New Delhi: The Indian cricket team made a 3-0 clean sweep in the T20 series against Afghanistan, but despite this it has suffered a loss in the ICC T20 International rankings. England defeated Sri Lanka 3-0 in the three-match series, overtook India and took the number-1 position.
Interestingly, both India and England have 269 rating points in their account in the ranking. However, this number is shown by rounding off. There is a difference of only 0.04 points between the two teams in actual ratings.
269 points, yet why is India at second place?
Both India and England appear to have 269 points in the ranking table, but the actual rating is different. According to the available data, England's rating is 268.80, while India's is 268.76.
That means the difference between the two teams is only 0.04 rating points. This slight difference gave England the top position, while India slipped to second place.
England benefits from 3-0 win over Sri Lanka
England won the series against Sri Lanka by winning all three T20 matches. In the third match, the English team achieved the target of 124 runs in just 9.4 overs by losing two wickets and won by eight wickets.
Earlier, England had won the first match by 119 runs and the second match by six wickets. The excellent performance in all three matches strengthened England's ranking.
England's strong performance under the captaincy of Harry Brook
England's T20 record under the captaincy of Harry Brook has also been impressive. After the completion of the series against Sri Lanka, England have won 23 of their last 26 T20 International matches.
Brook also left his mark with the bat in this series. In the first T20 match, he played an unbeaten inning of 114 runs. He was named Player of the Series for his performance in the series.
Top-10 teams in T20 ranking
According to the given data, the position of the top 10 teams in the T20 International rankings is as follows:
- England – 269
- India – 269
- Australia — 260
- New Zealand — 247
- South Africa — 243
- Pakistan – 240
- West Indies — 234
- Bangladesh – 224
- Sri Lanka – 220
- Afghanistan – 220
India won Zimbabwe and Afghanistan series
Team India has won the series against Zimbabwe and Afghanistan in the recent T20 matches. Despite a 3-0 win against Afghanistan, England's clean sweep of Sri Lanka led to a major change in the rankings.
India's T20 team is being captained by Shreyas Iyer. His debut as captain started with the tour of Britain, where India suffered defeats against Ireland and England. After this the Indian team won the series against Zimbabwe and Afghanistan.
The difference is only 0.04 points
The battle for T20 ranking between India and England is very close. England's actual rating is 268.80, while India's is 268.76. The difference between the two is only 0.04 rating points.
In such a situation, the results of the upcoming T20 series can have a direct impact on the position of both the teams in the rankings. The path for India to regain the number-1 position also lies with this very small margin.
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