India continued to occupy the top spot in the latest men's T20I team rankings, maintaining their lead over Australia.
India maintain top spot in latest T20I rankings
The fifth T20I of the India-Australia series was abandoned after lightning stopped play just 4.5 overs into India's innings. The break was followed by heavy rains, with the game never resuming. Abhishek Sharma remained unbeaten on 23 (13), while Shubman Gill hit 29 off 16, helping India bring up their 50 in inside five overs.
After the first T20I was rained out and Australia won the second, India notched up back-to-back wins, eventually sealing the series 2-1.
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Following their win in the third T20I, India had earned one rating point to reach 272 on the rankings table, while Australia stood second on 268. The gap has widened to five points now, with Australia dropping another rating point, and India staying put at 272.
Latest ICC T20I rankings after fifth India-Australia T20I
| Position | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
| 1 | India | 67 | 18251 | 272 |
| 2 | Australia | 42 | 11999 | 267 |
| 3 | England | 45 | 11609 | 258 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 51 | 12743 | 250 |
| 5 | South Africa | 49 | 11751 | 240 |
| 6 | West Indies | 59 | 14023 | 238 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 68 | 15915 | 234 |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 43 | 9899 | 230 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 64 | 14269 | 223 |
| 10 | Afghanistan | 44 | 9665 | 220 |
| 11 | Ireland | 34 | 6821 | 201 |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 62 | 12364 | 199 |
Zimbabwe dropped one rating point, while Afghanistan gained one. West Indies, too, gained one rating point.
India, current T20 World Cup champions, haven't lost a series in the format since their 3-2 loss to the West Indies in 2023. Since then, they have gone 13 series unbeaten in a row, only one of which was a draw (1-1 v South Africa). Ever since Australia won a one-off T20I against India in 2008, they haven't been able to beat them at home in a bilateral series.
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