ICC T20 Ranking : Battle for No.1 ranking starts
Today’s T20 match is between Sri Lanka and New Zealand and it will be the decider for Sri Lanka point of view that Sri Lanka maintain their top spot in ICC T20 ranking this season. There is very tough competition going on 5 top team ranking points difference is just 5 points.
Ranking Points is as below:
Sri Lanka : 127
West Indies : 121
India : 120
England : 118
South Africa : 117
Pakistan : 116
It is a very simple equation for Sri Lanka. If they win this match, they will be on No. 1 spot till the end of January 2013. And if they lose this match, then there is a chance for other teams like West Indies, India, South Africa, England etc. to gain top spot depending on their performance.
Game of Ranking Points:
Currently Sri Lanka have 127 ranking points
- If Sri Lanka win they will get +2 points and their total ranking points will be 129.
- If Sri Lanka lose they will lose -6 points and their total ranking points will be 121.
In case of winning Sri Lanka will be secure top ranking position until 26th January, 2013 where they will play T20 match against Aussie and result will decide their position.
But losing against New Zealand will put West Indies automatically on No.1 T20 Ranking. West Indies also have 121 Points but they will have some fractional lead compared to Sri Lanka. West Indies will tour Bangladesh in December where they will play one T20 Match. West Indies have a chance to increase their ranking points lead by winning that T20 match. If West Indies win this match they will get +1 points and maintain their position but losing against Bangladesh will be disaster for West Indies as they would go down to 7th position with a loss of -7 points.
Chance for India to be No.1 in T20 Ranking :
India have never achieved first position in T20 ranking but they have bright chance to do this depending on other teams results. But this is only possible if and only if Sri Lanka lose this match today while India have to win both their T20 match against England in December.