3 Tests	India	v	New Zealand
Pre-rating	1195.4		1029.7
Form	+26.7		-3.3
Expected Margin	India by 134 runs
Actual Margin	India by 197 runs
Post-rating	1205.4		1021.9

The first test in this series went nearly exactly to type. New Zealand did well to restrict India to 315. As expected, Jadeja and Ashwin added valuable runs and they proved decisive in giving India a first innings lead with the tourists losing their last five wickets for seven runs - Ashwin 5/73 and Jadeja 4/93 were lethal, as they so often are at home.

While, once again, none of the Indian batsmen made centuries, they dominated the third and fourth days, putting up 5/377 in good time and leaving Ashwin 6/132 ample overs to win with half a day to spare. New Zealand's batsmen failed to score a ton either, though Williamson made 75 in the first innings, and Ronchi 80 and Santner 71 both made fifties in the second. There was no sustained partnerships though and with Williamson absent from the second Test the short batting lineup and mismatched abilities to produce and play spin will likely lead to a very similar result.

Rankings at 30th September 2016
1.	India	1205.4
2.	Australia	1190.6
3.	Pakistan	1152.2
4.	England	1143.3
5.	South Africa	1113.1
6.	New Zealand	1021.9
7.	Sri Lanka	981.7
8.	West Indies	826.1
11.	Bangladesh	613.3
12.	Zimbabwe	534.8
9.	Ireland	628.1
10.	Afghanistan	622.9
13.	Scotland	396.1
14.	Namibia	306.5
15.	Kenya	276.4
16.	Papua New Guinea	228.1
17.	U.A.E.	225.9
18.	Hong Kong	217.0
19.	Netherlands	179.0
20.	Canada	147.9

Shaded teams have played fewer than 2 games per season. Non-test team ratings are not comparable to test ratings as they don`t play each other.

Cricket - Ratings - Test 30th September, 2016 17:31:24   [#] 

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