New Zealand stay third in Test rankings
New Zealand's historic series win in the West Indies has strengthened their position in third place in the ICC Test Championship table.
The Kiwis' 1-0 victory, sealed by their 204-run win in Barbados and a drawn match in Grenada, added two points to their total and improved their series points average to 1.18.
Sri Lanka (1.07) and England (1.06) remained in fourth and fifth places respectively, with the West Indies sixth.
|
| Rank |
Team |
Series played |
Won |
Lost |
Drawn |
Points |
Avg |
| 1 |
Australia |
13 |
9 |
2 |
2 |
20 |
1.54 |
| 2 |
South Africa |
16 |
11 |
3 |
2 |
24 |
1.50 |
| 3 |
New Zealand |
17 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
20 |
1.18 |
| 4 |
Sri Lanka |
15 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
16 |
1.07 |
| 5 |
England |
16 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
17 |
1.06 |
| 6 |
West Indies |
15 |
6 |
8 |
1 |
13 |
0.87s |
| 7 |
Pakistan |
16 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
13 |
0.81 |
| 8 |
India |
14 |
4 |
7 |
3 |
11 |
0.79 |
| 9 |
Zimbabwe |
16 |
3 |
11 |
2 |
8 |
0.50 |
| 10 |
Bangladesh |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
- |
Two points are allocated for winning a series and one for a drawn rubber.
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