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India. Credit: BCCI

The incredible run of victories continues for the Indian National Cricket Team in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship. After outsmarting West Indies, they knocked South Africa down at home to make it 5 wins in the ongoing World Test championship. With the victory, they sit pretty comfortably at the top with 240 points.

India started their World Test Championship campaign with a 2-match series away in West Indies where Virat Kohli’s men secured a 2-0 triumph to add 120 points to their tally. The 3-match series against South Africa at home then saw the hosts beat the Proteas by an innings in the second and the third match, after the first was a closely-fought encounter.

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India bag 120 points from the series:

Ever since the ICC World Test Championship was started, this was India’s fifth straight win. The team pocketed another 120 points and sit pretty on top of the points table with 240 points.

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India celebrate the victory. Credit: BCCI

The gap between India and New Zealand is immense as the table-toppers enjoy a lead of 180 points over second-placed New Zealand who have 60 points. Third-placed Sri Lanka also has 60 points and is followed by Australia (56 points) and England (56 points).

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England and Australia won 48 points for winning two matches each and eight each for the second Test since a draw gives teams one-thirds of the points at stake in a match. On the whole, Bangladesh and Pakistan are yet to play a single game while Windies and South Africa have zero points.

The format of the ICC Test Championship sees a total of 120 points being reserved for a series, no matter if it is a 2-match assignment or a 5-match. The points are allocated per match but the exact value assigned for an individual Test depends on the number of matches there are in the series.

Here is the table:

India Consolidates Number 1 Position In ICC World Test Championship Table With 240 Points
Credits – ICC

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