England, the reigning world Twenty20 champions, topped the inaugural rankings for the shortest format of the game when they were unveiled in Dubai on Monday.
England, who won the third staging of the World Twenty20 under Paul Collingwood in the West Indies last year, have a rating of 127 points and lead second-placed Sri Lanka by just one point.
England are already world No 1 in the Test arena, while Australia top the one-day international rankings.
David Richardson, the International Cricket Council (ICC) general manager, said a true context will be provided to the new and popular brand of the game through the rankings.
"The launch of T20 rankings will generate even more interest in the shortest format and will help to give more context to bilateral T20 matches," Richardson, a former South African wicketkeeper, said at the launch ceremony.
"[The rankings] will help us draw the seedings for the next World Twenty20 Cup to be held in Sri Lanka next year," Richardson said.
England's Eoin Morgan heads the Twenty20 player rankings for batting, while Ajantha Mendis of Sri Lanka is the top bowler and Australia's Shane Watson is the best T20 all-rounder.
Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene, fourth in the batting rankings, said at the launch: "I think rankings are important and will add to the competition. Twenty20 cricket is a positive influence on the other formats of the game."
Elsewhere, Elias Sunny took four wickets on his debut to boost Bangladesh hopes of a first innings lead in the opening Test against the West Indies on Monday.
Sunny took four for 56 as the West Indies reached 144 for five on the penultimate day in reply to Bangladesh's 350 for nine declared.
Sunny, 25, did not have to wait long for his first Test wicket as he trapped Kirk Edwards leg-before in his third over before dismissing Darren Bravo (two), Kraigg Brathwaite and Shivnarine Chanderpaul in the last session.
"Getting Chanderpaul's wicket was really great," the left-arm spinner said. "But I'm not satisfied with my bowling as I gave away too many runs."
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- October 2023: Another 31 volumes released
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v Tunisia, Group Stage (Kane, via Harry Maguire header, from Kieran Trippier corner)
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One Free-Kick
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Ruwais timeline
1971 Abu Dhabi National Oil Company established
1980 Ruwais Housing Complex built, located 10 kilometres away from industrial plants
1982 120,000 bpd capacity Ruwais refinery complex officially inaugurated by the founder of the UAE Sheikh Zayed
1984 Second phase of Ruwais Housing Complex built. Today the 7,000-unit complex houses some 24,000 people.
1985 The refinery is expanded with the commissioning of a 27,000 b/d hydro cracker complex
2009 Plans announced to build $1.2 billion fertilizer plant in Ruwais, producing urea
2010 Adnoc awards $10bn contracts for expansion of Ruwais refinery, to double capacity from 415,000 bpd
2014 Ruwais 261-outlet shopping mall opens
2014 Production starts at newly expanded Ruwais refinery, providing jet fuel and diesel and allowing the UAE to be self-sufficient for petrol supplies
2014 Etihad Rail begins transportation of sulphur from Shah and Habshan to Ruwais for export
2017 Aldar Academies to operate Adnoc’s schools including in Ruwais from September. Eight schools operate in total within the housing complex.
2018 Adnoc announces plans to invest $3.1 billion on upgrading its Ruwais refinery
2018 NMC Healthcare selected to manage operations of Ruwais Hospital
2018 Adnoc announces new downstream strategy at event in Abu Dhabi on May 13
Source: The National