India will have a chance to climb to
No. 1 ICC Twenty20 International
ranking when they take on Australia
in the three-match series, starting
from Tuesday (January 26).
India will play their three games
against the hosts in Adelaide,
Melbourne and Sydney and will have
to win the series 3-0 to climb to the
top spot. Australia too have a chance
to climb to No. 1 and will need to win
the series 2-1.
India are currently ranked No. 8 with
110 points and a 3-0 win will take
them to 120 points, two points clear
of West Indies, who are currently the
top ranked T20I side in the world.
After their impressive 2-1 series win
at home over Pakistan, New Zealand
have climbed to the fifth spot ahead
of South Africa and Pakistan. Kane
Williamson, who was leading the
side in place of Brendon McCullum,
too had an impressive series and
scored 175 runs in the three games.
His performance helped him break
into the top 10 for the first time and
he now holds the sixth spot in the
ICC T20I batsmen ranking, with Aaron
Finch occupying the top spot.
Zimbabwe's series-leveling 2-2 win
in Bangladesh has cost the hosts
who slipped to the 11th position
behind Scotland and Afghanistan.
Hamilton Masakadza's unbeaten 58-
ball 93, that helped Zimbabwe
register an 18-run win in the final
game, took him to the eighth spot in
the batsman's list, just behind Chris
Gayle.
Meanwhile, in the ICC rankings for
One-Day Internationals, India
currently occupy the second spot
and need to win the fifth and final
ODI against Australia to hold that
spot. A 5-0 loss, however, will push
them to the third rank
India aim No. 1 ICC Twenty20 International ranking - Cricbuzz 