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    "excerpt": "Australia and India have retained the top two spots in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship (WTC) standings after playing out a thrilling draw in the third Test of the ongoing four-match series at ",
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    "editor1": "<p>Australia and India have retained the top two spots in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship (WTC) standings after playing out a thrilling draw in the third Test of the ongoing four-match series at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;An incredible battle in Sydney has helped both teams retain the top two spots in the ICC World Test Championship standings. A difference of 0.2 percent between India and New Zealand,&quot; tweeted ICC just after the third Test between Australia and India ended in a draw on Monday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>New Zealand had gained the maximum of 120 points from the two-Test series against Pakistan, taking their points tally to 420 out of a possible 600 after having also beaten West Indies and India by the same margin in their two previous series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">An incredible battle in Sydney has helped both teams retain the top two spots in the ICC World Test Championship standings.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nA difference of 0.2% between India and New Zealand<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WTC21?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WTC21<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AUSvIND?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AUSvIND<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xEszUOMWCV\">pic.twitter.com\/xEszUOMWCV<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; ICC (@ICC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ICC\/status\/1348528340974460928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<div style=\"page-break-after:always\"><span style=\"display:none\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>The Black Caps are placed at the third spot with 0.700 percentage points won, the factor that determines the final placings rather than total points won, following a change to the points system owing to the Covid-19 disruption. India are placed second with 70.2 percentage points won while Australia stand at the top with 73.8 percentage points.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The top two sides at the end of the league on percentage points will contest the final, currently scheduled to be played at The Lord&#39;s in June this year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>With the series tied at 1-1, Australia and India will now face each other in the final Test beginning Friday at The Gabba in Brisbane.<\/p>\r\n",
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