Archive · 20 Sep 2026
England Reclaim No. 1 T20I Ranking After Sri Lanka Sweep
England played Sri Lanka in a three-game T20 cricket series.
England won all three matches.
In the final match, England chased 125 runs in fewer than 10 overs.
This eight-wicket win helped England return to the top of the ICC rankings.
England and India both have 269 rating points.
England are narrowly ahead when the detailed decimal scores are used.
Harry Brook was named Player of the Series after scoring 170 runs.
India can try to take first place back when it plays Japan next week.
England defeated Sri Lanka by eight wickets in Manchester to complete a 3-0 T20I series sweep.
The result moved England back to No. 1 in the ICC T20I team rankings.
England and India both have 269 rating points, but England lead on decimal calculations.
Jos Buttler scored an unbeaten 62, while Harry Brook made 170 runs across the series.
Sri Lanka fell to ninth in the rankings with 220 points, while India can regain the top spot against Japan.
- Who
- England, led by Harry Brook, defeated Sri Lanka, led by Charith Asalanka; India was displaced from the top ranking.
- What
- England won the third T20I by eight wickets, completed a 3-0 series sweep, and reclaimed No. 1 in the ICC T20I rankings.
- When
- Saturday, September 19, 2026.
- Where
- Old Trafford in Manchester, England.
- Why
- The series sweep gave England enough ranking advantage to move ahead of India on decimal calculations despite both teams having 269 listed rating points.
- Series result
- England won the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka 3-0.
- Final-match result
- England chased Sri Lanka's target of 125 in 9.4 overs, winning by eight wickets.
- England ranking
- England returned to No. 1 in the ICC T20I team rankings with 269 rating points.
- India ranking
- India also has 269 rating points but trails England on decimal calculations.
- Player of the Series
- Harry Brook, after scoring 170 runs in the series.
- Top scorer in final
- Jos Buttler scored an unbeaten 62 from 32 balls.
- Sri Lanka ranking
- Sri Lanka is ninth in the ICC T20I rankings with 220 points.
- India's next opportunity
- India will play a one-off T20I against Japan next week.
