New Zealand remains India’s closest challenger, holding second place with 4,956 points from 44 matches and a rating of 113. Australia follows in third, earning 4,134 points across 38 matches to post a rating of 109, reflecting their sustained competitiveness despite fluctuating performances. Pakistan has slipped slightly yet remains in the top four with 4,294 points from 41 matches and a rating of 105, while Sri Lanka rounds out the top five with 4,392 points and a rating of 100 from their 44-match run.
South Africa stays within striking distance in sixth place, registering 4,022 points and a rating of 98 from 41 outings. Afghanistan continues to break new ground at the global level, standing seventh with 2,657 points and a rating of 95 after 28 matches—an indication of their growing confidence in international cricket. England, once a dominant ODI force, now sits eighth with 3,432 points from 40 games and a rating of 86, reflecting a period of rebuilding.
The West Indies follow in ninth position with 3,173 points and a rating of 77 from 41 matches, while Bangladesh completes the top ten with 2,882 points and a rating of 76 from 38 games. Zimbabwe stands at eleventh with 1,291 points (rating 54), with Ireland just behind at twelfth place on 938 points (rating 52). Associate teams continue to show competitive strides as Scotland ranks thirteenth with 1,522 points at a rating of 46, the USA sits fourteenth at 1,668 points with a 44 rating, and the Netherlands follows at fifteenth with 1,425 points at a rating of 40.
Further down the table, Oman holds sixteenth position with 886 points and a rating of 35, while Nepal stands seventeenth with 959 points at a rating of 27 from their 36 matches. Namibia remains in eighteenth place with 707 points and a 21 rating, and Canada occupies nineteenth at 357 points for a rating of 16. The UAE rounds out the top twenty with 396 points from 36 games and a rating of 11.
The latest rankings underline a dynamic phase in international cricket, where established giants aim to retain supremacy while emerging teams steadily close the competitive gap. With the next cycle of global fixtures approaching, these standings set the stage for high-stakes contests that could reshape ODI cricket’s competitive landscape.
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