News Update
Tezzbuzz|29-07-2024
The England cricket team led by Ben Stokes defeated West Indies by 10 wickets in the third and final Test match of the series played at Edgbaston and with this spectacular victory they won the series 3-0. With this series win against West Indies, England has also improved its position in the points table of the World Test Championship 2025.
England will have to win all their remaining Test matches to ensure their place in the final. After losing 0-3 in this series, the situation of West Indies has worsened and now they are at the bottom of the table with 1 win and 1 draw in the 7 matches played. Whereas, England has overtaken Pakistan and secured the fifth position in the table. With this series win, they now have 57 points and their point percentage is 36.54.
India and Australia are still at the first and second position in the points table with better percentage of points while New Zealand is at the third position. Sri Lanka's team is also still in the race and they are currently at the fourth position. In such a situation, there is going to be a tough competition between the five teams to reach the final.
If we talk about the third test match between England and West Indies, then on the third day of the test match, everything was in the name of Ben Stokes, but Mark Wood was chosen as the Man of the Match. Wood bowled brilliantly and took 7 wickets for 92 runs. At the same time, Stokes scored a brilliant half-century while opening in the second innings and gave the team an easy victory.