The 2022 edition champions England, sit at number three, with New Zealand, West Indies and South Africa at four, five, and six respectively.
Sri Lanka’s surge continues in the shortest format of the game as well, now 7th in the rankings after overtaking Asian rivals Pakistan (8). Bangladesh and Afghanistan follow their fellow Asian teams at ninth and tenth places, respectively.
Ireland also showed improvement, swapping spots with Zimbabwe to sit in the 11th rank. The biggest rating gain is made by Canada, who gain nine rating points to enter the top 20. Bahamas and Estonia are the two best improvers in terms of position improvement, with Bahamas climbing eight places (to reach the 51st rank), whereas the European side improves seven positions to 61.