India Get Rankings Boost After T20I Series Triumph Over Australia

Dubai: India’s narrow series triumph over Australia has been rewarded with Rohit Sharma’s side extending their lead at the top of the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings.

Half-centuries to Suryakumar Yadav and Virat Kohli helped India clinch a final over thriller in the third and series-deciding match against Australia in Hyderabad on Sunday and that result helped them put further ground on their rivals on the latest Men’s T20I team rankings.

India’s success improved their T20I team ranking by one point to 268 points overall, which is a seven-point lead over their closest rival in England with 261 points.

Ironically it was England’s narrow loss in the fourth game of their ongoing series against Pakistan that helped India increase their buffer at the head of proceedings, with Matthew Mott’s team falling to a narrow three-run loss in Karachi.

That series remains tied at two games apiece, with plenty of rankings points still to play for during the final three matches in Lahore and ahead of the start of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup next month.