Xtra Time Web Desk: The International Cricket Council (ICC) is all set to introduce a new points system for the second edition of the ICC World Test Championship. The new points system will have separate points for a win, draw and tie unlike the first edition. The previous edition a total of 120 points was attributed for a series (regardless of the number of matches in the series). The second edition will see a maximum of 12 per test match.
There was a lot of debate regarding the points system in the inaugural edition after the ICC induced changes in the points tally midway of the WTC cycle. However the governing body of world cricket has devised a comparatively streamlined points system to avoid any discrepancy in the upcoming second edition of the Test championship.
“In the newly developed system, Teams will be ranked on the percentage of available points they won from the matches they have played. The system will facilitate easy comparisons of the teams on the table at any point, even if they would have played different numbers of matches and series,” said Geoff Allardice, ICC’s acting chief executive officer in a recent chat with ESPNcricinfo.
Besides, Teams will face penalties for slow over rates- one point deducted for every over they fall behind.
The second edition of the WTC cycle will begin from August 2021 to June 2023. Like in the previous edition all the nine test playing nations will play a total six series- three home and three away.