England top World Test Championship table, India slip to 4th
Updated On: 10 February, 2021 07:49 AM IST | Dubai | IANS
New Zealand have already qualified for the final winning 70 per cent of their matches (with no other series scheduled) while India and Australia remain in contention for the other place along with England.
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England`s bowler Jack Leach celebrates the dismissal of India`s Ravichandran Ashwin during the 5th and final day of the first cricket test match between India and England, at MA Chidambaram Stadium, in Chennai. Pic/PTI
England`s 227-run win over India in the first Test of the ongoing four-Test series has kept their hopes alive of making the World Test Championship final scheduled to be held in London in June.
The victory at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday lifted England to first place on the points table with 70.2 percentage points. They`ve improved their chances of securing one of the three series results -- 3-1, 3-0 or 4-0 -- that would help them qualify for the final.
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