Pakistan still top T20 rankings

● Australian cricket chiefs have clarified that Pakistan still top the Twenty20 world rankings, despite Australia’s victory in the T20 tri-series also featuring New Zealand and England.

Cricket Australia said this week Australia would take the No 1 spot if they were unbeaten in the tri-series, a feat they achieved with a 19-run win over New Zealand in Auckland on Wednesday.

But in a statement later in the week, it said a “clerical error” by the International Cricket Council meant the calculation was wrong and Pakistan retain the top ranking.

When ratings points were rounded off, it said, Australia were second on 125.65, 0.19 points behind Pakistan on 125.84.

It means Australia have still not been rated the top T20 side since the shortest form of the game began in 2011. —