Dubai, Feb. 21 (TNS): The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday issued a clarification that Pakistan would hold on to the No1 ranking in T20I cricket despite Australia capturing the Trans-Tasman T20I tri-series.
The ICC had earlier said that the Aussies would overtake Pakistan if they went undefeated in the tri-series, a feat which David Warner’s men achieved on Wednesday with a 19-run victory over New Zealand in the finals via the Duckworth-Lewis system.
In its statement, the global cricket governing body has clarified that their initial calculation was a clerical error and it is indeed Sarfraz Ahmed’s men who will retain the top spot courtesy when decimal points were taken into account.
The ICC statement said that upon rounding-off the points, Australia have 125.65 points compared to Pakistan’s 125.84.
The Aussies had in fact started the T20I series in a lowly seventh position and their rapid rise over the course of the tournament shows how fine the margins are in the shortest format of the international game.
