New Zealand thrashed India by 10 wickets at Basin Reserve, Wellington, to rise past Sri Lanka and secure fifth place on the 2019-21 ICC Test Championship points table. They are now 20 points behind Pakistan and 26 behind England. A win at Seddon Park in the second Test of the 2-match series will take them past both sides.
India, on the other hand, encountered their first defeat. However, they are still 64 points clear of second-placed Australia, and the two teams are firm favourites to qualify for the final.
Team | Series | M | W | D | L | Pen | Pts | PtsC | PCT | RPW |
India | 4th | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 360 | 420 | 86% | 2.331 |
Australia | 3 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 296 | 360 | 82% | 1.604 |
England | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 146 | 240 | 61% | 1.068 |
Pakistan | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 140 | 300 | 47% | 0.984 |
New Zealand | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 120 | 300 | 40% | 0.812 |
Sri Lanka | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 240 | 33% | 0.589 |
South Africa | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 240 | 13% | 0.521 |
West Indies | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 0% | 0.411 |
Bangladesh | 2nd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 0% | 0.351 |
M=matches, W=wins, L=losses, NR=no result, NRR=net run rate, Pts=points, PtsC=points contested, PCT=Pts/PtsC, RPW=(runs per wicket of team in question)-(runs per wicket of opposition)
Matches in series | Points (win) | Points (tie) | Points (draw) | Points (defeat) |
2 | 60 | 30 | 20 | 0 |
3 | 40 | 20 | 13 | 0 |
4 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 0 |
5 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 0 |