Revenge was extracted by New Zealand on Bangladesh in the second Test match as Tom Latham's side went on to win by an innings and 117 runs to level the two-match Test series at 1-1. The win saw the defending World Test Championship (WTC) winners swap places with Bangladesh in the standings. While captain Latham was the chief architect of the win, Black Caps go sixth in the table with 33.33 per cent win rate points.
With the all-important victory in the second Test, Kiwis register their first win of the current cycle. In four matches so far, they have accumulated a win and a draw to go alongside a couple of defeats. This means they have 33.33 per cent winning points and 16 net win points. Opponents Bangladesh were riding high after their historic win in the first Test match, but have now fallen level with West Indies in the standings. In four matches so far they have one win and three defeats and therefore sit joint seventh with the Caribbeans. Their win per cent reads 25.00 from the four matches having collected 12 net win points.
India on the other hand, India stay fourth in the table with 55.21 win per cent points but a win in the final Test match at Cape Town won't change their position while a win for South Africa will see them go above Virat Kohli's men. A draw will not make any favours to either side as they will maintain their positions. The Proteas have a win per cent rate of 50 from their two matches so far in the current WTC cycle.
Sri Lanka still tops the table with 100 per cent win rate points, while Australia are looking firm as well. Their draw against England saw them drop points for the very first time as they now have 83.33 percent win rate points. Opponents England languish at the bottom with just one win in eight matches and a win percent rate of just 10.41. They also have been docked points off for slow over-rate.
