Rating performance of top 10 teams in Tests in 2021

Test cricket was the show stopper in 2021 and the entire credit should go to World Test Championship. This single tournament changed the way Test cricket was perceived by both the fans and cricket teams. Every team knew this year that if they perform well, they might be able to do something that has not been done in cricket’s history.

Ultimately, New Zealand and India played the final of the World Test Championship. New Zealand won the final by defeating India by eight wickets. Kyle Jamieson picked a fifer in the first innings and picked two more wickets in the second innings. He won the player of the match award for this performance. Some of the other teams apart from India and New Zealand also had a decent year.

Here we rate the Test teams based on their performance in 2021:

1. Zimbabwe (2/10)

Zimbabwe played a total of five Test matches in 2021 against Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Against Afghanistan, they won the first Test and lost the second match as the series ended in a draw.

 Against Afghanistan, Zimbabwe were asked to follow on after they scored only 287 runs in reply to 545 runs scored by Afghani batters. Hashmatullah Shahidi of Afghanistan scored a double century while Rashid Khan picked 11 wickets in total.

Zimbabwe lost the two matches against Pakistan by an innings margin and against Bangladesh, they lost by 220 runs.