India consolidate position on top after victory against South Africa
Dubai: India have strengthened their position in the ICC World Test Championship with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over South Africa in the three-match home series that ended today.
India gained the maximum of 120 points with each Test worth 40 points since points are evenly distributed over the number of matches in a series, the ICC said in a statement.
The points range from 60 points for each match of a two-Test series to 24 for each match of a five-Test series.
India have continued from their early success of a 2-0 win in the West Indies and are now on 240 points after wresting the maximum of 120 points in both their series. They get a chance to build further in an upcoming two-Test home series against Bangladesh from 14 November.
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