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World Test Championship: New Zealand In Contention For Finals Post Series Win Against Pakistan

By IANS News January 06, 2021 • 13:05 PM View: 2372

New Zealand's third successive 2-0 win in a home series has helped them stay in contention as the ICC World Test Championship is interestingly poised with the finalists yet to be decided.

The Black Caps gained the maximum of 120 points from the series against Pakistan after their win in the second Test at the Hagley Oval, 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.

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