The World Test Championship 2025-27 is in its initial stages, but the ups and downs in the points table have already started. Australia has also defeated England by 82 runs in the third Ashes Test. With this, Australia has taken an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match Ashes series. Australia has further strengthened its lead at the top in the points table of the World Test Championship. Whereas teams like India and England currently seem to be out of the race for the finals.

Australia is on top, England is in bad shape

In the World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle, Australia has won all its 6 matches so far, whose points percentage is currently 100. Australia is at first place and South Africa is at second place with a points percentage of 75.

England, which has lost the first three Test matches in the Ashes series, is in a very bad shape, having played 8 matches so far in the current cycle and has registered only two wins. England’s points percentage is only 27.08. New Zealand and Sri Lanka are at third and fourth position respectively.

India lags behind Pakistan in the table

The Indian team started its WTC 2025-27 cycle with a series against England. India-England series was drawn 2-2. During this period, India has won series against Bangladesh and West Indies, but in the World Test Championship, it has lost series to New Zealand, Australia and South Africa.

So far in the points table, it has registered only four wins in 9 matches. His points percentage is only 48.15. Recently, South Africa had defeated India 2-0 in the Test series at its home. This defeat has dealt a blow to India’s hopes of going to the finals. Pakistan is also ahead of India in the table, which is currently at fifth position.

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The Indian team has suffered a loss in the points table of the World Test Championship. New Zealand has made a huge leap in the points table by defeating West Indies by 9 wickets in the second test. Let us tell you that Pakistan is also ahead of India in the table. After winning the second test against West Indies, New Zealand has moved from sixth to third place. Australia is at first place with 100 points percentage.

Australia, the winner of the 2023 World Test Championship, is currently in first place. Australia currently has a 2-0 lead over England in the Ashes 2025-26 series. South Africa, which recently gave a 2-0 clean sweep to India in the Test series at home, is in second place. Kiwi team has captured the third place.

loss to india

The Indian team is now in sixth place, with a points percentage of 48.15. Whereas Australia, sitting at the top, has a points percentage of 100. The difference is so clear that Team India’s hopes of going to the final are decreasing. Even Pakistan is ahead of India at fifth position in the points table.

If England makes a strong comeback in the remaining 3 matches of the Ashes, then the Indian team can slip one more place to seventh position. In the current cycle of WTC, India has played 9 Tests and registered only four wins. Sri Lanka has also slipped one place to fourth position.

When is India’s next test series?

India does not have to play any test series for the next 8 months. Team India’s next Test series will be with Sri Lanka in August 2026. Let us tell you that if India has to keep its hopes of 2027 WTC final alive, then it will have to win most of the remaining matches.

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WTC Points Table: The 2-0 defeat at the hands of South Africa in the home Test series has given a big blow to Team India. Not only this, India has also suffered a huge loss in the points table of the World Test Championship (WTC). After the humiliating 408-run defeat in Guwahati, India’s points were deducted and it slipped directly below Pakistan to fifth position. This decline is a big blow to Team India’s hopes of reaching the finals.

Defeat increased India’s problems

Team India’s performance in the Guwahati Test was very poor. The defeat by 408 runs is not just a statistic, but is the biggest defeat in terms of runs in Indian Test history. India will never want to remember this series against South Africa. Two matches, two losses, and many questions. The anger of the fans was also clearly visible on social media.

With the defeat, India’s PCT (Percentage of Points) has fallen to 48.15 and due to this Pakistan has moved up to fourth position. Whereas India reached 5th position, a position from where the path to the final becomes very difficult.

Poor performance so far in WTC

India has played 9 Test matches so far in the current WTC cycle. Out of these, the team won only 4, while the same number of matches turned into defeats. One match was a draw. Consecutive losses and unstable batting have weakened India’s position in the points table.

Now Team India will go on a tour of Sri Lanka in August next year, where a two-match Test series will be played. After this, India will host New Zealand in October-November. Both these series will be like ‘do-or-die’ for India, because the path to reach the final now depends only on victory.

South Africa wrote a new story by defeating India at home

On the other hand, South Africa created big history by winning the Test series in India for the first time in 25 years. With this victory, the PCT of the Proteas team has increased to 75 and now they are in second place just behind Australia. Despite South Africa playing only four Test matches, their performance so far has been excellent.

Only two teams will get a place in the WTC final. Australia is currently at the top, followed by teams like South Africa, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka. In such a situation, now every match will be like a knockout for India.

Due to the loss of the second test, the Indian team has suffered a huge loss in the points table of the World Test Championship. Team India has now come below Pakistan in the points table. Pakistan has now come to fourth place, while India has come to fifth place. In Guwahati, the Indian team had got a huge target of 549 runs, but in reply, India’s second innings was limited to only 140 runs.

Earlier in the Kolkata Test also, South Africa had defeated Team India by 30 runs. Now under the captaincy of Rishabh Pant, the Indian team has suffered a big defeat of 408 runs in Guwahati. After 25 years, South Africa has given a clean sweep to India in the Test series at its home.

