2024 cricket ranking update : In the opening game of the two-match Test series, Australia defeated New Zealand by a score of 172 runs. The Kangaroos had set a goal of 369 runs for the Kiwis going into this Wellington match.
The New Zealand side was all out for 196 runs in response. In 20 Test matches over the past 20 years, Australia has defeated New Zealand 17 times. Kangaroo has only suffered a single defeat in this time frame. India now leads the World Test Championship points table after Australia’s victory. In this points table, Team India has surpassed New Zealand to take the top spot.
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the state of the marks table : 2024 cricket ranking update
Following the defeat by Australia, New Zealand’s proportion of points decreased from 75 to 60. In his five Test matches thus far, he has won three. The New Zealand squad is behind 1-0. With 36 points and a 60 per cent point percentage, the Kiwi squad has dropped to second place.
India’s mark percentage is 64.58 at the same moment. Out of his eight matches, he has won five and lost two. A test resulted in a draw. India is ahead by 62 points. Australia has a 59.09 percentile score. His score is 78. After 11 tests thus far, the Kangaroos have won seven of them. Three tests have been lost by the Australian squad, while one has ended in a draw.
2024 cricket ranking update : Bangladesh, with a percentage of 50 points
Bangladesh, with a percentage of 50 points, is in fourth place. Pakistan is ranked sixth with a mark percentage of 36.66. South Africa is in seventh place with 25 25-point percentage, and the West Indies are in sixth place with 33.33 points. England’s points percentage is 19.44 and they are currently in ninth place following their defeat by India in the fourth Test. In the 2023–25 World Test Championship cycle, England has played nine Tests and won three of them. One test has been drawn, while five matches have been lost. Sri Lanka is ranked ninth with a zero-point percentage.
First place is guaranteed if India defeats England : 2024 cricket ranking update
If India wins the fifth and final Test of the series, which begins in Dharamsala on March 7, against England, it will stay atop the Test Championship points table. On the other hand, Australia and New Zealand will both be placed in the points table if the fifth Test is drawn or won by England.
Referring to the Wellington Test match between Australia and New Zealand, Tim Southee, the captain of New Zealand, won the toss and elected to bowl first. Australia’s first-inning total was 383 runs. Cameron Green scored 174 runs in one inning of play. Mitchell Marsh, however, scored forty runs. The Kiwis’ Matt Henry claimed five wickets. Simultaneously, the first innings of New Zealand ended at 179 runs. Matt Henry scored 42 runs, and Glenn Phillips scored 71. Australia’s Nathan Lyon claimed four wickets. 204 runs was the Kangaroos’ lead after the first innings.
2024 cricket ranking update : Green received the Player of the Match award
In the second half, Australia scored 164 runs. Green scored 34 runs, Travis Head scored 29, and Lyon scored 41 runs. Phillips bagged five wickets for the Kiwis. Australia had a 368-run advantage overall, and the Kiwis achieved their goal of 369 runs. The New Zealand side was restricted to 196 runs in response. Daryl Mitchell scored 38 runs, and Rachin Ravindra scored 59. Graeme Lyon claimed six wickets. Australia won by 172 runs in this manner. In recognition of his century, Green received the Player of the Match award…
