The Pakistan cricket team has strengthened its preparation for the Asia Cup 2025 by winning the T20 series against the West Indies 2-1. This victory, achieved under the captaincy of Salman Agha, is sure to boost the team's confidence.
ICC T20I Rankings: By winning the three-match T20 series against the West Indies 2-1, the Pakistan cricket team has signaled b preparation ahead of the upcoming Asia Cup 2025. Under the captaincy of Salman Agha, Pakistan clinched the series by defeating the West Indies by 13 runs in the third and decisive match. Now, all eyes are on whether this victory will improve Pakistan's ICC T20 team ranking.
Current ICC T20I Team Ranking: Pakistan's Position
Despite the series win, Pakistan is currently ranked 8th in the ICC T20 rankings. The team has 231 rating points and a total of 11757 points, earned from 51 matches.
- India – 271 Rating
- Australia – 261 Rating
- England – 255 Rating
- New Zealand – 249 Rating
- Sri Lanka – 232 Rating
- West Indies – 239 Rating
- South Africa – 234 Rating
- Pakistan – 231 Rating
- Afghanistan – 223 Rating
- Bangladesh – 219 Rating
According to the current data, Pakistan is only 1 rating point behind Sri Lanka and 8 rating points behind the West Indies. Therefore, there is a possibility that Pakistan may enter the top 6 in the ICC's soon-to-be-updated rankings, especially after defeating the West Indies.
Will Pakistan Move Up in the Rankings?
In the ICC's ranking system, rating points are determined based on the team's performance and the opponent team's ranking. Since the West Indies was ranked higher than Pakistan, and Pakistan won the series, Pakistan may receive some additional rating points. There is a possibility that Pakistan could move above Sri Lanka and South Africa to sixth place. However, this will entirely depend on the ICC's upcoming ranking update.
The Indian cricket team is currently at number 1 in the ICC T20 rankings. India has 271 rating points, and the team, led by captain Suryakumar Yadav, has performed tremendously in recent months.
