Dubai . India’s thrilling six-wicket win against Australia in the series-deciding third T20I in Hyderabad with just one ball to spare has helped Rohit Sharma’s team extend their lead at the top of the ICC T20 team rankings. At the same time, England are in second place behind by seven points. Fifties from Suryakumar Yadav and Virat Kohli helped the hosts get a thrilling match in the final over on Sunday as India improved their T20 team rankings by one point to 268.
It was England’s close defeat in the fourth match of their seven-match series against Pakistan on Sunday that helped India extend their lead to the top of the charts, with Moeen Ali’s side going down by three runs in a thrilling match in Karachi. .
The series between England and Pakistan is tied in two matches each, with three more matches in Lahore ahead of next month’s T20 World Cup in Australia with plenty of ranking points still at stake.
Pakistan are currently tied with South Africa for the third place in the team rankings with 258 points but could move up to second place after winning the remaining three matches against England.
According to the ICC, in the three-match series starting on Wednesday, England should retain the second place in the rankings, while South Africa will get a chance to stake their claim.
New Zealand remain fifth in the T20 team rankings with a total of 252 points, Kane Williamson’s team will be in action just before the start of the T20 World Cup when they host Pakistan and Bangladesh in a tri-series on home soil.
Sixth-placed Australia have dropped a point to 250 after their series loss to India, while the defending T20 World Cup champions still have six matches to play.
–IANS
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