{"id":270239,"date":"2022-07-07T09:13:22","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T04:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=270239"},"modified":"2022-07-07T09:13:22","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T04:13:22","slug":"pakistan-overtakes-india-moves-to-third-spot-in-icc-test-championship-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/pakistan-overtakes-india-moves-to-third-spot-in-icc-test-championship-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan overtakes India, moves to third spot in ICC Test Championship rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> ISLAMABAD<br \/>\nPakistan has moved up to third spot in the ICC Test Championship rankings, overtaking heavy weights such as India, England and New Zealand.<br \/>\nIndia have lost crucial points after they faced their second defeat in the series against England. As a result of that coupled with the loss of points for India due to a slow over-rate, Pakistan have leapfrogged ahead of their arch-rivals in the World Test Championship (WTC) points table.<br \/>\nOn the other hand, England continued their impressive run in red-ball cricket as they chased down the 378-run target in the final Test match.<br \/>\nThe run-chase was solely down to the efforts of former England Test captain Joe Root and in-form Jonny Bairstow, who both scored centuries in quick succession. It is worth adding that Jonny Bairstow had also scored a century in the first innings, which earned him the player of the match award.<br \/>\nAustralia remains on the top whereas South Africa sits in the second spot and Pakistan are in the third position.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD Pakistan has moved up to third spot in the ICC Test Championship rankings, overtaking heavy weights such as India, England and New Zealand. 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