Team India became the WTC chart toppers on Sunday after Australia’s 172-run win against New Zealand in Wellington!
Team India rocketed to the top spot in the World Test Championship points table on Sunday morning! Four days before the series final match against England in Dharamsala. This is after Australia beat New Zealand in Wellington in the first Test match.
Nathan Lyon from the Kangaroo team picked up a six-wicket haul as the visitors continued their sustained dominance over New Zealand, crushing the hosts by 172 runs to take an unassailable 1-0 lead in the two-match contest i the WTC
Australia needed seven wickets to win the WTC match when they took the ground on Day 4, and they wrapped up the proceedings in just a session after Nathan Lyon completed his 24th career five-wicket. There was enough turn and bounce on offer through the course of the Test match, and Lyon used it. He picked up a four-wicket haul in the first innings, thus completing a ten-fer in the match as New Zealand failed to avoid the threat that he can pose to their team’s place in the top.
NZ slipped to second
Following the results in Wellington, New Zealand, who were on a three-match winning streak after victories against South Africa and Bangladesh, slipped to the second spot after incurring their second loss in the ongoing WTC cycle. They now have a PCT of 60.
India, thus, dethroned them to take the top spot in the chart once again with their existing PCT of 64.58, got after a 3-1 series win against England earlier this week in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
What does India need to get in-order to win the WTC
India, still, need to win the final match of the five-match series against England, which begins on March 7 2024, to secure their position at the top of the WTC points chart. A win would leave them with a PCT of 68.51. However, if England shocks India in Dharamsala and the Kiwis beat the Kangaroos, the previous WTC champions will once again rise to the top of the WTC poin chart.
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