As of 10 Dec 2023, India leads the global T20i team rankings with a remarkable rating of 265 in 61 matches, accumulating a total of 16137 points. Following closely behind is England, securing the second spot in the worldwide men's rankings with a rating of 259 in 43 matches, totaling 11133 points. In the third position for men's ICC team ranking is New Zealand, with a total of 255 points and a rating of 13534 in 53 Matches.
| Pos | Team | Code | Matches | Points | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | IND | 61 | 16137 | 265 |
| 2 | England | ENG | 43 | 11133 | 259 |
| 3 | New Zealand | NZ | 53 | 13534 | 255 |
| 4 | Australia | AUS | 34 | 8584 | 252 |
| 5 | Pakistan | PAK | 53 | 13325 | 251 |
| 6 | South Africa | SA | 35 | 8679 | 248 |
| 7 | West Indies | WI | 39 | 9463 | 243 |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | SL | 38 | 8940 | 235 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | BAN | 44 | 9943 | 226 |
| 10 | Afghanistan | AFG | 31 | 6852 | 221 |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | ZIM | 41 | 7990 | 195 |
| 12 | Namibia | NAM | 22 | 4261 | 194 |
| 13 | Ireland | IRE | 44 | 8487 | 193 |
| 14 | Scotland | SCO | 18 | 3412 | 190 |
| 15 | Nepal | NEP | 24 | 4377 | 182 |
| 16 | Netherlands | NED | 19 | 3445 | 181 |
| 17 | UAE | UAE | 33 | 5721 | 173 |
| 18 | Oman | OMA | 21 | 3054 | 145 |
| 19 | Papua New Guinea | PNG | 22 | 3173 | 144 |
| 20 | Canada | CAN | 18 | 2528 | 140 |
| 21 | Hong Kong | HK | 27 | 3617 | 134 |
| 22 | United States | USA | 9 | 1183 | 131 |
| 23 | Uganda | UGA | 54 | 7043 | 130 |
| 24 | Jersey | JSY | 19 | 2427 | 128 |
| 25 | Malaysia | MAS | 40 | 4997 | 125 |
| 26 | Kuwait | KUW | 27 | 3198 | 118 |
| 27 | Bahrain | BRN | 34 | 3805 | 112 |
| 28 | Qatar | QAT | 18 | 1964 | 109 |
| 29 | Bermuda | BRM | 14 | 1494 | 107 |
| 30 | Kenya | KEN | 30 | 3137 | 105 |
| 31 | Italy | ITA | 17 | 1712 | 101 |
| 32 | Tanzania | TAN | 43 | 4286 | 100 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | SDA | 20 | 1992 | 100 |
| 34 | Spain | ESP | 18 | 1649 | 92 |
| 35 | Germany | GER | 33 | 3022 | 92 |
| 36 | Singapore | SIN | 27 | 2140 | 79 |
| 37 | Guernsey | GSY | 16 | 1212 | 76 |
| 38 | Nigeria | NGR | 25 | 1860 | 74 |
| 39 | Portugal | POR | 16 | 1167 | 73 |
| 40 | Cayman Islands | CAY | 11 | 790 | 72 |
| 41 | Denmark | DEN | 23 | 1622 | 71 |
| 42 | Belgium | BEL | 18 | 1237 | 69 |
| 43 | Isle of Man | IOM | 15 | 949 | 63 |
| 44 | Austria | AUT | 29 | 1682 | 58 |
| 45 | Norway | NOR | 15 | 852 | 57 |
| 46 | Vanuatu | VAN | 15 | 846 | 56 |
| 47 | Botswana | BOT | 24 | 1300 | 54 |
| 48 | Finland | FIN | 18 | 953 | 53 |
| 49 | Switzerland | CHE | 16 | 835 | 52 |
| 50 | Japan | JPN | 15 | 768 | 51 |
| 51 | Malawi | MAW | 14 | 682 | 49 |
| 52 | Czech Republic | CZE | 24 | 1101 | 46 |
| 53 | France | FRA | 16 | 730 | 46 |
| 54 | Sweden | SWE | 18 | 759 | 42 |
| 55 | Romania | ROM | 28 | 1149 | 41 |
| 56 | Cook Islands | COK | 6 | 245 | 41 |
| 57 | Argentina | ARG | 11 | 424 | 39 |
| 58 | Indonesia | INA | 10 | 372 | 37 |
| 59 | Mozambique | MOZ | 21 | 759 | 36 |
| 60 | Malta | MLT | 44 | 1535 | 35 |
| 61 | Ghana | GHA | 26 | 830 | 32 |
| 62 | Rwanda | RWA | 60 | 1903 | 32 |
