India and Australia are set to play three T20Is, starting February 15. Here’s how the ICC team rankings look ahead of the series.
Resuming their rivalry, India and Australia are set to face off for the first time in international cricket since the 2025 ODI World Cup semi-final. India are visiting Australia for a multi-format tour, with three T20Is and ODIs each, and a one-off Test scheduled to be played in February-March 2026.
The T20Is are scheduled first up, with the tour kicking off in Sydney on February 15. The second T20I will be played in Canberra on February 19, with the third to be played in Adelaide on February 21. The three ODIs will be played between February 24 and March 1, with the day-night Test scheduled to be played in Perth from March 6.
The T20I series will serve as preparation for the T20 World Cup in England, coming up in June. While Australia don’t have a series scheduled yet after the three matches against India, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side will play World Cup hosts England in a three-T20I series before the ICC event.
Updated ICC WT20I rankings ahead of India vs Australia
Australia lead the WT20I team rankings with a rating of 299, and are followed by England (277), with India (265) at third. New Zealand (253) and South Africa (242) complete the top five.
| Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
1 | Australia | 31 | 9260 | 299 |
2 | England | 46 | 12751 | 277 |
3 | India | 49 | 12968 | 265 |
4 | New Zealand | 34 | 8600 | 253 |
5 | South Africa | 36 | 8722 | 242 |
6 | West Indies | 35 | 8433 | 241 |
7 | Sri Lanka | 43 | 9741 | 227 |
8 | Pakistan | 37 | 7982 | 216 |
9 | Ireland | 48 | 9494 | 198 |
10 | Bangladesh | 41 | 8014 | 195 |
Among the players set to feature in the upcoming series, Beth Mooney leads the WT20I batting rankings, with Smriti Mandhana at third and Tahlia McGrath following at fourth. Shafali Verma is in eighth, and Alyssa Healy, not playing the T20 series, is 10th.
Annabel Sutherland sits atop the bowling rankings, while Deepti Sharma is at second. Georgia Wareham is also in the top 10 at seventh. Two players also feature in the top 10 of the all-rounder rankings for WT20Is: Deepti Sharma, third, and Ashleigh Gardner, fourth.
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