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Afghanistan have overtaken England in the latest T20 international rankings after winning the tri-nation series in the United Arab Emirates, while Sri Lanka have also moved ahead of England following their victory over the English side in Pakistan.Afghanistan climbed one place to seventh, pushing England down from sixth to eighth. Sri Lanka moved up one position to sixth.
Afghanistan secured the improvement by beating Zimbabwe by seven wickets in Friday’s final in Sharjah to lift the tri-series trophy, which also featured Bangladesh.
England, meanwhile, lost to hosts Pakistan before suffering another defeat against Sri Lanka in the other tri-nation series. Despite scoring 429 runs in Rawalpindi on Thursday, England could not prevent Sri Lanka from securing victory by 42 runs.
The latest rankings show a tight contest among the three teams. Sri Lanka are sixth with 95 rating points, Afghanistan seventh with 94 and England eighth with 93.
Zimbabwe have also benefited from their performances in the UAE series, gaining two rating points to reach 63 and move to 11th in the rankings.
Bangladesh, however, failed to make progress after losing both of their matches in the tri-nation tournament. The defeats cost them two rating points, leaving them with 81, although they remain ninth in the rankings.
There has been no change among the top five teams. India lead the standings with 115 rating points, followed by New Zealand with 109. South Africa are third with 104, Pakistan fourth with 103 and Australia fifth with 102.