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SL vs NL: After winning this match, Sri Lanka has 55.55 percent points in its account and remains at number three in the WTC point table. At the same time, the Australian team at number two has 62.50 percent points in its account. The only difference between both teams is 6.95 percent. On the other hand, the India remains on the number one with 71.67 percent.

Here is the World Test Championship's latest point table:

 

PositionsTeamMatches played WonLosersDrawsscoreWinning percentage
1India107218671.67
2Australia128319062.5
3Sri Lanka95406055.55
4England168718142.19
5Bangladesh73403339.28
6south Africa62312838.89
7New Zealand83503637.5
8Pakistan72501619.05

The second match of the Test series between Sri Lanka and New Zealand is also being played in Galle. On the first day of the match, Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat, and scored 306 runs losing 3 wickets. Dinesh Chandimal scored a century from the team, while Angelo Mathews and Kamindu Mendis remained not out after scoring fifties.

Captain Tim Southee and Glenn Phillips from New Zealand took 1-1 wickets. While Dimuth Karunaratne was run out after scoring 46 runs. The second day's play will start tomorrow at 10 am. By winning the first test, Sri Lanka has maintained a 1-0 lead in the 2-match series.

 

 

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