2024-09-04 11:50:41
Published: 18:40, 3 September 2024 Updated: 18:45, 3 September 2024
It was heard a few days ago that Bangladesh is a poor team in Tests. The Tigers overturned the odds by thrashing the hosts in the two-match series in Pakistan. Along with that, Nazmul Hossain Shantor’s team has made a big jump in the points list of the Test Championship. They topped teams like England and South Africa and came to the fourth place.
Bangladesh is after India, Australia and New Zealand in the Test Championship table. In this current cycle, Bangladesh has played 6 Tests so far. Won in 3 matches. Lost the same number of matches. Bangladesh was supposed to get 50 percent points as a percentage. But three points were deducted due to slow overrate in the first test.
According to calculations, 36 points should have been added to 3 Test wins, but Bangladesh now has 33 points next to its name. 45.83 points as percentage. Left behind Sri Lanka, South Africa and England. Bangladesh has risen to the fourth position in the Test Championship list.
Among the three teams above Bangladesh, India and Australia are on the way to the final. Currently, these two teams are in the top two. India holds 68.52 percent points. Australia, which is second, scored 62.50 percent points. Third-placed New Zealand gained 50 percentage points.
England, the host of the final, is fifth in the list after Bangladesh, their points rate is 45. It is followed by South Africa (38.89), Sri Lanka (33.33), Pakistan (19.05) and West Indies (18.52).
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