Sports News | Team India Becomes No.1 Ranked Side in T20Is
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. After winning the third and final T20I against West Indies, Team India became the number one ranked side in the shortest format of the game.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 21 (ANI): After winning the third and final T20I against West Indies, Team India became the number one ranked side in the shortest format of the game.
The triumph helped India overtake England at the top of the T20 team rankings, with Rohit Sharma's side now matching the top rating of 269.
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While England and India both have the same rating (269), India has a total of 10,484 points, 10 more than England's 10,474.
Pakistan (rating of 266), New Zealand (255) and South Africa (253) round out the top five countries, while Australia (249) remain in sixth after their 4-1 series victory over Sri Lanka.
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With the 17-run win in the third T20I, India won the three-match T20I series 3-0. Earlier, the Men in Blue had defeated West Indies 3-0 in the ODI series as well. India will next lock horns against Sri Lanka in a three-match T20I series, beginning Thursday.
Suryakumar Yadav's 65-run knock was backed up by a spirited bowling performance as India defeated West Indies by runs in the third and final T20I here at the Eden Gardens on Sunday. Harshal Patel returned with three wickets while Venkatesh Iyer also got two wickets.
Earlier, Suryakumar Yadav (65) and Venkatesh Iyer (35*) starred with the bat as India posted 184/5 in the allotted twenty overs. In the last five overs, the hosts managed to add 86 more runs to the total, taking the score past the 180-run mark. Iyer and Suryakumar Yadav formed a 91-run partnership for the fifth wicket. (ANI)
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