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⦁ Australia will overtake Pakistan with a 3-0 series sweep, will go past India to second position with a series win
⦁ Pakistan need to win just one match to retain top position in the T20I rankings
⦁ Finch, Fakhar, Shadab and Maxwell among leading players of the shortest format to be seen in the series
Australia have a chance to attain top position in the MRF Tyres ICC T20I Team Rankings for the first time when they take on Pakistan in a three-match series in the United Arab Emirates from Wednesday.
The mission though is not easy since only a 3-0 victory will lift the reigning 50-over world champions to become the eighth side to attain top ranking in the T20I format. England, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the Windies are the other sides to have been top-ranked.
Australia, who scored an easy seven-wicket win over the United Arab Emirates on Monday, are presently third with 123 points, just one point behind India, while Pakistan are perched at 132 points. A series sweep will take Australia to 130 points and bring Pakistan down to 127 points while Australia will move ahead of India to second position with a 2-1 series win.
On the other hand, Pakistan need to win just one of the three matches to remain in top place.
⦁ Pakistan win 3-0: Pakistan 136 points, Australia 118 points
⦁ Pakistan win 2-1: Pakistan133, Australia 122
⦁ Australia win 2-1: Pakistan 130, Australia 126
⦁ Australia win 3-0: Australia 130, Pakistan 127
There would also be several top-ranked players looking forward to the series with enthusiasm.
Australia captain Aaron Finch leads the list of batsmen in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings with Pakistan’s Fakhar Zaman aiming to bridge the 49-point gap.
Glenn Maxwell, the top ranked all-rounder, would be looking to improve his ranking among batsmen as he is currently in sixth place with 761 points, only four behind Babar Azam of the opposing side.
In the bowlers’ list, Pakistan leg-spinner Shadab Khan gets a chance to bridge the gap to Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan, who is the top-ranked bowler. Andrew Tye also has a chance to move up from his current sixth position.
In between, Sri Lanka and England will play a one-off T20I which could see England lose one position with a defeat. They will lose four points and go down to 113 points and fifth position in such a scenario even as Sri Lanka will gain two points but remain ninth. On the other hand, there will be no change in positions with an England win, England going up to 117 points and Sri Lanka slipping to 87 points.
Upcoming matches:
Pakistan v Australia:
24 October – 1st T20I, Abu Dhabi
26 October – 2nd T20I, Dubai
28 October – 3rd T20I, Dubai
Sri Lanka v England:
27 October – Only T20I, Colombo
MRF Tyres ICC T20I Team Rankings (as of 23 October):
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Pakistan | 132 |
| 2 | India | 124 |
| 3 | Australia 123 | 123 |
| 4 | England | 117 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 116 |
| 6 | South Africa | 114 |
| 7 | Windies | 106 |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 92 |
| 9 | Sri Lanka | 88 |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 77 |
| 11 | Scotland | 62 |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 55 |
| 13 | UAE | 50 |
| 14 | Netherlands | 50 |
| 15 | Hong Kong | 42 |
| 16 | Oman | 39 |
| 17 | Ireland | 35 |
Nepal have 26 rating points but need to play one more match before being ranked
(Developed by David Kendix)
MRF Tyres ICC T20I Player Rankings (as of 23 October):
Batsmen (top 20)
