ICC World Test Championship Points Table, WTC Table After PAK vs WI 1st Test 2025

ICC World Test Championship Points Table, WTC Table After PAK vs WI 1st Test 2025: The Pakistan National Cricket Team crushed the West Indies National Cricket Team by 127 runs in the two-match Test series opener at the Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan on Sunday (January 19). Bowlers from both sides have made the most of the spinning track in Multan in the first Test.

A total of 647 runs were scored by both teams, Pakistan and West Indies, across the four innings, with the match finishing on Day 3 of the second session at the Multan Cricket Stadium.

However, Australia and South Africa qualified for the ICC World Test Championship (WCT) 2023-25 final, but the hosts earned the well-deserved 12 points after winning the first Test against the Caribbean side on Sunday.

Pakistan secures 12 points with dominant win over West Indies in Multan Test

However, the Pakistan National Cricket Team earned 12 points but remained at the eighth spot with 47 points and 30.13 PCT points in the updated ICC World Test Championship points table after the first Test against West Indies in Multan.

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Notably, Pakistan has lost 5 points for a slow over-rate offense during the recent Test series in South Africa. On the other hand, the West Indies National Cricket Team also remained at the 9th spot with 32 points and 22.22 PCT points in the updated WTC points table.

Well, there is no change in the standings of the teams after the conclusion of the first Test match between the Pakistan team and West Indies. South Africa is leading the WTC Points Table with 96.44 PCT points, while Australia remains at the second spot with 63.72 PCT points.

The WTC Final 2025 finalists are followed by India (50 PCT Points), New Zealand (48.21 PCT Points), Sri Lanka (45.45 PCT Points), England (43.18), Bangladesh (31.25), and then Pakistan and West Indies. However, Australia, Pakistan, West Indies, and Sri Lanka have the chance to make some movement in the WTC Point Table as they are scheduled for Test actions next week.

Updated ICC World Test Championship Points Table after the first PAK vs WI Test:

Meanwhile, Pakistan spinner Sajid Khan has yet again made the most of the home conditions and played a key role in the team’s commanding win over the tourists in the first Test in Multan. Sajid finished with the match-winning spells of 4/65 and 5/50 to win the Player of the Match honor. He credited the Pakistan coach and Aaqib Javed for his match-winning performance.

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There was a good amount of turn in the pitch: Sajid Khan

Sajid Khan said at the post-match presentation: “Credit to Aaqib Javed bhai and the management. Man of the Match should be Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel for the knocks in the first innings, and also Shan Masood in the second. There was a good amount of turn in the pitch. Spoke to our bowling coach after the first innings—I conceded runs later in the spell. Slowed the pace down further in the second innings and controlled runs better.”

Speaking about the Multan Test, Pakistan posted 230 runs on the board on the back of brilliant fifties from Mohammad Rizwan (71) and Saud Shakeel (84) in the first innings. And then the hosts bowled out the West Indies for a mere 137 runs, with Jomel Warrican being the top scorer with 31* runs.

PAK vs SA First Test Highlight in Brief

For Pakistan, Noman Ali scalped a five-wicket haul while Sajid Khan snared four wickets. Pakistan began their second innings strongly with the captain, Shan Masood, scoring a half-century. However, the hosts collapsed from 109/3 to 157 all out, as Jomel Warrican delivered a stunning performance, claiming seven wickets—his best figures in Test cricket.

Chasing the 251-run target, West Indies suffered yet another embarrassing batting collapse, as the tourists were bundled out for a paltry 123 runs, as Sajid Khan’s five-wicket haul and Abrar Khan’s four-wicket haul sealed the game for Pakistan. With a 127-run win, they took a 1-0 lead in the home Test series, with the second and final Test scheduled for January 25 at the same venue.