World test championship ranking

Lovers of Test match cricket were treated with an absolute thriller of a game between India and Bangladesh at the Sher-E-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka. While the home team were outplayed comfortably in the end in the series opener, the second Test match was nothing like it at all. In fact, the hosts seem to be running away with the game at one stage before India somehow found a way to keep alive their unbeaten status against this opposition in the purest form of the game. Staring at defeat at 7 down 74, in pursuit of 145, in the fourth innings of a Test match where the ball was beginning to turn square, the Indian camp would definitely be nervous but thanks to Ravichandran Ashwin's unbeaten 42 and Shreyas Iyer's 29*, India wrapped up the game, winning by 3 wickets and clinching the series 2-0. It was Ashwin who was adjudged the Player of the Match for his all-round performance in the match, scalping 6 wickets before his match-winning contribution with the bat. In addition, Cheteshwar Pujara won the Player of the Series honour for contributing 222 runs in the 2 Tests. Here is a look at India's Updated Standings in the World Test Championship 2021-23 Table after India's Win over Bangladesh: W: Number of matches won Battle For Top Two Spots Set For An Exciting Finish What the latest standings suggest is that current table toppers Australia along with India and South Africa are in with a real chance of making it to the World Test Championship final this year. If Aus...

WTC points table update: Australia nears final after series win v South Africa; India, Sri Lanka qualification scenarios WTC points table latest update: Australia’s 2-0 series win over South Africa helped it remain in command of a spot in the World Test Championship final on Sunday. Published : Jan 08, 2023 12:20 IST World Test Championship points table: India nears final spot, Australia drops PCT with Delhi loss; qualification scenarios Australia moved closer to the ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 final spot after securing a With 10 wins, a loss and four draws so far, Australia extended its points tally to 136 with a points percentage (PCT) of 75.55. South Africa, which was in second place before the start of the series, slipped to the fourth position with a PCT of 48.71 after 13 games. India (58.93) and Sri Lanka (53.93) are in the second and third positions respectively with all four teams remaining in the mathematical contention for the last two spots. While India and Australia square off in their last set off matches during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy next month, South Africa will host West Indies in a two-match series in late February. Sri Lanka will host New Zealand in the last series of the WTC 2021-23 cycle in March. Here’s a look at the updated WTC final qualification scenarios for Australia, India, South Africa and Sri Lanka: AUSTRALIA Had Australia managed to blank South Africa 3-0 with a win in the Sydney Test, it would have put itself in such a commanding ...

India lost their second consecutive World Test Championship final as Australia romped to victory by 209 runs. Australia earned the World Test Championship after bowling out India for 234 and winning the final by 209 runs at The Oval on Sunday. Despite a world-record target of 444, India started the fifth and last morning with hope at 164-3 and linchpin Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane in the middle. But Kohli was gone after half an hour and Rahane's demise started a collapse of the last five India wickets in the half-hour to scheduled lunch. Scott Boland, playing instead of the injured Josh Hazlewood, started Australia celebrations with a two-wicket over including Kohli, and Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon also took two each for the first-time world test champion. Who Hazlewood will replace in the Ashes is a good dilemma for Australia. “At times we weren't our slickest but for the most part we were in control,” Australia captain Pat Cummins said. "Boland was fantastic, he's now my favourite player. Everyone just did their role really well. “(The title is) huge for this (test) format, you can ask anyone in the dressing room this is our favourite format. We grew up watching it and it's the format you get the most satisfaction (from) when you win.” The Australian team celebrate as captain Pat Cummins holds the mace during the victory ceremony for the ICC World Test Championship Final at The Oval cricket ground in London. India beat Australia 2-1 in their last four test series, t...

Scoring 163 across the first two days of the World Test Championship Final against India at The Oval, Head jumped three places, joining Marnus Labuschagne (1st) and Steve Smith (2nd) in the top three with a rating of 884. Usman Khawaja (9th, 777 rating points) makes it four Australians in the top 10. The last time three batters from the same side occupied the top three positions in the Test rankings was in December 1984 when Gordon Greenidge (810), Clive Lloyd (787), and Larry Gomes (773) from West Indies formed the top trio. The highlights of Travis Head's brilliant century on day one of the ICC World Test Championship 2023 Final between Australia and India Head batted alongside Smith in the rear-guard action, putting on a partnership of 285 to move the Australians in front early on day two. It proved to be the difference between India and Australia, with Rohit Sharma's men unable to catch up in the game with a reply of runs. Alex Carey's exploits (48 and 66*) were also rewarded with a jump of 11 spots, moving to 36th with 592 ranking points. Rohit Sharma (729) and Virat Kohli (700) sit in 12th and 13th respectively after the match. On the bowling side the most newsworthy move came from Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon, moving up two places in a tie for sixth with England quick Ollie Robinson (777). Lyon was given little opportunity to bowl in the first innings final after his quick-bowling teammates seized control, though claimed one wicket to help his side to a health...