| 63 | Fiji | FIJ | 10 | 304 | 30 |
| 64 | Bhutan | BHU | 11 | 325 | 30 |
| 65 | Luxembourg | LUX | 30 | 845 | 28 |
| 66 | Cyprus | CYP | 8 | 206 | 26 |
| 67 | Philippines | PHI | 11 | 281 | 26 |
| 68 | Sierra Leone | SRL | 22 | 545 | 25 |
| 69 | Bahamas | BAH | 10 | 241 | 24 |
| 70 | Belize | BIZ | 3 | 66 | 22 |
| 71 | Hungary | HUN | 19 | 367 | 19 |
| 72 | Panama | PAN | 11 | 206 | 19 |
| 73 | Thailand | THA | 14 | 205 | 15 |
| 74 | Serbia | SER | 19 | 268 | 14 |
| 75 | Gibraltar | GIB | 30 | 385 | 13 |
| 76 | Bulgaria | BUL | 30 | 289 | 10 |
| 77 | Lesotho | LES | 9 | 82 | 9 |
| 78 | Gambia | GAM | 7 | 50 | 7 |
| 79 | Estonia | EST | 11 | 60 | 5 |
| 80 | Turkey | TUR | 7 | 26 | 4 |
| 81 | Maldives | MDV | 16 | 44 | 3 |
| 82 | Croatia | CRO | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | Greece | GRE | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | Samoa | SAM | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Seychelles | SEY | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Eswatini | SWA | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | Cameroon | CMR | 11 | 0 | 0 |
The ICC provides ratings for the end of each month back to June 2003. The teams that have successively held the highest rating since that date, by whole month periods. Since the ICC officially began ranking teams in 2003, Australia had dominated the rankings table. However, from 2009, several teams (Australia, South Africa, India, England and Pakistan) have competed for the top positions.
| Team | Cumulative Months | Start | End | Total Months | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 289 days | 24 October 2011 | 7 August 2012 | 289 days | 140 |
| South Africa | 35 days | 08-Aug-12 | 11-Sep-12 | 35 days | 137 |
| England | 299 days | 12-Sep-12 | 21-Sep-12 | 10 days | 130 |
| South Africa | 42 days | 22-Sep-12 | 28-Sep-12 | 7 days | 134 |
| Sri Lanka | 545 days | 29-Sep-12 | 27-Mar-14 | 545 days | 134 |
| India | 6 days | 28-Mar-14 | 02-Apr-14 | 6 days | 130 |
| Sri Lanka | 546 days | 03-Apr-14 | 03-Apr-14 | 1 day | 131 |
| India | 8 days | 04-Apr-14 | 05-Apr-14 | 2 days | 132 |
| Sri Lanka | 571 days | 06-Apr-14 | 30-Apr-14 | 25 days | 133 |
| India | 137 days | 01-May-14 | 06-Sep-14 | 129 days | 131 |
| Sri Lanka | 1061 days | 07-Sep-14 | 09-Jan-16 | 490 days | 135 |
| West Indies | 21 days | 10-Jan-16 | 30-Jan-16 | 21 days | 118 |
| India | 146 days | 31-Jan-16 | 08-Feb-16 | 9 days | 120 |
| Sri Lanka | 1064 days | 09-Feb-16 | 11-Feb-16 | 3 days | 121 |
| India | 228 days | 12-Feb-16 | 03-May-16 | 82 days | 127 |
| New Zealand | 546 days | 04-May-16 | 31-Oct-17 | 546 days | 132 |
| Pakistan | 3 days | 01-Nov-17 | 03-Nov-17 | 3 days | 124 |
| New Zealand | 549 days | 04-Nov-17 | 06-Nov-17 | 3 days | 124 |
| Pakistan | 60 days | 07-Nov-17 | 02-Jan-18 | 57 days | 124 |
| New Zealand | 574 days | 03-Jan-18 | 27-Jan-18 | 25 days | 128 |
| Pakistan | 884 days | 28-Jan-18 | 30-Apr-20 | 824 days | 286 |
| Australia | 128 days | 01-May-20 | 05-Sep-20 | 128 days | 278 |
| England | 301 days | 06-Sep-20 | 07-Sep-20 | 2 days | 273 |
| Australia | 212 days | 08-Sep-20 | 30-Nov-20 | 84 days | 275 |
| England | - | 01-Dec-20 | Present | - | 278 |