Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in the T20 tri-series final, involving Zimbabwe as the third team. Here’s how the result affected the men’s T20I team rankings.
Mohammad Nawaz’s wizardry with the ball restricted Sri Lanka to just 114 runs in the final. He returned with figures of 3-17, and was ably helped by the returning Shaheen Shah Afridi, who also picked up three wickets while conceding 18 runs.
The Pakistan batting line-up made light work of the chase, completing it with six wickets to spare. Babar Azam top-scored with a 34-ball 37, while Saim Ayub, who had a disappointing series otherwise, also contributed with 36 runs. This was Pakistan’s second consecutive T20I series win after they got the better of South Africa by a 2-1 scoreline in October-November.
Pakistan lost just one of their four games in the T20I series: a six-run defeat to Sri Lanka just before the final.
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Latest ICC men's T20I team rankings after Pakistan-Sri Lanka-Zimbabwe tri-series
There was no change in positions after the tri-series, with India continuing their stronghold on the top spot after a series win over Australia, remained second. England continue in third, with New Zealand and South Africa completing the top five.
Pakistan, meanwhile, continued to hold the seventh position, although their rating increased by one point. Sri Lanka, too, held on to the eighth spot but saw their rating drop by two. Zimbabwe remained 12th in the table, with no change in rating.
| Position | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
| 1 | India | 66 | 18251 | 272 |
| 2 | Australia | 41 | 11199 | 267 |
| 3 | England | 45 | 11609 | 258 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 49 | 13318 | 251 |
| 5 | South Africa | 49 | 11751 | 240 |
| 6 | West Indies | 57 | 14424 | 236 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 68 | 17149 | 235 |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 43 | 10951 | 228 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 64 | 14673 | 222 |
| 10 | Afghanistan | 43 | 9895 | 220 |
| 11 | Ireland | 34 | 7266 | 202 |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 61 | 13190 | 200 |
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