After a tremendous batting performance, Sri Lanka held their nerve to win the T20 match vs Pakistan to hold on to No 1 spot in the rankings
Sri Lanka has retained its number-one ranking on the Reliance ICC T20I Team Rankings table after it beat Pakistan in the second and final Twenty20 International in Dubai on Friday by 24 runs to level the series 1-1.
The 1-1 series result means that both Sri Lanka (on 129) and fourth-ranked Pakistan (121) have retained their pre-series ranking.
Sri Lanka, which has been sitting on top of the three since 8 October 2012, needed to win Friday’s match to retain its status after it had gone down fighting in the series opener on Wednesday by three wickets.
Reliance ICC T20I Team Rankings (as of 13 December, after Pakistan-Sri Lanka T20I series)
Rank (+/-) Team Rating (+/-)
1 (-) Sri Lanka 129 (-)
2 India 123
3 South Africa 123
4 (-) Pakistan 121 (-)
5 West Indies 120
6 England 112
7 Australia 102
8 New Zealand 102
9 Ireland 87
10 Bangladesh 72
11 Afghanistan 70
12 Netherlands 56
13 Scotland 50
14 Zimbabwe 46
15 Kenya 42
16 Canada 2
