New Delhi: The Indian men’s cricket team continued to hold the pole position in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) points table following the 280-run resounding victory over Bangladesh in the first Test match on Sunday at the M.A Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
India now have accumulated 86 points from 10 matches, having won seven, lost two and drew one. The Rohit Sharma-led side has a win percentage of 71.67. Bangladesh are placed in sixth position with three wins and four defeats resulting into 33 points and 39.29 win percentage.
Australia occupy the second spot with 90 points and 62.5 win percentage. The reigning WTC champions have lost three matches among 12 they played in the ongoing 2023-25 cycle. New Zealand are third with three wins and as many defeats, aggregating 36 points and a win percentage of 50. New Zealand are currently playing Sri Lanka in the first Test match in Galle with the result expected to come on Monday by latest.
Here’s a look at the updated points table of WTC 2023-25 –
| Position | Teams | Played | Won | Lost | Draw | DED | Points | PCT |
| 1 | India | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 86 | 71.67 |
| 2 | Australia | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 90 | 62.5 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 50 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 42.86 |
| 5 | England | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 81 | 42.19 |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 39.29 |
| 7 | South Africa | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 38.89 |
| 8 | Pakistan | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 19.05 |
| 9 | West Indies | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 18.52 |
A victory earns a team 12 points in the WTC system and a tie means each team will share six points. In case the match doesn’t yield any result then both teams will walk away with 12 points. The organisers (ICC) can penalise teams for slow over rate by docking points off the table. The DED means points deducted by ICC for slow over rate. The penalty is subjective to matches and situations.
England in a difficult spot with maiden WTC appearance seems unlikely
England, who are known to keep the craze for Test cricket alive in the modern-day cricket, are placed in the fifth spot in the WTC points table. The recent loss to Sri Lanka at The Oval dented their chances to vie for a top two finish. One of the biggest factors that hurt the Three Lions in this cycle was the 4-1 defeat in India earlier this year in March.
England also suffered two early defeats in the Ashes last year despite levelling the series 2-2. The washout in Manchester not only cost them the series but also meant they had to settle for 4 points when they were clear favourites to grab the complete 12 points.
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