| Rank | Player | Team | Pts | Avge | S/R | Highest Rating |
| 1 | Aaron Finch | Aus | 891 | 45.6 | 162 | 900 v Zim at Harare 2018 |
| 2 | Fakhar Zaman | Pak | 842! | 30.76 | 144 | 842 v Aus at Harare 2018 |
| 3 | Lokesh Rahul | Ind | 812 | 49.71 | 155 | 854 v Eng at Old Trafford 2018 |
| 4 | Colin Munro | NZ | 801 | 33.51 | 164 | 805 v Pak at Wellington 2018 |
| 5 | Babar Azam | Pak | 765 | 53 | 127 | 881 v Win at Karachi 2018 |
| 6 | Glenn Maxwell | Aus | 761 | 32.94 | 163 | 801 v NZ at Auckland 2018 |
| 7 | Martin Guptill | NZ | 746 | 34.4 | 133 | 792 v SA at Hamilton 2012 |
| 8 | Alex Hales | Eng | 710 | 32.67 | 136 | 866 v Ind at Edgbaston 2014 |
| 9 | D’Arcy Short | Aus | 690*! | 41.88 | 132 | 690 v Pak at Harare 2018 |
| 10 | Rohit Sharma | Ind | 678 | 32.59 | 137 | 681 v Ban at Mirpur 2016 |
| 11= | Evin Lewis | Win | 671* | 33.06 | 157 | 780 v Eng at Durham 2017 |
| Virat Kohli | Ind | 671 | 48.88 | 136 | 897 v Eng at Edgbaston 2014 | |
| 13 | M. Shahzad | Afg | 647 | 31.22 | 135 | 706 v Ire at Greater Noida 2017 |
| 14 | Jason Roy | Eng | 641! | 21.74 | 142 | 641 v Ind at Bristol 2018 |
| 15 | Kane Williamson | NZ | 634 | 31.33 | 121 | 760 v Ban at Napier 2017 |
| 16 | Jos Buttler | Eng | 614! | 27.1 | 138 | 614 v Ind at Bristol 2018 |
| 17 | Hashim Amla | SA | 602 | 33.6 | 132 | 682 v Ban at Potchefstroom 2017 |
| 18 | H. Masakadza | Zim | 599 | 27.07 | 117 | 698 v Ban at Khulna 2016 |
| 19 | Eoin Morgan | Eng | 596 | 28.71 | 132 | 872 v Ind at Old Trafford 2011 |
| 20 | Joe Root | Eng | 595 | 35.77 | 129 | 750 v Win at Kolkata 2016 |
Bowlers (top 20)
| Rank | Player | Team | Pts | Avge | Eco | Highest Rating |
| 1 | Rashid Khan | Afg | 793 | 12.4 | 6.01 | 816 v Ban at Dehradun 2018 |
| 2 | Shadab Khan | Pak | 723 | 18 | 6.72 | 769 v Sco at Edinburgh 2018 |
| 3 | Ish Sodhi | NZ | 700 | 19.33 | 7.43 | 739 v Pak at Wellington 2018 |
| 4 | Y. Chahal | Ind | 685 | 18.97 | 7.85 | 706 v Ban at Colombo (RPS) 2018 |
| 5 | Mitchell Santner | NZ | 665 | 21.37 | 7.14 | 731 v Pak at Wellington 2018 |
| 6 | Andrew Tye | Aus | 658! | 20.89 | 8.7 | 658 v Pak at Harare 2018 |
| 7 | Samuel Badree | Win | 655 | 21.07 | 6.17 | 855 v Pak at Mirpur 2014 |
| 8 | Imran Tahir | SA | 653 | 14.95 | 6.77 | 795 v NZ at Auckland 2017 |
| 9 | Adil Rashid | Eng | 639 | 28.82 | 7.68 | 640 v Ind at Cardiff 2018 |
| 10 | Shakib Al Hasan | Ban | 633 | 21.06 | 6.74 | 672 v Pak at Mirpur 2014 |
| 11 | Mohammad Nabi | Afg | 630 | 24.25 | 7.13 | 638 v Ban at Dehradun 2018 |
| 12 | Liam Plunkett | Eng | 627 | 25.04 | 7.81 | 643 v Ind at Cardiff 2018 |
| 13 | Mohammad Amir | Pak | 609 | 19.98 | 6.83 | 700 v Aus at Edgbaston 2010 |
| 14 | David Willey | Eng | 607 | 24.67 | 8.44 | 615 v Ind at Cardiff 2018 |
| 15 | Trent Boult | NZ | 599 | 21.18 | 8.53 | 622 v Aus at Sydney 2018 |
| 16= | Chris Jordan | Eng | 598 | 28.71 | 8.82 | 628 v Ind at Nagpur 2017 |
| M. Rahman | Ban | 598 | 17.44 | 7.38 | 695 v SL at Colombo (RPS) 2017 | |
| 18 | Billy Stanlake | Aus | 570*! | 23.43 | 8.33 | 570 v Pak at Harare 2018 |
| 19 | Mark Watt | Sco | 568 | 26.36 | 7.53 | 573 v Pak at Edinburgh 2018 |
| 20= | Jasprit Bumrah | Ind | 566 | 19.93 | 6.79 | 764 v Eng at Bengaluru 2017 |
All-rounders (top five)
| Rank | Player | Team | Pts | Highest Rating |
| 1 | Glenn Maxwell | Aus | 366 | 396 v Eng at Melbourne 2018 |
| 2 | Mohammad Nabi | Afg | 313 | 323 v Ban at Dehradun 2018 |
| 3 | Shakib Al Hasan | Ban | 309 | 408 v Pak at Mirpur 2015 |
| 4 | JP Duminy | SA | 225 | 276 v Ban at Mirpur 2015 |
| 5 | Marlon Samuels | Win | 222 | 321 v SL at Mirpur 2014 |
* indicates provisional rating
! indicates best rating
