World Test Championship Updated Points Table

World Test Championship Updated Points Table. India grab the top spot in ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 updated points table. India have the highest PCT (Percentage of points) of 54.17. They are followed by Pakistan on the 2nd spot, with a PCT of 50. West Indies also have a PCT of 50, hence they are on the 3rd spot. England have the least PCT of just 29.17, hence they hold the last spot in World Test Championship 2021-23 points table.

During the India vs England Test series, India defeated England in the 2nd Test by 151 runs. Later, England won the 3rd Test by an innings and 76 runs. India again defeated England in the 4th Test by 157 runs to gain a 2-1 lead. The first Test ended in a tie. The 5th Test was forfeited after India’s support staff members were found Covid positive.

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Hence, India have won 2 games, lost 1 and drawn 1 out of the 4 they played in ICC WTC 2021-23. On the other hand, England have won 1 game, lost 2 and drawn 1 in the tournament.

The Pakistan tour of West Indies in August consisted of 2 Tests. West Indies won the 1st Test by 1 wicket. Later, Pakistan made a comeback after defeating West Indies in the 2nd Test by 109 runs.

Since both Pakistan and West Indies have played 2 Tests each in ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 and won 1 and lost 1, they both have an equal PCT of 50. Below we take a look at the World Test Championship Updated Points Table.

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ICC WTC 2021-23 Updated Points Table

Teams	PCT (%)	Points	Matches			Series	Penalty Overs
			Won	Lost	Drawn
India	54.17	26	2	1	1	1*	2
Pakistan	50	12	1	1	0	1	–
West Indies	50	12	1	1	0	1	–
England	29.17	14	1	2	1	1*	2

• Teams will be ranked on percentage of points won
• For slow over-rates teams will lose one championship point for each over short.

ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 – Points distribution

	Points available per match	Percentage of points* (PCT)
Win	12	100
Tie	6	50
Draw	4	33.33
Loss	0	0

ICC World Test Championship 2021-23- Points available per series

Matches in series	Total points available
2	24
3	36
4	48
5	60

India

India started their ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 journey with the England tour. So far, India have played 4 Tests against England. They have won 2 matches and lost 1, while 1 game ended in a draw. As a result, India have managed to earn a PCT of 54.17 and hold the top spot in the WTC points table.

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England

England have managed to win 1 match against India in the recent 3rd Test at Headingley. However, they also lost 2 matches against India, while one game ended in a draw. As a result, England have won 1, lost 2, and drawn 1 match in ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 so far. Hence, they have a PCT of 29.17 and hold the 4th spot in the World Test Championship updated points table.

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Pakistan

Pakistan lost the 1st Test against West Indies by a narrow margin of 1 wicket. However, they bounced back in the 2nd and final Test of the tour and won by 109 runs. With 1 win and 1 loss in the tournament so far, Pakistan have a PCT of 50, which allows them the 2nd spot in the World Test Championship 2021-23 Updated Points Table.

West Indies

Like Pakistan, West Indies have also won 1 match and lost 1 match in ICC WTC. Against Pakistan, West Indies executed commendable hard work to win the 1^st Test. However, they lost the 2^nd Test with a big margin. The series ended in a draw 1-1, but West Indies managed to get 50 PCT and 12 points on the updated ICC WTC points table.