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    "title": "1st Test: India\u2019s Lead Reduces In WTC Standings As NZ Jump To Fourth",
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    "excerpt": "World Test Championship: New Zealand's comfortable eight-wicket win over India in the first Test at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium has brought in some changes to the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) standings.\n",
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    "editor1": "World Test Championship: New Zealand's comfortable eight-wicket win over India in the first Test at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium has brought in some changes to the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) standings.\n<p>As per the latest update to WTC standings, India continues to be at the top of the standings, but the defeat in Bengaluru results in their lead over second-placed Australia being reduced.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>As of now, India have 68.06 point percent and have two more Tests against New Zealand in Pune and Mumbai, before leaving for playing five-match series in Australia at the end of the year, to improve it. They are then followed by Australia (62.50 percent) and Sri Lanka (55.56 percent) in the WTC standings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>On the other hand, New Zealand chasing down 107 with relative ease on day five\u2019s play on Sunday has resulted in 2021 World Test Championship winners jumping from sixth position to fourth place, while overtaking England and South Africa \u2013 to be at fourth position with 44.44 points percentage.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>New Zealand can aim for a top two finish in the WTC standings \u2013 as they have two matches against India, before hosting Ben Stokes-led England for three games. In Bengaluru, Matt Henry (5\/15) and Will O'Rourke (4\/22) produced stunning bowling exhibition to bowl out India for just 46 in their first innings, as New Zealand gained an upper hand early on.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>On the other hand, New Zealand chasing down 107 with relative ease on day five\u2019s play on Sunday has resulted in 2021 World Test Championship winners jumping from sixth position to fourth place, while overtaking England and South Africa \u2013 to be at fourth position with 44.44 points percentage.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/tagging\/highest-tax-paying-cricketers\">Highest tax paying cricketers<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Article Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ians.in\/english-wire\/sports\/1\" rel=\"nofollow\">IANS<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n",
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