England defeated Sri Lanka by 5 wickets in the first match of the Test series. With this win on Saturday, the English team has overtaken Sri Lanka in the points table of the World Test Championship 2023-25. The England team has come to fourth place with the 7th win out of 14 Tests. England’s team has 41.1% points. At the same time, the Sri Lankan team is at number 5 with 40.00% points. In this table, the Indian team remains at the top with 68.5% points. Australia (62.5%) is second and New Zealand (50.00%) is third. England and Sri Lanka still have to play 8 more matches in this cycle. Pakistan is at seventh and Bangladesh is at eighth place. A 2-match series is going on between these two in Rawalpindi. Chasing the target of 205 runs on the fourth day of the Manchester Test, England achieved it by losing 5 wickets thanks to Joe Root’s 64th half-century. Jamie Smith was the Player of the Match with innings of 111 and 39 runs. No change in the top-3 of the points table
There is no change in the top-3 of the points table of the World Test Championship 2023-25 due to the England-Sri Lanka match. South Africa is sixth in the table, Pakistan is 7th, Bangladesh is 8th and West Indies team is 9th. Sri Lanka, South Africa and Pakistan have lost one place each. With this win, the England team remains in the race for the final. Lists are decided by winning percentage
The ICC World Test Championship points table is decided on the basis of winning percentage. The final match of the World Test Championship 2023-25 is to be played at Lord’s next year and the top-2 teams of the points table play in the final. There are still 14 Test series left in the WTC 2023-25 cycle
There are still 14 series left of 8 teams in the World Test Championship. West Indies have only 4 Test matches left in this cycle and they are out of the race with 20 point percentage.
