand on 132 points but the Asian side will be ranked second when the ratings are calculated beyond the decimal point. In this scenario, the West Indies will slip to fourth position with 118 points, one point behind South Africa.

A 1-1 series draw will keep India ahead on 128 points with West Indies on 123 points.

   Rank   Team                       Points

1.     New Zealand               132

2.     India                            128

3.     West Indies                 122

4.     South Africa               119

5.     England                       116

6.     Australia                     110

7.     Pakistan                      104

8.     Sri Lanka                    96

9.     Afghanistan                78

10.  Bangladesh                 74

11.  Netherlands                 67

12.  Zimbabwe                   62

13.  Scotland                      57

14.  UAE                            54

15.  Ireland                         48

16.  Papua New Guinea     44

17.  Oman                          37

18.  Hong Kong                 29

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