India crushed England by 434 runs in the third Test match in Rajkot to script main data in red-ball cricket historical past on Sunday, February 18. Yashasvi Jaiswal recorded one other double century and Ravindra Jadeja picked one other five-wicket haul to assist India take a 2-1 lead in the collection.
England discovered simply 122 in their second innings whereas chasing a 557-run goal at Niranjan Shah Stadium. The consequence additionally mirrored in the up to date ICC World Test Championship 2023-24 standings after the match.
India surpassed Australia to take the second spot in the standings as they registered their fourth win in seven matches in the WTC 2023-25 cycle. India’s win share boosted to 59.52 with 4 wins whereas Australia slipped to 3rd place having a 55.00 win share from six wins in 10 matches.ÂÂ
England additionally slipped one place to eighth place after an embarrassing defeat in the Rajkot Test. Ben Stokes-led aspect turned the primary staff to endure 4 defeats in the WTC 2023-25 cycle and posses solely a 21.88 win share. England have gained solely three of their eight matches in this cycle and are unlikely to make the highest two for the third consecutive version.ÂÂ
New Zealand occupy the highest spot with three wins in 4 matches after their current triumph against South Africa in a two-match collection at dwelling.ÂÂ
Updated ICC World Test Championship Standings 2023-25
| Teams | M | W | L | D | NR | Points | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 75.00 |
| India | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 59.52 |
| Australia | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 55.00 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 50.00 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 36.67 |
| West Indies | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 33.33 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 25.00 |
| England | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.88 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
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