It is the first time Australia have occupied top spot on the T20 rankings, introduced by the ICC in 2011, and ends Pakistan’s 27-month reign at No 1.Īustralia briefly occupied No 1 spot on the ICC’s Test charts in 2014 then 2016, but had slipped to No 5 in the aftermath of the Cape Town cheating scandal and subsequent suspensions for Steve Smith and David Warner. The T20 ascension comes after four consecutive series wins in the shortest format, ensuring the T20 World Cup hosts will likely be favourites should that tournament start in Australia on 18 October as planned.
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