Published: 09:35 AM, 07 May 2026
Bangladesh rises to 8th in ICC T20 rankings
Bangladesh have climbed to eighth place in the latest ICC Men's T20I team rankings. -BCB
Bangladesh have climbed to eighth place in the latest ICC Men's T20I team rankings, overtaking Sri Lanka in the annual update released on Tuesday.
The update, which weights 100 percent of matches played since May 2025 and 50 percent of those from the preceding two years, saw Sri Lanka lose six rating points and slip to ninth. Afghanistan sit at 10th, just one point behind Sri Lanka.
India retained the No. 1 position with 275 rating points, though their lead over second-placed England has narrowed to 13 points. Australia remain third with 258 points, followed by New Zealand (247), South Africa (244), Pakistan (240) and West Indies (233). The top seven positions remain unchanged.
In women's cricket, Bangladesh strengthened their standing despite remaining in 10th place. They gained five rating points and are now just one point behind ninth-placed Ireland in the ODI rankings released on May 1.
Australia continue to dominate the women's rankings with 287 points, ahead of England (275) and India (264). New Zealand, South Africa and West Indies occupy fourth to sixth places, while Sri Lanka are seventh, just one point behind West Indies. No changes were recorded in the top 16 positions.
Among other movers, the United States rose to 13th in the men's rankings, surpassing the Netherlands and Scotland. Nepal advanced to 17th after overtaking the United Arab Emirates, while Oman moved up to 19th ahead of Canada. Italy (23rd), Spain (26th), Cyprus (53rd) also registered notable gains.
The latest update reduced the number of ranked men's teams from 102 to 98, with Fiji, Gambia, Greece and Israel dropping out after failing to meet the minimum requirement of eight T20Is over the past three years. Mozambique recorded the steepest fall, slipping 15 places.
The annual update had no impact on the top two in the Men's Test rankings, with Australia continuing their reign at No.1, strengthening their position with a three-point increase to 131.
Reigning World Test Champions South Africa also held firm at No.2, benefiting from a similar three-point rise to 119.
India moved up one place to third (104), overtaking England (102), who dropped a spot after losing the weightage of results prior to 30 April 2023, including home series wins against New Zealand and South Africa, as well as a 3-0 triumph in Pakistan, which are no longer factored into the rankings.
Pakistan (89) also benefited from the annual update, leapfrogging Sri Lanka (86) after their 3-0 home series defeat to England dropped out of the weightage period, along with the weightage of their 2-0 loss to Bangladesh in 2024 being halved.
West Indies, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe complete the top 10, with Ireland dropping out of the rankings, having not played the requisite eight matches in the rating period. Both Ireland and Afghanistan need to play two Tests each in the next year to return to the standings.
India, who became the first-ever side to retain their ICC Men's T20 World Cup title this year, under the captaincy of SuryakumarYadav, are at the pole position of the ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings.
