Chance for India to rise to 2nd spot in ICC T20I team rankings
Chance for India to rise to 2nd spot in ICC T20I team rankings: India have great chance to move ahead in the ICC T20I team rankings during their 3-match T20I series against the South Africans which kicks off at Dharamsala on Friday.
India, currently placed at No.4 leads sixth-ranked South Africa by seven points, which means there will be changes in the table irrespective of how the series finishes.
India has a great chance to rise two places to second, but they need to win all the three matches.
If that happens, India will join number-one ranked Sri Lanka on 126 points but will be placed at No.2 when the ratings are calculated beyond the decimal point.
In case of South Africa winning the series 3-0, they will equal West Indies with 117 points but will be ranked behind them at the fifth spot due to decimal difference and India will slip to the eighth position.
A 2-1 series win for India will take them to No.3, just one point behind second-ranked Pakistan. In case of the same result for South Africa, it will help them to move up to fifth with India dropping to sixth.
ICC T20I team rankings:
| Rank | Team | Rating |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 126 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 121 |
| 3 | Australia | 118 |
| 4 | India | 118 |
| 5 | West Indies | 117 |
| 6 | South Africa | 111 |
| 7 | New Zealand | 108 |
| 8 | England | 107 |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 77 |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 73 |
| 11 | Hong Kong | 72 |
| 12 | Scotland | 66 |
| 13 | Netherlands | 61 |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 54 |
| 15 | Ireland | 42 |
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