Sri Lanka surge in ODI, T20 Rankings

Sri Lanka had a rampant run at home in recent months (File photo)

Sri Lanka emerge big winners in the yearly ICC Rankings where Australia remains at the top in Tests while India leads the two white-ball formats.

The latest rankings rate all matches played since May 2024 at 100 percent and those of the previous two years at 50 percent.

Australia have retained their top spot in the ICC Men’s Test Team Rankings while England moved up into the second place, overtaking both South Africa and India.

The rest of the top 10 remains unchanged, with New Zealand holding fifth place, followed by Sri Lanka, Pakistan, West Indies, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.

In the ODI Rankings, India have strengthened their grip at the top on the back of a victorious ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign.

Coming in second place are the runners-up at the Champions Trophy, New Zealand, overtaking their Trans-Tasman rivals Australia, who now occupy third spot.

Sri Lanka, who had a rampant run at home in recent months, including ODI series wins against India and Australia, are in fourth place after gaining five rating points, leapfrogging Pakistan (fifth with a gain of one point) and South Africa (sixth with loss of four points) in the process. In T20Is, the current ICC Men’s T20 World Cup champions India are placed at the top, edging ahead of Australia.
Sri Lanka’s surge continues in the shortest format of the game as well, now seventh in the rankings after overtaking Asian rivals Pakistan (8). 

Bangladesh and Afghanistan follow their fellow Asian teams at ninth and tenth places, respectively. 

(Agencies)