2024-04-04 04:00:57
After losing the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka, Bangladesh is facing a deterioration in the points table of the ICC Test Championship. Nazmul Hossain Shantor’s team has left the top five and is two steps behind at number seven. Sri Lanka has moved up to fourth by pushing Bangladesh to seven.
After defeating Bangladesh by 328 runs in the first Test of the two-match series, Sri Lanka won the second Test by 192 runs. The Lankans have improved by winning both the matches by a huge margin. Sri Lanka have played 4 matches so far in the Test Championship, winning two and losing two. Before the Bangladesh series, Sri Lanka had zero points. After winning two matches in a row, their points are now 50 percent.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh has played 4 Tests in Bangladesh in the cycle of the ongoing Test Championship. Among them, he won a test against New Zealand. Bangladesh was fourth with 50 percent points. After losing in Sylhet and Chittagong Test, Bangladesh’s points are now 25 percent. Bangladesh is now joint seventh with South Africa.
England are at the bottom of the ICC Test Championship points table. They won only 3 out of 10 matches. Lost 7 matches, drew 1. The team’s points as percentage is 17.50. India tops with 68.51 percent points. Australia is second (62.50) and New Zealand third (50).