World Test Championship: England earn 40 points as they level series 1-1 against West Indies

England claimed a series-levelling win by 113 runs in the three-match Wisden Trophy 2020 series, after setting a target of 312 against West Indies.


World Test Championship: England earn 40 points as they level series

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England claimed a series-levelling win by 113 runs in the three-match Wisden Trophy 2020 series, after setting a target of 312 against West Indies.

Shamarh Brook sand Jermaine Blackwood kept going on a good pace as they both got their half-centuries, but all-rounder Ben Stokes was in their way. 

Stokes churned up a century in over 250 balls in an innings and then went on to smash a fifty at over 120 in the same match. He even bowled 11 over spells and got five wickets overall.

The series is level at 1-1 which is being played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Windies won the first Test in Southampton. The third test will also be played in Manchester.

The World Test Championship points table is still led by India, who have lost only two and won seven of the nine Tests they have played so far. With 360 points India rule the table followed by Australia (296 points) and New Zealand (180).

England surpass New Zealand and now sit on the third spot with 186 points. West Indies, on the other hand, continue to sit on the seventh spot with only 40 points.

Position Team Matches Won Lost Drawn Points
1 India 9 7 2 0 360
2 Australia 10 7 2 1 296
3 England 11 6 4 1 186
4 New Zealand 7 3 4 1 180
5 Pakistan 5 2 2 1 140
6 Sri Lanka 4 1 2 1 80
7 West Indies 4 1 3 0 40
8 South Africa 7 1 6 0 24
9 Bangladesh 3 0 3 0 0

Points in the WTC are evenly distributed over the number of matches in a series (two to five), the points varying from 60 for each match of a two-Test series to 24 for each match of a five-Test series.

The ICC World Test Championship has been introduced to add context to the longest format of the game with nine teams featuring in matches which were decided by the Member countries as per their bilateral agreements. Bangladesh and Pakistan are the other teams in the championship.

The top two teams at the end of the league will advance to the final, which will be played in the UK in June 2021 with the winners crowned the World Test Champions.