The ICC men’s T20I rankings were updated after India beat New Zealand in the T20 World Cup 2026 final. Here’s how the teams stack up.
India beat New Zealand comprehensively in the T20 World Cup final in Ahmedabad on Sunday (March 8) to become the first team to successfully defend their title. After being put into bat first, the opening pair of Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson gave the team a rollicking start, adding 98 runs in just 7.1 overs; each of them went on to score half-centuries.
Ishan Kishan, coming in at No.3, maintained the tempo and scored a half-century himself, while Shivam Dube provided the finishing touches to take India past 250 for a second consecutive game. Bowlers did the trick in the chase, not allowing New Zealand to get off the blocks, with Jasprit Bumrah taking 4-15 while Axar Patel finished with figures of 3-27.
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ICC men's T20I team rankings: Where are India and New Zealand placed after T20 World Cup final?
India retained their spot at the top of the men's T20I rankings after dominating through the knockouts. England remained second, but lost a rating point to move to 259 after losing the semi-final. New Zealand had gone up to 251 rating points after their commanding victory over South Africa in the semis, but returned to 250 after losing the decider to India, and remain fourth in the table.
Australia stay in third, whereas South Africa are in fifth after failing to make a second consecutive final. Pakistan, West Indies, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan complete the top ten of the men's ICC T20I rankings, in that order.
| Position | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
| 1 | India | 83 | 23224 | 273 |
| 2 | England | 55 | 14522 | 259 |
| 3 | Australia | 49 | 12645 | 258 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 64 | 16520 | 250 |
| 5 | South Africa | 63 | 15632 | 244 |
| 6 | Pakistan | 84 | 20002 | 238 |
| 7 | West Indies | 74 | 17424 | 235 |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 60 | 13593 | 227 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 67 | 14925 | 223 |
| 10 | Afghanistan | 52 | 11504 | 221 |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 72 | 14539 | 202 |
| 12 | Ireland | 45 | 9001 | 200 |
| 13 | Netherlands | 39 | 7064 | 181 |
| 14 | Scotland | 27 | 4836 | 179 |
| 15 | Namibia | 39 | 6940 | 178 |
| 16 | USA | 37 | 6562 | 177 |
| 17 | UAE | 66 | 11584 | 176 |
| 18 | Nepal | 46 | 8031 | 175 |
| 19 | Canada | 39 | 5928 | 152 |
| 20 | Oman | 51 | 7707 | 151 |
| 21 | Uganda | 56 | 7952 | 142 |
| 22 | PNG | 20 | 2718 | 136 |
| 23 | Kuwait | 45 | 5775 | 128 |
| 24 | Hong Kong | 55 | 7037 | 128 |
| 25 | Malaysia | 59 | 7618 | 125 |
| 26 | Italy | 22 | 2680 | 122 |
| 27 | Qatar | 46 | 5407 | 118 |
| 28 | Jersey | 24 | 2819 | 117 |
| 29 | Bahrain | 81 | 9681 | 117 |
| 30 | Spain | 22 | 2478 | 113 |
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