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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