ICC World Test Championship Points Table, WTC Table After PAK vs ENG 3rd Test 2024
Published - 26 Oct 2024, 12:45 PM | Updated - 26 Oct 2024, 11:40 PM
The ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Points Table has been updated after the third and final Test match between Pakistan and England. However, this victory didn't help Pakistan, led by Shan Masood, to be in the race for the World Test Championship 2025 final, set to be played at Lord's next year.
The Men in Green secured the first bilateral Test series victory at home since beating South Africa in February 2021. The spin duo of Nauman Ali and Sajid Ali played a crucial role with the ball in Pakistan's win in the last two games. Nauman and Sajid picked up the majority of the wickets on turning tracks.
Pakistan Secures Nine-Wicket Victory in 3rd Test in Rawalpindi
England won the toss and chose to bat first in the Test match. They managed to score 267 runs with the help of James Smith's counter-attacking knock of 89 runs. In response, Pakistan had a shaky start, but Saud Shakeel played a crucial role in helping Pakistan to take a crucial 77-run first innings lead.
The Three Lions were bundled out for 112 in their second innings of the match. They set a 36-run target for Pakistan in the final innings. The home team comfortably chased down the target in just 3.1 overs. Saud Shakeel was named "Player of the Match" for his batting performance in the first innings.
Updated ICC World Test Championship Points Table (WTC Table) After PAK vs ENG 3rd Test 2024 Revealed
The Men in Green have moved up the World Test Championship table after a nine-wicket victory. Pakistan is in seventh place in the nine-team WTC table with a percentage of 33.33. On the other hand, England has retained their sixth place in the table, but their PCT has decreased from 43.06 to 40.79.
Here is the Updated ICC World Test Championship Points Table:
| Pos | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Draw | Ded | Points | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IND | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 98 | 68.06 |
| 2 | AUS | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 90 | 62.50 |
| 3 | SL | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 55.56 |
| 4 | SA | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 47.62 |
| 5 | NZ | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 44.44 |
| 6 | ENG | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 93 | 40.79 |
| 7 | PAK | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 33.33 |
| 8 | BAN | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 30.56 |
| 9 | WI | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 18.52 |
(In the ICC World Test Championship 2023-2025, teams will get 12 points for a win, 4 for a draw, and 6 for a tie. For slow over-rates teams will lose one championship point for each over-short. Teams will be ranked on the percentage of points won.)
The World Test Championship would be updated again as the Indian team is currently taking on New Zealand in the second Test of the three-match Test series in Pune. Rohit Sharma's side is chasing a massive target of 359 runs in the fourth innings of the game on a turning track at the MCA Stadium.
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