New Zealand's pre-World Cup form and their unbeaten start to the tournament has catapulted them up to fifth in the one-day international world rankings.
The Black Caps leapfrog England and sit within one ranking point of fourth-placed Sri Lanka in the monthly rankings released on Monday.
Australia still lead from India and South Africa.
New Zealand have won their first four World Cup pool games, extending their ODI record to 12 wins from their last 14 completed games.
South African skipper AB de Villiers continues to lead the batting list, from compatriot Hashim Amla and World Cup-leading run-scorer Kumar Sangakkara.
The tournament's top wicket-taker is Black Cap Tim Southee, whose 13 scalps helped propel him 10 places to 12th among the bowlers.
The two leading bowlers are both offspinners and aren't at the World Cup.
Pakistan's Saeed Ajmal and West Indian Sunil Narine both missed selection because of clouds over their bowling actions.
TEAM RANKINGS
1 Australia (120 rating), 2 India (116), 3 South Africa (113), 4 Sri Lanka (108), 5 New Zealand (107), 6 England (102), 7 Pakistan (94), 8 West Indies (93), 9 Bangladesh (75), 10 Zimbabwe (52), 11 Ireland (42), 12 Afghanistan (40)
BATTING RANKINGS
1 AB de Villiers (South Africa, 898), 2 Hashim Amla (South Africa, 849), 3 Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka, 849), 4 Virat Kohli (India, 847), 5 Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka, 798), 6 Kane Williamson (New Zealand, 789).
BOWLING RANKINGS
1 Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan, 733), 2 Sunil Narine (West Indies, 719), 3 Dale Steyn (South Africa, 708), 4 Imran Tahir (South Africa, 703), 5 Mitchell Starc (Australia, 687), 6 Mitchell Johnson (667).
