Delhi: New Zealand managed to avoid a clean sweep by defeating England spectacularly in the third and last match of the three-match Test series. The Kiwi team set a huge target of 658 runs for the guests, but the English team was limited to just 234 runs. In this way New Zealand won by a huge margin of 423 runs. With this victory, New Zealand has benefited in the points table of the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25.
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This victory of New Zealand has taken it from fifth to fourth place in the WTC points table. Out of 14 matches so far, the team has won 7 and lost 7, due to which its PCT has become 48.21. However, the Kiwi team is already out of the race for the final.
Sri Lanka suffered a big loss
Sri Lanka had to bear the brunt of New Zealand’s victory, which has slipped from fourth place to fifth place. Out of 11 matches, Sri Lanka has won 5 and lost 6. Its PCT is 45.45. On the other hand, England did not suffer any loss despite the defeat and remains at sixth position with 43.18 PCT.
Strong performance by Williamson and Santner
Kane Williamson and Mitchell Santner were the heroes of New Zealand’s victory in this match. Santner took a total of 7 wickets in the match and also scored a half-century, for which he was adjudged ‘Player of the Match’. Whereas Williamson batted brilliantly in the second innings and scored 156 runs. His innings included 20 fours and 1 six. The brilliant performance of these two players saved New Zealand from a clean sweep.
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