West Indies and Pakistan are set to face off in three T20Is from Thursday. Here are the latest ICC team rankings ahead of the series.
The three T20Is between West Indies and Pakistan are set to be played at the Central Broward Regional Park Turf Stadium in Lauderhill, Florida – on July 31, August 3 and August 4.
This series will see both sides ramp up their preparations for the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka next year, and both are also coming off the back of series losses.
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Last week, Pakistan ended their tour of Bangladesh with a 74-run consolation win in Mirpur, after losing the first two matches of the series. Salman Ali Agha's side will see left-arm quick Shaheen Shah Afridi return to the national squad after a four-month absence, but the core of the squad remains largely the same as the Bangladesh series.
West Indies, meanwhile, suffered a chastening 0-5 reverse at home against Australia, on the back of being blanked 0-3 in the preceding Test series. They will be looking to get back to winning ways, but Pakistan have the historical edge in this match-up with a 15-3 win-loss record, and three other matches ending without a result.
Here are the latest ICC team rankings ahead of the series opener.
Latest ICC men's T20I team rankings ahead of West Indies v Pakistan
| Position | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
| 1 | India | 57 | 15425 | 271 |
| 2 | Australia | 34 | 9052 | 266 |
| 3 | England | 40 | 10287 | 257 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 46 | 11628 | 253 |
| 5 | South Africa | 40 | 9689 | 242 |
| 6 | West Indies | 48 | 11521 | 240 |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | 34 | 7890 | 230 |
| 8 | Pakistan | 50 | 11467 | 229 |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 30 | 6699 | 223 |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 50 | 11072 | 221 |
| 11 | Ireland | 32 | 6439 | 201 |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 48 | 9564 | 199 |
| 13 | Netherlands | 33 | 6023 | 183 |
| 14 | Scotland | 23 | 4178 | 182 |
| 15 | UAE | 46 | 8293 | 180 |
| 16 | Namibia | 26 | 4617 | 178 |
| 17 | USA | 33 | 5769 | 175 |
| 18 | Nepal | 33 | 5535 | 168 |
| 19 | Canada | 35 | 5374 | 154 |
| 20 | Oman | 35 | 5121 | 146 |
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