WTC Updated Points Table: India suffered a huge loss after losing to NZ, the path to the final became difficult
New Zealand defeated India by 113 runs in the Pune test match. IND vs NZ (Photo Source: In the second test against New Zealand, the Indian team had to face a crushing defeat by 113 runs. With this defeat, the Indian team also lost the series. This is the second consecutive defeat of the Indian team against New Zealand. With this the problems of the Indian team have increased. With India’s defeat, a big upheaval has also been seen in the World Test Championship (WTC) points table. In fact, before the New Zealand series, it seemed that the Indian team would easily make it to the finals of the upcoming World Test Championship. But after two consecutive defeats in the last two Test matches, the Indian team’s hopes of playing the final of WTC 2023-25 may face a setback. The third test of the series between India and New Zealand will be played at Wankhede Stadium. Team India will have to win this test at any cost. India suffered a huge loss in the WTC Points Table after losing the Pune Test match. After the Test series against New Zealand, the Indian team will go to Australia next month. During this period, 5 test matches will be played under Border Gavaskar Trophy. This series is going to be very important for the Indian team in terms of WTC. Meanwhile, let us tell you about the changes that have happened in the WTC points table after the Pune Test match. Even after two consecutive defeats against New Zealand, the Indian team is on top in the WTC points table. The Indian team has played 13 matches so far in the current cycle. During this period, the team has won 8 and lost 4. 1 match has also been a draw. Team India has 98 points. Team India currently has 62.82 percent marks in its account. At the same time, New Zealand has got the advantage of winning the series. The Kiwi team has jumped one place in the points table. Earlier the team was at 5th place in the WTC points table, now it has reached 4th. The Kiwi team has played 10 matches so far and won 5. Ben Stokes’s England are almost out of the WTC final race. They remain at sixth position with a winning percentage of 40.790. They have lost nine of the 19 Tests they have played during the current cycle. Even if they win the Test series against New Zealand, they will not be able to make it to the final. Pakistan, who were ranked eighth, moved up to seventh after their fourth win in 10 Tests. His winning percentage is 33.330.
Sri Lanka won the first Test match by 63 runs; see the updated WTC points table after SL vs NZ Test match
New Zealand have slipped to fourth place in the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 points table after losing the series opener by 63 runs. SL vs NZ 1st Test Dream11 (Source The first test match of the two-match test series between Sri Lanka and New Zealand has ended, which Sri Lanka won by 63 runs and has taken a 1-0 lead in the series. Chasing the target of 275 runs, New Zealand collapsed at 211 runs. SL vs NZ 1st Test Scorecard: Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 1st Test, Scorecard Sri Lanka first innings Sri Lanka, who came to bat after winning the toss, were all out for 305 runs in 91.5 overs. Kamindu Mendis and Kusal Mendis batted brilliantly. While Kusal Mendis scored 50 runs in 68 balls, Kamindu Mendis scored a century of 114 runs in 173 balls. For New Zealand, William O’Rourke took the maximum of 5 wickets, followed by Ajaz Patel and Glenn Phillips taking 2-2 wickets and Tim Southee taking 1 wicket. New Zealand first innings New Zealand’s team was all out for 340 runs in 90.5 overs. Tom Latham scored 70 runs, Kane Williamson scored 55 runs, Daryl Mitchell scored 57 and Glenn Phillips scored an unbeaten 49 runs for the team. On the other hand, Prabhat Jayasuriya took 4 wickets, R Mendis took 3 and Dhananjay de Silva took 2 wickets for Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka’s second innings In the second innings, the Sri Lankan team was all out after scoring 309 runs in 94.2 overs. Dimuth Karunaratne made a significant contribution to the team by scoring 83 runs, Dinesh Chandimal 61 and Angelo Mathews 50 runs. For New Zealand, William O’Rourke took 3 wickets and Ajaz Patel took the maximum of 6 wickets. New Zealand’s second innings New Zealand could not do much in the second innings. Rachin Ravindra played an innings of 92 runs and no other batsman was able to score even 40 runs. Prabhat Jayasuriya took the maximum of 5 wickets and Ramesh Mendis took 3 wickets to restrict New Zealand to 211 runs and won by 63 runs. WTC 2023-25 Updated Points Table after SL vs NZ 1st Test Match After losing the first match of the series by 63 runs, New Zealand have slipped to fourth place in the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 points table. At the same time, Sri Lanka have reached number three after winning their second consecutive match. WTC Points Table after SL vs NZ 1st Test matches Rank Team Match Victory Garland Draw Points PCT 1. India 10 7 2 1 86 71.67 2. Australia 12 8 3 1 90 62.50 3. Sri Lanka 8 4 4 0 48 50.00 4. New Zealand 7 3 4 0 36 42.85 5. England 16 8 7 1 81 42.19 6. Bangladesh 7 3 4 0 33 39.29 7. South Africa 6 2 3 1 28 38.89 8. Pakistan 7 2 5 0 16 19.05 9. West Indies 9 1 6 2 20 18.52
