ICC T20I Rankings: India Retains Fifth Position, New Zealand Drops To Second

Nov 8, 2017 at 9:15 AM

facebook iconlinkedin iconmail icontwitter iconWhatsApp iconTelegram icon
ICC T20I Rankings: India Retains Fifth Position, New Zealand Drops To Second

New Zealand have slipped to second in the latest T20 International rankings released by the International Cricket Council after the Kiwis suffered a 6-run defeat against India in the third and final game in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday (November 7).

India have retained the fifth position (Credits: BCCI)

As a result, Pakistan have moved to the top of the rankings with 124 while New Zealand, who had 125 points before the start of the series, have now slipped to 120 points. The Men in Green had briefly attained the top rank midway during the series between India and New Zealand. Sarfraz Ahmed & Co. had toppled New Zealand after India’s crushing 53-run win in the first game in Delhi against the then world number one side but the Kiwis managed to regain their rank after winning the following game.

Pakistan have moved to the top of T20I rankings (Credits: Getty)

On the other hand, India have retained their fifth position in the rankings with 119 points.

T20I Rankings:

Team Points
Pakistan 124
New Zealand 120
West Indies 120
England 119
India 119
South Africa 112
Australia 111
Sri Lanka 91
Afghanistan 86
Bangladesh 76

 

India beat New Zealand in a rain-curtailed tie to seal series:

While the margin of defeat which is 6 runs will show that it was a close game but it was not really so.

After being asked to bat first in the game which was reduced to 8 overs per side due to the rain delay, India were off to a disastrous start with both of their openers-  Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma being sent back on successive deliveries by Tim Southee in the second over. Virat Kohli then played a couple of good shots to provide the much-needed impetus before Manish Pandey and Hardik Pandya helped the hosts to post a challenging 67 for 5 in the allotted 8 overs.

Jasprit Bumrah was the Man of the Match for his decisive bowling (Credits: BCCI)

In reply, New Zealand were pretty much out of contention when they lost both of their openers inside the first two overs. The following batsmen could not play the big shots as they finished on 61 for 6.

Video of the day:

Related Article
Everybody Has Views In Life And It Should Be Respected: MS Dhoni’s Response To Recent Criticsm
Everybody Has Views In Life And It Should Be Respected: MS Dhoni’s Response To Recent Criticsm

Nov 12, 2017, 2:00 PM


Watch – Virat Kohli Wins Hearts With His Adorable Gesture at the Trivandrum Airport
Watch – Virat Kohli Wins Hearts With His Adorable Gesture at the Trivandrum Airport

Nov 11, 2017, 6:05 PM


DDCA Appointed Justice Sen Alleges Police And Municipal Corporation For Performing Their Duties
DDCA Appointed Justice Sen Alleges Police And Municipal Corporation For Performing Their Duties

Nov 11, 2017, 5:17 PM


Ajit Agarkar Slammed by Fans For Comments on MS Dhoni
Ajit Agarkar Slammed by Fans For Comments on MS Dhoni

Nov 11, 2017, 12:46 PM


IND vs NZ 2017, T20I Series: Combined XI
IND vs NZ 2017, T20I Series: Combined XI

Nov 9, 2017, 1:07 PM


Selfless MS Dhoni Knows Where he Stands – Pragyan Ojha
Selfless MS Dhoni Knows Where he Stands – Pragyan Ojha

Nov 9, 2017, 12:28 PM


Desktop Banner
Mobile Banner