India become first team to reach 200 points on WTC table

India have now won four out of their four WTC matches and have 200 points in their tally. South Africa, meanwhile, are yet to open their account after losing their first two WTC matches.

Hyderabad: After decimating South Africa by an innings and 137 runs, Team India have become the first nation to reach 200 points in World Test Championship after registering their biggest-ever Test victory against South Africa.

India have now won four out of their four WTC matches and have 200 points in their tally. The Men in blue now lead New Zealand and Sri Lanka by 140 points as they have 60 points in their kitty.

Australia and England are joint fourth in the table with 56 points after the 5-match Ashes series ended in a 2-2 stalemate.

World Test Championship Table

TEAM	SERIES	MATCHES	WON	POINTS
INDIA	2*	4	4	200
NEW ZEALAND	1	2	1	60
SRI LANKA	1	2	1	60
AUSTRALIA	1	5	2	56
ENGLAND	1	5	2	56
WEST INDIES	1	2	0	0
SOUTH AFRICA	1*	2	0	0
BANGLADESH	0	0	0	0
PAKISTAN	0	0	0	0

Meanwhile, South Africa are yet to open their account after losing their first two WTC matches.

Under the ICC World Test Championship, if a Test series between two countries is of two matches, winning one match will yield 60 points. At the same time, if the bilateral series is of 3 matches, then winning a match in it will earn 40 points.

Apart from this, winning a match of the four-match series will earn 30 points, while winning a match of the five-match Test series will yield a total of 24 points.