India’s spectacular 12-year unbeaten streak in house Test series got here to a halt on Saturday in Pune when New Zealand emerged victorious in the second Test by 113 runs.
New Zealand’s gorgeous victory over India in the fairytale series on the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune not solely put an finish to India’s 12-year unbeaten streak at house in the red-ball format but additionally dealt a major blow to their standing on the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) factors desk.
While Team India nonetheless maintains their place on the high of the WTC factors desk, the resounding defeat by the hands of the Kiwis has severely impacted their total progress. With eight wins, 4 losses, and a draw in 13 matches of the present WTC 2023-25 cycle, India’s dominance has been referred to as into query following this sudden setback.
Updated World Test Championship 2023-25 Points Table
To hold their hopes alive, India should safe a victory in the upcoming third Test in opposition to the Blackcaps at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai beginning on November 1.
Following this series, India will face a tricky problem in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy down underneath. Despite earlier profitable excursions of Australia, the latest defeat to New Zealand raises issues about India’s readiness for the upcoming series.
On the opposite hand, Pakistan’s 2-1 series win over England has boosted their factors share from 25.93 to 33.33, transferring them as much as seventh place in the rankings. Bangladesh now sits second to final, with West Indies on the backside.
England stays in sixth place, simply forward of Pakistan, however their factors share has decreased from 43.06 to 40.79, narrowing the hole between the 2 groups.
While it could be unlikely for both group to safe a top-two spot, there may be nonetheless a slim mathematical probability for each side to take action.
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