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Rohit Sharma-led Team India has reached the top sppt of the World Test Championship (WTC) points table following Australia's triumph over New Zealand in the inaugural Test match held in Wellington on Sunday. Due to the result, India now lead the standings with a PCT (Percentage of Points) of 64.58, surpassing New Zealand who currently sits at the second position with a PCT of 60.

Team India has displayed remarkable resilience and skill, boosting them to the number one position and in contention to win the final test of the series against England.

India's upcoming encounter against England in the final Test of their five-match series in Dharamsala, commencing on March 7, presents an opportunity for them to further solidify their position at the summit of the WTC standings.

Nathan Lyon took ten wickets for the match and brought New Zealand's attempted fight back in the first test to a shuddering halt as Australia completed a 172-run win on Sunday and took a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.

New Zealand resumed at 111-3 on the fourth day in its second innings and collapsed in the face of superb spin bowling from Lyon (6-64) to be all out for 196 a few minutes after the scheduled lunch break.

Lyon completed match figures of 10-108, his fifth 10 wicket bag, which went along with his 41 as nightwatchman in Australia's second innings.

Australia's win in Wellington was set up by its first innings of 383 after it had been sent in on a greenish pitch. But it was Cameron Green's unbeaten 174 and his 116-run last wicket partnership with Josh Hazlewood that really turned the game towards the tourists.

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