Ben Stokes was left bemused over the ICC's over-rate penalties imposed on England after their win against New Zealand, leading to the deduction of World Test Championship points. England and New Zealand were penalised for slow over-rates in the first Test.

The penalty meant that New Zealand, who won the inaugural WTC, dropped from fourth to fifth on the WTC table and their chances of making the final next year has taken a further hi

Dubai: New Zealand's aspirations of qualifying for the World Test Championship Final suffered a setback after they were docked three penalty points due to slow over-rate against England leading

New Zealand's World Test Championship final hopes were dented after the ICC deducted points for slow over-rate in the first Test against England, dropping them to fifth in the standings.

The International Cricket Council has deducted crucial World Test Championship points of England and New Zealand for slow-over rate during the first Test in Christchurch. The deduction hits a blow to New Zealand's hopes of qualifying for the WTC final.

While England are already out of contention of reaching next years World Test Championship final, the deduction in competition points is a major blow to New Zealand.

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