India has won the third match of the five-Test series against England. They defeated the visiting team by 434 runs in Rajkot. This is India's biggest win by margin of runs in Test history. Earlier in 2021, it had defeated New Zealand by 372 runs at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. With this big win, Team India got a big advantage in the points table of the World Test Championship.
After winning the third Test against England, India has 50 points from seven matches. India's marks percentage has reached 59.52. It left behind the Australian team which scored 55 percent marks. India has now reached second position in the points table.
| POS | Team | Match | Win | Loser | Draw | Points | Marks Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 75.00 |
| 2 | India | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 59.52 |
| 3 | Australia | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 66 | 55.00 |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 50.00 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 36.66 |
| 6 | West Indies | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 33.33 |
| 7 | England | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 25.00 |
| 8 | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 25.00 |
| 9 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
New Zealand is on top: After the victory in the second Test over South Africa, the New Zealand team reached the top of the points table. His marks percentage is 75.00. He has played four Tests so far and won three matches. The team has lost in one. Australia has played 10 Tests in the 2023-25 season and won six. The Kangaroos have faced defeat in three. One match has been a draw. India has played seven Tests and won four. Team India has lost two matches. One test has been a draw.
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India has defeated England by 434 runs in the third test. In this match played in Rajkot, England had got the target of 557 runs. In reply, the England team was reduced to 122 runs. Except Mark Wood, no batsman from England could even touch the figure of 20. Wood scored 33 runs in 15 balls. At the same time, Ravindra Jadeja took five wickets for India. Apart from this, Kuldeep got two wickets. Bumrah and Ashwin got one wicket each. India has taken a 2-1 lead in the five-match Test series. England won the first Test in Hyderabad, while India won the second Test in Visakhapatnam.
India won the toss in Rajkot and batted first and scored 445 runs. At the same time, England's first innings ended at 319 runs. On the basis of first innings, India had a lead of 126 runs in the second innings. India declared its second innings after scoring 430 runs for four wickets. The total lead was 556 runs. Chasing the target of 557 runs, the English innings was reduced to 122 runs. The fourth match of the series will be played in Ranchi from 23 February.
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