West Indies, winners of the 2012 and 2016 editions of the tournament, are ahead of New Zealand and South Africa after their 3-0 win over South Africa, who have slipped to seventh place in the India-led list.

India, winners of the inaugural edition in 2007, is on 264 rating points, 202 champions Australia are second with 257 points, defending champions England are third with 254 points and West Indies are two points behind them on 252. New Zealand is on 250 while Pakistan are on 244 points and Pakistan are slightly ahead on the decimal points, the ICC said in a release on Wednesday.

The West Indies players have benefited from their stellar performances in the home series shortly before the start of the tournament against Papua New Guinea in Guyana on June 2.

Opener Brandon King is up five places to eighth after topping the series with 159 runs and Johnson Charles, who was named player of the match in the third T20I with 69 off 2 balls, is up 17 places to 20th.

Kyle Mayers is another batsman to move up, moving up 12 places to 31st with a total of 102 runs, while left-arm spinner Gudakesh Moti has jumped 84 places to 27th after taking eight wickets in the series. Have reached the location.