India becomes No. 1 Test team

August 17, 2016

Sri Lanka on Wednesday defeated Australia by 163 runs in the final Test in Colombo to complete a 3-0 sweep in the three-match series. With the series win, India, which was placed second on the ranking list ahead of the series, moved to the top spot.

Chasing 324 for victory, Australia were all out for 160, half-an-hour before the tea break, succumbing to their third successive defeat against the hosts.

David Warner top-scored for Australia with a fluent 68. Rangana Herath (7/64) was the pick of the Sri Lankan bowlers, finishing with a 13-wicket match haul.

The teams now face off in a five-match one-day series beginning on Sunday in Colombo.

Latest ICC Test rankings list:

Rank Team Matches Points Rating
1 India 20 2238 112
2 Pakistan 25 2767 111
3 Australia 36 3905 108
4 England 41 4427 108
5 New Zealand 28 2773 99
6 Sri Lanka 32 3055 95
7 South Africa 22 2015 92
8 West Indies 21 1374 65
9 Bangladesh 12 687 57
10 Zimbabwe 7 54 8

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