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2026
Men’s ODI Team Rankings
★ Full ICC Top 20 — Updated after every ODI ★
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India is the No. 1-ranked men’s ODI side in the ICC team rankings, with a rating of 116 from 33 matches and 3,841 total points — ahead of New Zealand (109) in 2nd and Australia (102) in 3rd. The gap at the very top is wider here than in the shorter formats, with India well clear on rating points.

ODI team rankings rate every side by points earned per match played, not total wins — so a team that plays fewer matches against strong opposition can rank above one that plays more matches overall. Below is the current top 20, refreshed after every completed ODI in the ICC’s rolling ratings model.

Full List: Top 20 ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings (2026)

The table below shows each team’s matches played, total ratings points, and the resulting rating — points divided by matches — which is the actual figure used to rank teams. See the methodology note below the table.

ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings, 2026 — position, team, matches, points and rating
RankTeamMatchesPointsRating
1IndiaIndia333,841116
2New ZealandNew Zealand353,809109
3AustraliaAustralia292,965102
4South AfricaSouth Africa282,855102
5PakistanPakistan323,215100
6Sri LankaSri Lanka363,47096
7EnglandEngland312,89893
8AfghanistanAfghanistan282,56592
9BangladeshBangladesh393,25183
10West IndiesWest Indies342,62477
11ZimbabweZimbabwe1594163
12IrelandIreland1681551
13ScotlandScotland281,26045
14NetherlandsNetherlands301,30944
15United States Of AmericaUnited States Of America261,03540
16OmanOman2271633
17NamibiaNamibia2062331
18NepalNepal3179025
19United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates2541317
20CanadaCanada221949

Source: ICC Official ODI Team Rankings · Data current as of publish date shown above

⚠️ Rankings shift after every completed ODI — reconfirm exact figures against the live ICC rankings table before publishing.

How the ICC Team Rating Works

A team’s rating is its total ratings points divided by the number of matches counted in the current window — not simply wins minus losses. Every completed ODI adds points to both teams based on the result and each side’s rating at the time of the match, so beating a higher-rated opponent earns more than beating a weaker one. Older results are gradually weighted down and eventually drop out of the calculation entirely, which is why a team’s rating can shift even without playing a new match. Because ratings are shown as rounded whole numbers, two teams can display an identical rating — as Australia and South Africa do here — while still being ranked in a strict order based on the unrounded figure underneath.

Why matches played varies so much between teams: the “Matches” column only counts games within the ICC’s current rating window, not a team’s entire ODI history — so a side with a packed recent bilateral schedule (like Bangladesh’s 39) will naturally show more than one with a lighter one (like Zimbabwe’s 15), independent of how good either team currently is.

Notable Movements Since the Last Update

The ODI team table is unusually settled at the moment — every side in the top 20 holds the same position it did before the last completed round of matches, with no rank changes recorded. India continues to lead comfortably ahead of New Zealand, while Australia and South Africa share an identical displayed rating of 102 at Nos. 3 and 4, separated only by the underlying unrounded figure.

FAQs: Men’s ODI Team Rankings

Q. Which is the No. 1 ranked men’s ODI team right now?

India is currently ranked No. 1 in the ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings, with a rating of 116 from 33 matches.

Q. How often does the ICC update the ODI team rankings?

Team ratings are recalculated after every completed ODI, so the table can change during and after any bilateral series or tournament.

Q. How is the ICC ODI team rating calculated?

A team’s rating is its total ratings points divided by matches played within the current rating window, with points earned per match weighted by the strength of the opponent faced.

Q. Why do Australia and South Africa show the same rating but different ranks?

The displayed rating is rounded to a whole number. Both teams round to 102, but Australia’s underlying, unrounded points-per-match figure is marginally higher, which is why it ranks third.

Page last verified and updated: September 5, 2026 · Next scheduled review: after the next completed ODI series
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