India gain points to move up to second place in ICC rankings

July 9 (CRICKETNMORE) - India have overtaken Australia to take second place after clinching their three-match series against England 2-1. The top three sides are now separated by 10 points, while three points separate fourth-ranked England and seventh-ranked West Indies. Pakistan have

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Cricketnmore Editorial Jul 09, 2018 07:40 pm IST

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July 9 (CRICKETNMORE) - India have overtaken Australia to take second place after clinching their three-match series against England 2-1. The top three sides are now separated by 10 points, while three points separate fourth-ranked England and seventh-ranked West Indies. Pakistan have retained the top position with their tri-series victory.

Team rankings remain crucial as Australia plus the next nine highest-ranked sides will qualify directly for the 16-team ICC Men’s World T20 2020 in Australia.

The remaining six sides will qualify from the 14-team ICC Men’s World T20 Qualifier 2019, which will be participated in by the six sides from the ICC World T20 2016, which are not in the Top 10 of the ICC T20I Team Rankings as on 31 December 2018, alongside the eight qualifiers from the regional finals.

ICC T20I Team Rankings (as of 9 July):

Rank Team Points

1 Pakistan 132 (+1)

2 India 124 (+1)

3 Australia 122 (-4)

4 England 117 (+2)

5 New Zealand 116

6 South Africa 114

7 Windies 114

8 Afghanistan 91

9 Sri Lanka 85

10 Bangladesh 70

11 Scotland 62

12 Zimbabwe 56

13 UAE 51

14 Netherlands 50

15 Hong Kong 42

16 Oman 39

17 Ireland 35 (+1)

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With inputs from ICC Media Release

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