Updated ICC World Test Championship points table after Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 1st Test
Updated ICC World Test Championship points table after SL vs NZ 1st Test
Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 63 runs in the first Test at the Galle International Stadium, Galle on Monday (Sep 23). With this, the Lankans took a 1-0 lead and will aim for a series whitewash in the second and final Test, which gets underway at the same venue on Thursday (Sep 26). Talking about the first Test,it was a hard-fought contest in Galle. Sri Lanka opted to bat first and were in a tricky position at 106-4 before in-form batter Kamindu Mendis, at No. 5, scored a brilliant 114as the hosts folded for 305. For Tim Southee & Co, pacer O'Rourke ended with 5 for 55. In response, the Black Caps were 269 for 4 and were set to take a mammoth lead. However, they only managed 340, taking a slender 35-run lead with Prabath Jayasuriya (4 for 136) and Ramesh Mendis (3 for 101) shining with the ball.
In the second innings, SL got dismissed for 309, setting up a challenging 275-run target for the Kiwis. The senior batters of SL stood tall in their second essay, withDimuth Karunaratne (83), Dinesh Chandimal (63), Angelo Mathews (50), and skipper Dhananjaya de Silva (40) taking the onus. During the run-chase, NZ young sensation Rachin Ravindra (92) stood tall but didn't get much support as Player-of-the-Match claimed5 for 68 and returned with match figures of 9 for 204.
After this Test, here is a look at the updated ICC World Test Championship points table for 2023-25 cycle:
De Silva-led Sri Lanka have, thus, moved to the third spot in the WTC points table. While India and Australia remain the top-two sides, respectively, and are firm favourites for the final, the Lankans also have a chance to reach the ongoing cycle's summit clash – to be held at the Lord's Cricket Stadium, London in mid-June, 2025.
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After the win in Galle, captain De Silva said, "The win in England boosted our morale, we've the ability to win Tests and the boys are delivering now. Big partnerships always help win Tests in Galle (on the partnership between Karunaratne and Chandimal in the second innings), but we can improve in both our batting and bowling. We were talking about our lowerorder batting, stats tell that we've the lowest averageand that's something we can work on."