India’s loss in WTC points table

Before the South Africa Test series, Team India was at fourth position, but after losing the series by 0-2, it has come down to fifth position. India’s points percentage is now 48.15. If we remember the last 3 finals, Team India still seems far away from the finals. Pakistan’s points percentage is 50, hence it is above India in the points table.

Australia is currently the table topper, having won all four of its matches so far and its points percentage is 100. South Africa, which won the series against India, has firmly occupied the second position as its points percentage has come down to 75. Sri Lanka is currently in third place.

1. Australia
2. South Africa
3. Sri Lanka
4. Pakistan
5. India
6. England
7. bangladesh

South Africa won in India after 25 years

South Africa has won a Test series in India after 25 years. The last time South Africa defeated India 2-0 in a Test series was in the year 2000. At that time Hansie Cronje was the captain of the South African team. After that, South Africa was able to register only 2 wins in 13 Test matches played in India.

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WTC 2025-27 Points Table: The second Test played between India and South Africa in Guwahati has changed the picture of the race for the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27. The Indian team has suffered a crushing defeat by 408 runs. With this, India not only lost the series 0-2, but also dropped one place to fifth place in the WTC points table.

Why did India’s situation deteriorate?

India has played 9 matches so far in this WTC cycle. Won 4, drew 4 and lost 1, but this two-match defeat against South Africa proved to be very heavy. Team India has a total of 52 points and their point percentage has come down to 49.52%. This decline has pushed India even lower than Pakistan.

This 0-2 series defeat is India’s first Test series defeat in the ongoing WTC. Continuous failure in batting and failure of the bowlers have increased the problems of the team.

South Africa made a strong hold

On the other hand, South Africa has strengthened its position in this cycle by winning both the Tests brilliantly. South Africa now has 36 points in 4 matches and they remain in second place. The team has lost only one match so far, which was against Pakistan.

WTC 2025-27 Points Table

1. Australia – 4 matches, 4 wins (Points: 48, PCT: 100%)

2. South Africa – 4 matches, 3 wins (Points: 36, PCT: 75%)

3. Sri Lanka – 2 matches, 1 win (PCT: 66.67%)

4. Pakistan – 2 matches, 1 win (PCT: 50%)

5. India – 9 matches, 4 wins (PCT: 49.52%)

6. England – PCT: 36.11%

7. Bangladesh – PCT: 16.67%

8. West Indies – PCT: 0

9. New Zealand – no matches yet

India’s path is now difficult

Going down in the table is a big blow for India because the team will not play any Test series till the second half of 2026. This means that India will not get any chance to climb up in the points table for the next one and a half years.

By the time the team takes the field next time, many teams will have strengthened their positions. In such a situation, to maintain the hopes of reaching the finals, India will have to show an almost perfect game in the remaining matches.

In the Guwahati Test, the first innings of the Indian team was reduced to 201 runs. Team India, which took a lead of 288 runs in the first innings, is close to sweeping India 2-0 in the South Africa series. Let us tell you that if South Africa scores 212 runs in the second innings, then Team India will get the target of 500 runs. From this you can understand how strong a position South Africa has reached in the second test. If India loses this Test match, what will be the impact on its position in the World Test Championship points table? Here you will get the answer to this question.

Current status of WTC points table

If we look at the current situation of the points table of the World Test Championship, Australia remains at the first position by winning all its matches. Teams are ranked on the basis of percentage of points in the WTC points table. Australia, which is in first place, has a points percentage of 100, while South Africa is at second place with a percentage of 66.67 and Sri Lanka is at third place (66.67). India is currently at fourth position, whose points percentage is 54.17.

Currently Pakistan is at fifth position, England at sixth and Bangladesh at seventh position. West Indies have lost all their 5 matches so far in the WTC 2025-27 cycle and are currently at eighth position in the table. New Zealand has not played any match yet in the current cycle.

If India loses the second test, Pakistan benefits

If the Indian team also loses the second test at the hands of South Africa, then its points percentage will increase to 48.14. Pakistan will directly benefit from this, which remains at fifth position with 50 points percentage. After losing the series to South Africa, Team India will come to number-5 in the points table. On the other hand, South Africa will further strengthen its second position, because if it wins the Guwahati Test, its points percentage will reach 75.

Now the question is whether Team India will remain in the race for the finals? After losing the series against South Africa, India will have 9 matches left in the World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle. Out of those, the Indian team has to play 2 series abroad. The simple equation is that if India registers 8 wins in the remaining 9 test matches, then its points percentage will cross 70. If we look at the last three finals, the average percentage of teams going to the finals has been 64-68. In such a situation, by winning the next 8 tests, the Indian team can easily enter the finals.

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Australia has defeated England by 8 wickets in the first Ashes Test. This match ended in just 2 days. In the fourth innings, the Kangaroo team had a target of 205 runs, chasing which Travis Head single-handedly ensured Australia’s victory by playing an inning of 123 runs. After this match, there has been a big change in the points table of the World Test Championship. Australia still remains in first place in the current WTC cycle.

