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Tuesday, June 05, 2012

Pakistan maintain fifth spot in ICC T20 ranking after drawn series

DUBAI : Pakistan finished fifth in the ICC ranking for Twenty20 cricket after leveling the 2-match series with Sri Lanka on Sunday.

Former T20 champion Pakistan slipped to Number 6 behind India after losing to Sri Lanka in the first Twenty20 international on Friday. However, win in the second T20 brought it back to the fifth position.

T20 Champions England remains on top of the table with 129 points followed by South Africa, which has 122 points. Sri Lanka is at Number 3 with 115 points while New Zealand holds the fourth position

Pakistan is at Number 5 with 108 rating points ahead of India, Ireland and West Indies.