New Zealand captured the series by defeating England by 160 runs in the third Test played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. With this victory, the Kiwi team set a record of winning the series in a unique way for the first time. For New Zealand, Devon Conway and Tom Latham scored centuries in the first innings and Daryl Mitchell scored centuries in the second innings. Thanks to the centuries of all three, the team was successful in putting a big total on the board.

Batting first, New Zealand was all out for 438 runs. In reply, the English team was limited to 354 runs in its first innings. Then New Zealand declared its innings in its second innings after scoring 288 runs for 9 wickets and set a target of 373 runs for England. While chasing, England under the captaincy of Ben Stokes collapsed for 212 runs. With this victory, New Zealand also set a big record.

New Zealand created history

This is the first time in the history of Test cricket that New Zealand won a three-match Test series after losing the first match. In this way, this match was historic for the Kiwi team.

Centuries of Latham, Conway and Mitchell

Tom Latham and Devon Conway, who opened for New Zealand in the first innings, scored centuries. Conway scored 157 runs by hitting 22 fours and 3 sixes. Latham scored 151 runs with 15 fours. In the second innings, Daryl Mitchell scored 100 runs by hitting 10 fours and 1 six. Mitchell was awarded the title of Player of the Match for this innings.

New Zealand defeated for the second time in a row

Since 2015, England has played 23 series on home soil, winning 14 of them. 7 ended in a draw. Faced defeat in 2 series. Both times New Zealand defeated England. Before this 2026 series, the English team had faced a 1-0 defeat against New Zealand in the 2-match Test series played in 2021. In this way, the Kiwi team dominated England both on home soil.

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WTC 2025-27 Points Table Update: New Zealand defeated England by 160 runs in the third test. With the victory in the match played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, the Kiwi team also won the series. After losing the first match, New Zealand won the series by winning the last 2 tests. This was the first time that England won a 3-Test series after losing the first match. Now the question is, what changed in the World Test Championship points table (WTC 2025-27) after the victory in the third match? Apart from this, we will also look at the impact on India.

New Zealand did not jump with victory

Before the match, New Zealand, captained by Tom Latham, was at third position. Even after winning the match, the team is still at third position in the points table. The team’s percentage (PCT) has become 72.22. South Africa, which is at second position, has a winning percentage of 75. Therefore, New Zealand has come very close to coming in second place.

What loss did England suffer with the defeat?

The losing English team did not suffer any loss in terms of ranking. Even before the match, the team was at 7th position and even after losing the match, it is at 7th position. However, the team’s percentage definitely decreased, which has come down from 26.39 to 24.36.

What was the impact on Team India?

Team India had no impact on this match in terms of points table. The team was at 5th position earlier also and is still at 5th position. The team’s percentage is 48.15.

Which teams are in the top-5?

If we look at the top-5 teams in the table, Australia appears to be at the first position. The percentage of Kangaroo team is 87.50. South Africa, which is at second position, has a percentage of 75. Moving ahead, New Zealand appears at third place (percentage 72.22). Bangladesh is at fourth position with 58.33 percent and Team India is at fifth position with 48.15 percent.

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