The New Zealand-Australia T20I series came to a close today (October 4) in Mount Maunganui, with Australia winning 2-0. Here are the updated ICC men's T20I team rankings after the NZ v AUS series.
Australia win T20I series 2-0
The first match of the series saw New Zealand's Tim Robinson score his maiden T20I hundred (106 off 66 balls) as the hosts made 181-6. It didn't prove to be enough as Australia, led by captain Mitchell Marsh's 85 off 43 and sharp cameos from Travis Head (31 off 18), Matthew Short (29 off 18), and Tim David (21 off 12), overhauled the target in just 16.3 overs.
The second game was washed out after Australia faced 13 deliveries in the first innings, which was already reduced to a nine-over contest when it started. Marsh then put up another world class performance, smashing a lone-effort hundred in a run-chase of 157, as Australia won by three wickets with two overs to spare.
No other Australian batter crossed 15 in the chase, while Marsh finished unbeaten on 103 off 52, drowning out Jimmy Neesham's all-round brilliance where he scored 25 off 18 and took 4-26, becoming the first New Zealander to do the double of four wickets and 25-plus runs in a men's T20I.
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Latest ICC men's T20I team rankings after NZ vs AUS
The 2-0 result in Australia's favour did not see any movement of the teams in the ICC men's T20I rankings. Australia maintain their second spot behind India while New Zealand remain fourth. However, Australia have gained two points to go from 266 to 268, while New Zealand have dropped two points to slide from 253 to 251.
| Rank | Team | Matches | Rating |
| 1 | India | 64 | 272 |
| 2 | Australia | 39 | 268 |
| 3 | England | 44 | 257 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 48 | 251 |
| 5 | South Africa | 45 | 243 |
| 6 | West Indies | 54 | 235 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 65 | 233 |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 43 | 230 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 60 | 224 |
| 10 | Afghanistan | 40 | 219 |
| 11 | Ireland | 34 | 201 |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 58 | 201 |
