WTC Points Table: There has been a lot of change in the WTC points table due to England’s victory. England has created a major upset in the WTC points table by defeating New Zealand (Eng vs NZ) by eight wickets in the first Test match played in Christchurch. With this defeat, the path to the WTC Final has now become difficult for New Zealand.
Major reshuffle in WTC Points Table
The Kiwi team has faced defeat in the first test match played between England and New Zealand. In the first test match, England had a target of 104 runs to win. The team achieved this target easily with the unbeaten innings of England’s Jacob Bethall (50) and Joe Root (23). Harry Brook’s century (171) and Brydon Carse’s (10 wickets) excellent bowling played a big role in England’s victory. With this victory, England has also taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match Test series. Based on the lead of 151 runs in the first innings, the Kiwi team had set a target of 104 runs for England, which England achieved very easily. Braydon Coors, who took four wickets in the first innings and six wickets in the second innings, became the player of the match.
Due to this defeat by New Zealand, the path to the World Test Championship final has now become difficult for this team. New Zealand’s team is at fourth position in the points table, while Sri Lanka’s team is at fifth position. New Zealand now has to play only two matches in the World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle, both matches against England. Sri Lankan team still has three matches left. Talking about the World Test Championship points table, the Indian team remains on the top in this list, South Africa is at the second place and Australia is at the second and third place.
