DUBAI – Australian cricket chiefs have clarified that Pakistan still topthe Twenty20 world rankings, despite Australia s victory in the T20tri-series also featuring New Zealand and England.

Cricket Australia said this week that Australia would take the number onespot if they were unbeaten in the tri-series, a feat they achieved with a19-run win over New Zealand in Auckland on Wednesday.

But in a statement late Thursday, it said a “clerical error” by theInternational Cricket Council meant the calculation was wrong and Pakistanretain the number one ranking.

When ratings points were rounded off, it said, Australia were second on125.65, 0.19 points behind Pakistan on 125.84.

It means Australia have still not been rated the number one T20 side in theworld since the shortest form of the game began in 2011.

Australia are currently ranked third in Tests and fifth in one-dayers. -APP/AFP