England defeated New Zealand by 115 runs in the first test of the series. This was the 150th Test match played at the historic Lord’s ground, in which the host team won. With this victory, the position of the England team has improved in the points table of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27. On the contrary, the Kiwi team has suffered a setback. Let’s take a look at the points table…
Four bowlers took five wickets each in Lord’s Test.
In the first innings, England scored 140 runs in front of the lethal bowling of Kyle Jamieson (5/62). In reply, the visiting team was all out for just 113 runs; Ollie Robinson took five wickets. After gaining the lead in the first innings, the hosts scored 226 runs before losing all wickets in their second innings. Ultimately, the Kiwi team could not achieve the target of 254 runs. Gus Atkinson took five wickets in the last innings.
England moved up one place
This was England’s fourth win in the current cycle, taking them to seventh place. The England team has played 11 matches in the WTC 2025-27 cycle, in which they have faced six defeats and one draw. England’s points percentage is 37.88%. Below them in the points table are Pakistan (8th) and West Indies (9th). The Indian team is at sixth position with 48.15% points percentage.
New Zealand slipped to fourth place
New Zealand has slipped two places. The Kiwis have won two matches in this WTC cycle, and this was their first defeat. Apart from this, one match ended in a draw. After this defeat, New Zealand’s points percentage is now 58.33%. The points percentage of Bangladesh team is also 58.33 on the table. They have won two matches, lost one and drawn one match.
Position of other teams
Australian cricket team is on top with 87.50 percent points. The ‘Kangaroo’ team has won seven tests in this cycle and lost only one match.
South Africa now comes in second place with a score of 75.00 per cent; The Proteas have won three matches and lost one. Sri Lanka has won one match and drawn one, and is currently in third place (66.67 percent).
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