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ICC World Test Championship: Points Table

Last updated on: March 06, 2021 16:22 IST

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ICC World Test Championship Points Table:

TeamPCT (Percentage of points)Series PlayedMatches playedWonTiedDrawLostPoints
India (Q) 72.2 6 17 12 0 1 4 520
New Zealand (Q) 70.0 5 11 7 0 0 4 420
Australia 69.2 4 14 8 0 2 4 332
England 61.4 6 21 11 0 3 7 442
Pakistan 43.3 5.5 12 4 0 3 5 286
West Indies 33.3 4 9 3 0 0 6 160
South Africa 30.0 4 11 3 0 0 8 144
Sri Lanka 16.7 4 8 1 0 1 6 80
Bangladesh 00.0 2.5 5 0 0 0 5 0

(Q = India and New Zealand qualify for the World Test Championship final to be played at Lord's from June 18 to 22)

(Teams are ranked on basis of PCT, which is the percentage of points won out of the total number of points contested by each team.)

Distribution of points in ICC World Test Championship

Matches in seriesPoints for a winPoints for a tiePoints for a drawPoints for a defeat
2 60 30 20 0
3 40 20 13 0
4 30 15 10 0
5 24 12 8 0

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