The Pakistan national cricket team resumed their ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 campaign with an embarrassing series loss to the Bangladesh national cricket team. They have now slipped to the eighth place in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 points table.
The Shan Masood-led Pakistan cricket team faced a double blow as Bangladesh scripted history on May 20. Bangladesh crushed Pakistan by 78 runs in the second after crushing them by 104 runs in the first Test to record their first-ever series sweep 2-0, against the Men in Green at home.
The tourists had already been slapped with an 8-point deduction by the ICC due to a slow over-rate offense during their shocking loss in Dhaka, and now another embarrassment at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium severely dented their WTC 2025-27 final qualification hopes.
Bangladesh jumps to 5th place while Pakistan dropped to 8th Place in WTC Points Table
After whitewashing Pakistan for the first ever time at home in the two-match Test series, the Bangladesh national cricket team moved to the fifth place in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 points table, dropping India to the sixth place. The Tigers now have 28 points from 4 Tests so far on the updated WTC Points Table with 58.33 PCT points.
On the other hand, Pakistan slipped to the eighth place, losing three of their four Tests in the ongoing WTC cycle, but they were severely hit by the ICC fine. After losing 8 points because of slow offensive play in Dhaka, the Pakistan team now has only four points (8.33 pct points).
Presently, Australia is far ahead of the rest of the 8 teams on the WTC Points Table with 87.50 PCT points and 84 points from 8 Tests that they have played so far in this cycle. New Zealand, South Africa, and Sri Lanka sit in the second, third, and fourth places in the updated ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 points table.
Here is the Updated ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Points Table:
| Pos | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Draw | Ded | Points | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 87.50 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 77.78 |
| 3 | South Africa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 75.00 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 66.67 |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 58.33 |
| 6 | India | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 48.15 |
| 7 | England | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 31.67 |
| 8 | Pakistan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 8.33 |
| 9 | West Indies | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.17 |
Pakistan face must-win road after humiliating Bangladesh tour
Now, Pakistan’s road to the WTC final has become much tougher. Pakistan will now have to make a strong comeback in their upcoming Test series if they want to stay in the race for the WTC final. They will next travel to the West Indies for the two-match away Test series in July this year.
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After that, Pakistan will embark on the tough test tour of England. They are scheduled to play a three-match Test series against the England cricket team in August and September 2026. This series will be really important for the team to make any chances for the finals.
Later this year, Pakistan will host Sri Lanka in the two-match Test series in November, and they will aim to collect important WTC points to improve their standing. On the other hand, Bangladesh is all set to host Australia in the white-ball series next month.
