India become No. 1 in T20Is after clean sweep over Australia

Team India on Sunday became the number one side in the world in Twenty20 Internationals after winning T20I series against Australia a 3-0. India won the final match by 7 wickets at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).

With this win, India rose from number 8 to top of the ICC T20I Rankings. Australia were pushed to number 8 above Afghanistan and Scotland.

Chasing 198 to win, India won on the final ball of the match with Suresh Raina hit a boundary off the last delivery when 2 runs were needed. India had won the previous two games in Adelaide and Melbourne.

India have 120 rating points, two more than the Caribbean unit. Sri Lanka also have 118 rating points like the West Indies but they are third in the charts.

India have hit top form in the T20 format ahead of the World T20 to be held at home in March-April. They had famously won the inaugural World T20 in South Africa in 2007.

ICC T20I Rankings

1. India (120 Rating Points) 2. West Indies (118) 3. Sri Lanka (118) 4. England (117) 5. New Zealand (116) 6. South Africa (115) 7. Pakistan (113) 8. Australia (110) 9. Afghanistan (80) 10. Scotland (66)

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