Duleep Trophy 2024: Despite performing well, these players including KL, Kuldeep were dropped from India A team! See updated squad
India A started with a defeat in the Duleep Trophy KL Rahul (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Duleep Trophy 2024: Major changes have been made in the squads of the three teams participating in the ongoing Duleep Trophy. Players like Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav who play for India A have been dropped from the team. However, this change has not been made to exclude them from the team, rather all these players have been selected in the Indian team for the upcoming Bangladesh Test series, due to which they will no longer be seen playing in the Duleep Trophy. Big changes in Dilip Trophy squad Let us tell you that India’s Senior Men’s Committee has announced the changes in the teams for the second round of Duleep Trophy, to be held from September 12 today on 10 September. India A captain Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel, Kuldeep Yadav and Akashdeep, who were selected for the Test series against Bangladesh, will not be seen playing in the next round. In place of these players, Pratham Singh, Akshay Wadkar, Sheikh Rasheed and Shams Mulani have been included in the India A squad. Mayank Agarwal will now captain the India A team in place of Gill. Updated India A Squad Mayank Agarwal (captain), Riyan Parag, Tilak Verma, Shivam Dubey, Tanush Kotian, Prasidh Krishna, Khalil Ahmed, Avesh Khan, Kumar Kushagra, Shaswat Rawat, Pratham Singh, Akshay Wadkar, SK Rashid, Shams Mulani, Aqib Khan. On the other hand, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant have been selected for the Test tour from India B, who will be replaced by Suyash Prabhudesai and Rinku Singh in the India B team. Apart from this, after getting the national call-up for the first time, Yash Dayal will also not be seen playing for the team now. Himanshu Mantri of MP has been included in the India B team in his place. Apart from this, Sarfaraz Khan, who has been selected for the Test tour, will be seen playing in the second round. Updated India B Squad Abhimanyu Easwaran (captain), Sarfaraz Khan, Mushir Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Mukesh Kumar, Rahul Chahar, R Sai Kishore, Mohit Awasthi, N Jagadeesan (wicketkeeper), Suyash Prabhudesai, Rinku Singh, Himanshu Mantri (wicketkeeper). Apart from this, Akshar Patel has got a place in the India D team, who will be replaced by Nishant Sandhu. Apart from this, Vidwat Kaverappa will be seen playing for the India D team in place of injured Tushar Deshpande. Updated India D Squad Shreyas Iyer (captain), Atharva Tayde, Yash Dubey, Devdutt Padikkal, Ricky Bhui, Saransh Jain, Arshdeep Singh, Aditya Thakare, Harshit Rana, Akash Sengupta, KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), Saurabh Kumar, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Nishant Sindhu, Vidawath Kaverappa. There has been no change in the India C (Team C) squad for the ongoing Duleep Trophy.
Updated WTC Points Table: Bangladesh created a big upset by defeating Pakistan, see who is on top now?
Pakistan suffered a crushing 10-wicket defeat in their first Test match against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi despite taking a first innings lead. PAK vs BAN (Photo Source: Getty Images) Updated WTC Points Table after PAK vs BAN 1st Test: The first match of the 2-match Test series between Pakistan and Bangladesh ended on the fifth day. In the first match of this series, Bangladesh won against Pakistan by 10 wickets and took a 1-0 lead in the series. Talking about the match, Pakistan declared its first innings at 448 runs after losing 6 wickets. After this, Bangladesh scored 565 runs in its first innings. Everyone thought that this match would be a draw, but the match took a turn in the second innings when Bangladesh bowled out Pakistan’s team for 146 runs. After that, Bangladesh needed 30 runs to win this match. They achieved the target without losing any wicket and won by 10 wickets. With this victory, Bangladesh has got a big advantage in the World Test Championship. PAK vs BAN World Test Championship upheaval after the first test Bangladesh overtook Pakistan to finish sixth in the WTC points table with two wins from five matches. They won 2 of their 5 matches and sit atop the points table with 40% of the PTC. At the same time, the Pakistan team has fallen from six to the eighth position. They have won only 2 matches out of 6 matches. The top 4 teams in the World Test Championship 2023-25 points table include India, Australia, New Zealand and England. England has secured the top 4 position by defeating Sri Lanka in the last match. Now the second Test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh will start from August 30. Updated WTC Points Table after PAK vs BAN 1st Test WTC 2023-25 points table Rank Teams Match Victory Garland Draw Dead score PTC 1 India 9 6 2 1 2 74 68.52 2 Australia 12 8 3 1 10 90 62.50 3 New Zealand 6 3 3 0 0 36 50.00 4 England 14 7 6 1 19 69 41.07 5 Sri Lanka 5 2 3 0 2 24 40.00 6 Bangladesh 5 2 3 0 0 24 40.00 7 South Africa 6 2 3 1 1 28 38.89 8 Pakistan 6 2 4 0 2 22 30.56 9 West Indies 9 1 6 2 0 20 18.52