Updated the ICC World Test Championship points table after the first test of New Zealand vs England, WTC table. England were led off the pitch by James Anderson and Stuart Broad as the players lined up to shake hands. Yesterday, Broad launched a fantastic run of bowling under lights, destroying the foundations of New Zealand’s batting order with the new ball.
Anderson took it upon himself to clean up the lower order this afternoon. With an impressive 267-run victory in the first Test, England have excelled at the Bay Oval. Their extremely upbeat style of cricket faced a significant challenge in this pink ball test, which they topped admirably and was incredibly fun to watch.
It had been anticipated for a while, 15 years to be exact, ever since England won a Test match in New Zealand. Naturally the damage was done last night, and when the hosts lost three wickets in nine balls this morning it looked as if it would all end quickly.
Daryl Mitchell and Blair Tickner stayed on for 10.4 overs, bringing on a few extra pounds at the Bay Oval bar, though it only caused a minor hiccup. As the Baz bus continues to roll, England have now won ten of their last eleven games under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum.
Updated ICC World Test Championship points table after New Zealand vs England first test, WTC table
Australia remains at the top of the ICC World Test Championship points table with a 70.83% winning rate. He India national cricket team follow Australia in second place in the ICC World Test Championship points table with a 61.67% winning rate. Coming in at numbers 3 and 4 are Sri Lanka and South Africa with 53.33% winning and 48.72% winning respectively. England jumped to fifth with a winning percentage of 46.97. They are followed by the West Indies in the ICC World Test Championship points table who have a 40.91% win rate.
Pakistan is ranked 7th in the ICC World Test Championship points table with a winning percentage of 38.1. The champions of the last edition of the ICC World Test Championship, New Zealand, have been down and out this year and are currently sitting second to last with a 27.27% win rate. bangladeshi they are at the absolute bottom of the WTC chart with a win percentage of 11.11.
