ICC T20i Rankings Before Asia Cup: The Asia Cup 2025 will be played in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The tournament will start from 9 September and its final match will be played on 28 September. Eight teams will participate in the Asia Cup, out of which seven countries have announced the team. UAE is only a team that has not yet announced the squad. This time the Asia Cup will be in T20 format. Before the start of this tournament, we know which number these teams are in the ICC T20 International rankings and who is at the forefront of the ICC T20I rankings.

Who is at the forefront of the ICC T20I rankings?

India dominates the ICC T20 International rankings. India is number one in T20 cricket not only in Asia, but in all countries of the world. Team India is at the top position with ICC T20 International Team Rankings 217 rating points. India won the T20 World Cup 2024 and told the world that Team India is the champion of this format. After this World Cup, Rohit Sharma announced his retirement, after which Suryakumar Yadav got the captaincy of the team.

ICC rankings of all teams of Asia Cup

• Among the Asia Cup teams, India is number one with 271 rating points in T20 rankings.
• Sri Lanka is at number 7 in the ICC T20 rankings with 232 rating points in the Asia Cup 2025 teams.
• Pakistan is at number 8 with 231 rating points in T20 rankings.
• Afghanistan ranks 9th with 223 rating points.
• Bangladesh is at number 10 in the ICC T20 team rackings with 221 rating points.
• The United Arab Emirates team ranks 15th in this list with 180 rating points.
• Oman is at number 20 in the ICC T20 rankings with 146 rating points.
• Hong Kong China is at number 24 with 128 rating points in the ICC T20 team rackings.

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For the first time in the Asia Cup, when 8 teams are presenting a claim for the trophy. Till now this tournament has been played in ODI and T20 formats, but a maximum of 6 teams had participated. There will be more teams, the level of competition will also be tremendous and due to the T20 format, there will be a rain of fours and sixes in the matches. Earlier on September 9, the first match of the tournament should be played, before that, take a look at the ranking of all the teams participating in the Asia Cup.

Team India is number-1 in T20

Team India is number-1 in the rankings of International T20 cricket. India’s rating is 271, which is five points ahead of Australia in second place, but Australia will not participate in the Asia Cup. The Indian team has played 31 T20 matches since 2024, in which it has lost only three times.

Ranking of Asia Cup teams

The Indian team is at the top, while Sri Lanka is second among the teams taking part in the Asia Cup, which is currently on number-7. Pakistan team is at eighth place, which has suffered seven defeats in 14 matches played in the year 2025. Afghanistan is present at the 9th and Bangladesh tenth position. Only these five teams are participating in the Asia Cup are full members of the ICC.

He is followed by the United Arab Emirates number, which is ranked 15th in the T20 rankings. The 20th place is near Oman and Hong Kong is currently at the 24th position. Let us tell you that the Asia Cup matches are to be played in the UAE itself.

• India – 1
• Sri Lanka – 7
• Pakistan – 8
• Afghanistan – 9
• Bangladesh – 10
• United Arab Emirates (UAE) – 15
• Oman – 20
• Hong Kong – 24

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