New Zealand ended India’s 7-match winning streak in the World Test Championship as they defeated the visitors by 10 wickets in the first of the two-Test matches, they have only just taken a 1-0 lead. The win in Wellington became Kiwis’ 100th Test win and it was also Ross Taylor 100th Test. He became the first player to play 100 games in each of the three formats.
But, New Zealand is the slowest team to reach this milestone taking 441 matches. Having made their first appearance in the longest format in 1930, the Kiwis have taken nearly more than 90 years to get there. They become the seventh team to get to 100 Test wins and the team with the worst W/L ratio. Out of a total of 441 matches, the Kiwis lost 175 and thus their W/L ratio is 0.571. They also witnessed 166 draws while none of their games finished in a tie.
Teams with 100+ Test wins:
| S. No. | Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | Draw | W/L |
| 1 | Australia | 830 | 393 | 224 | 2 | 211 | 1.75 |
| 2 | England | 1022 | 371 | 304 | 0 | 347 | 1.22 |
| 3 | West Indies | 545 | 174 | 195 | 1 | 175 | 0.89 |
| 4 | South Africa | 439 | 165 | 150 | 0 | 124 | 1.1 |
| 5 | India | 541 | 157 | 166 | 1 | 217 | 0.94 |
| 6 | Pakistan | 428 | 138 | 130 | 0 | 160 | 1.06 |
| 7 | New Zealand | 441 | 100 | 175 | 0 | 166 | 0.57 |
Australia, having made their Test debut in 1877, played 830 Tests and won 393 games. They were the fastest to win 100 Test matches. In 1951, in their 199th match, they reached the milestone. Their W/L ratio is highest amongst the teams with over 100 Test wins at 1.754.
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England is another team that made its Test debut in the same year but has played a bit more than 1000 Tests so far. The Brits were the first team to get to 100 Test wins in their 241st game in 1939. In 1022 games so far, they won 371 and lost 304 as the W/L ratio is 1.220.
South Africa and Pakistan are the only two teams apart from the above mentioned who have won more games than they lost. They took 310 and 320 matches respectively to win 100 Tests. Pakistan made its debut after independence in 1952 and played 428 games to date. The side won 138 games while they lost 130 matches.
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Coming to India, they played 541 matches since 1932 and have won 157 and lost 166 thus resulting in a W/L slightly less than 1. India is another side that played over 400 games to get to 100 wins. In 2009, they reached the milestone in their 432nd Test.
The number of matches teams have taken to complete 100 Test wins:
| S. No. | Teams | Matches | Year |
| 1 | Australia | 199 | 1951 |
| 2 | England | 241 | 1939 |
| 3 | West Indies | 266 | 1988 |
| 4 | South Africa | 310 | 2006 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 320 | 2006 |
| 6 | India | 432 | 2009 |
| 7 | New Zealand | 441 | 2020 |
