Currently, most of the Test matches are played under the World Test Championship. Except for a few teams, the remaining teams are still competing for the chance to reach the finals. After India played Australia and South Africa played Sri Lanka, the World Test standings has changed a lot. Currently, India is ranked first in this regard while Australia has to be ranked third. At the same time, ICC took a big move that surprised everyone. The points of both teams in the WTC finals have been deducted. Because of this, the race for the Finals seems to be getting more interesting again.
New Zealand and England deducted points from ICC for being too slow
The final of the ICC World Test Championship will be played at Lord’s historic stadium next year. It’s hard to say which two teams will face off in this game, but it’s already becoming quite interesting. The ICC ruled that during the Test match between New Zealand and England, both teams were bowled at a slow pace. This meant he was found guilty of slow excess. The match was played in Christchurch and England won by eight wickets. The competition lasted four days. The competition ended on December 2 and the ICC has now made its decision. The ICC fined both teams 15% of the match fee and deducted three very important points awarded by the World Test Championship.
New Zealand suffers huge losses, Sri Lanka benefits
New Zealand and England have suffered a lot after this ICC decision, but other teams will certainly have a chance to step up now. Although England are out of the final, New Zealand still has a chance. New Zealand defeated India to win the World Trade Championship in the first cycle. Team New Zealand has now moved directly from fourth to fifth. The Sri Lankan team benefited greatly from this. Sri Lanka have now emerged as the fourth-placed team.
New Zealand has a tough road ahead
Prior to this decision, New Zealand’s PCT was 50%, but has now dropped to 47.92. This means that even if New Zealand wins its remaining two games against England, its highest PCT will be 55.36, which may not be enough to reach the final. Even if the New Zealand team wins the remaining two games, it has to pay attention to the performance of other teams, because the performance of the final also depends on the performance of other teams.
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