WTC Ranking: New Zealand’s easy win leads to first place in updated team rankings of the World Test Championship: ICC World Test Championship Winners New Zealand boosted their chances of reaching next year’s final by climbing to the top of the standings with a comprehensive 281-run win over South Africa on Wednesday.
The Kiwis dominated the top of the table competition to clinch victory late on day four and in the process overtake second edition finalists in Australia and India, and now top the current standings with a points percentage of 66.66 percent.
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New Zealand have played only three Tests during this current World Test Championship cycle, including a 1-1 series draw in Bangladesh late last year as well as a win over the Proteas in the first Test on home soil to crown the 2021 champions. It has been confirmed. On the standings.
World Test Championship Updated Team Rankings
Following the result at Bay Oval, last year’s champions Australia dropped to second, India dropped to third and South Africa dropped to seventh and below Bangladesh to fourth, Pakistan to fifth and West Indies to sixth.
| NO. | TEAM | PLAYED | WON | LOST | DRAW | POINT DEDUCTIONS | POINTS | POINT PERCENTAGE |
| 1 | NEW ZEALAND | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 66.66 |
| 2 | AUSTRALIA | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 66 | 55.00 |
| 3 | INDIA | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 52.77 |
| 4 | BANGLADESH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 50.00 |
| 5 | PAKISTAN | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 36.66 |
| 6 | WEST INDIES | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 33.33 |
| 7 | SOUTH AFRICA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 33.33 |
| 8 | ENGLAND | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 21 | 25.00 |
| 9 | SRI LANKA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00.00 |
A brilliant batting performance from Rachin Ravindra, Captain Kane Williamson
A brilliant double century from Rachin Ravindra and two centuries from Kane Williamson helped New Zealand dominate the match with the bat, while fast bowler Kyle Jamieson and spinner Mitchell Santner took six wickets apiece in the match against a disappointing South Africa team.
New Zealand’s rising batting sensation Rachin Ravindra stunned after sharing a 219-run partnership with his ‘idol’ Kane Williamson on the first day of the first Test against South Africa at the Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui on Sunday, February 4. Ravindra called it a ‘pinch-me’ moment and felt that life had come full circle for him.
Rachin was only 10 years old when Williamson made his Test debut and he grew up idolizing the former New Zealand captain.
After losing New Zealand’s openers, Tom Latham and Devon Conway early, Williamson and Rachin batted aggressively.
During their mammoth partnership, Williamson scored his record 30th Test century and Ravindra scored his maiden century in his fourth Test match. New Zealand ended the first day with 256 runs for the loss of 2 wickets.
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