WTC Points Table

Australia has maintained its dominance in the points table of the World Test Championship. Australia has won all four of its matches so far in the WTC 2025-27 cycle, after which its points percentage is 100. Australia is still far ahead of other teams. On the other hand, difficulties are increasing for England, which has so far been able to register only 2 wins after playing 6 matches in the current cycle. England is currently at sixth position in the table. England’s points percentage is currently only 36.11.

South Africa is currently in second place in the points table, which is also the defending champion of the WTC. Sri Lanka is at third place and India is at fourth place. Pakistan remains at fifth position and England at sixth position. Bangladesh and West Indies have not been able to register any win yet, they are at seventh and eighth position respectively.

1. Australia
2. South Africa
3. Sri Lanka
4. India
5. Pakistan
6. England
7. bangladesh
8. west indies
9. New Zealand

The match lasted only 2 days

Australia vs England The first Ashes Test lasted only for 2 days, due to which the Perth pitch is being heavily criticized. England’s first innings was limited to 172 runs, in response to which host Australia was able to score only 132 runs in the first innings. England had got a lead of 40 runs.

England’s second innings also proved to be sluggish in batting, scoring only 164 runs, but on the basis of a lead of 40 runs in the first innings, they gave Australia a target of 205 runs. Australia won the match easily thanks to Travis Head’s century of 123 runs and Marnus Labuschagne’s half-century of 51 runs.

India had to face a crushing defeat by 30 runs against South Africa in the first test. Due to this defeat, Team India has suffered a loss in the points table of the World Test Championship. Team India has moved to fourth place in the points table, while defending champion South Africa has moved to second place. The defeat in the Kolkata Test has once again dealt a blow to the Indian team’s hopes of playing the final.

World Test Championship points table

In the points table of the World Test Championship, the Indian team is now at fourth place after four wins in 8 matches. His points percentage is 54.17. Australia, South Africa and Sri Lanka are currently above Team India in the table. After India, Pakistan is in fifth place, whose points percentage is currently 50.

1. Australia
2. South Africa
3. Sri Lanka
4. India
5. Pakistan

The South African team is coming to Pakistani soil after playing a one-to-one draw in the Test series with the Pakistani team. Now by winning the Kolkata Test, he has ensured that Team India cannot defeat him in the series. Temba Bavuma’s streak of winning Tests as captain also continues. So far, under the captaincy of Bavuma, South Africa has won 10 out of 11 matches, while one match was a draw.

Indian team could not chase 124 runs

South Africa had scored 159 runs in the first innings, in response to this India’s first innings ended at 189 runs. A lead of 30 runs may seem trivial, but considering the way the Kolkata pitch was behaving, even a lead of 10 runs could make a huge difference.

South Africa scored 153 runs in the third innings, hence India got the target of 124 runs on the basis of lead in the first innings. The entire Indian team was all out for just 93 runs and lost the match by 30 runs.

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WTC points table status

Australia is currently at the first position in the points table of the World Test Championship, which has won all its three matches so far, hence its points percentage is 100. In second place is Sri Lanka, which has registered one win and one draw in the 2 matches played so far. His points percentage is 66.67.

The Indian team has played 7 matches so far, in which it has won four, lost twice and one match was drawn. The points percentage of the Indian team is currently 61.90. Defending champion South Africa is currently at fourth position with a points percentage of 50.

• 1st place – Australia
• 2nd place – Sri Lanka
• 3rd place – India
• Fourth place – South Africa
• Fifth place – Pakistan

The Indian team has so far played the 2021 and 2023 WTC finals, but after losing the home series against New Zealand and then losing the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, India could not play the 2025 final.

India’s WTC schedule

This will be the third Test series of the Indian team in the WTC 2025-27 cycle. Before this, Team India drew the series 2-2 in England, then defeated West Indies 2-0 in the home series. Now it is going to have a 2 test match series with South Africa. After this, India has to go to Sri Lanka for a two-Test series in August 2026. Team India will tour New Zealand in October 2026, where 2 test matches will be played. India’s last series in this cycle will be against Australia, in which five Tests will be played.

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South Africa defeated Pakistan by 8 wickets in the second test played in Rawalpindi. With this defeat at home, Pakistan has moved out of the top-2 within 8 days, whereas after winning the first test, this team under the captaincy of Shan Masood had reached the second position. This test series of 2 matches Pakistan vs South Africa ended in a 1-1 draw. Pakistan’s defeat in the second test has given a big advantage to India in the WTC points table.

Pakistan suffered loss

Before this Test, Pakistan team was in second place in the World Test Championship 2025-2027 points table, this happened after its victory in the first Test. Now Pakistan has reached 5th position. The team has won 1 out of 2 matches and lost 1. Pakistan’s winning percentage is 50 with 12 points.

South Africa at number four

After winning the second test, South Africa is at fourth position in the points table. South Africa has also won 1 out of 2 matches and lost 1. Like Pakistan, its victory percentage is also 50. Let us tell you that the points table of the World Test Championship is determined on the basis of the winning percentage of the teams. The team which has higher winning percentage remains on top.

India benefited from Pakistan’s defeat

India had just defeated West Indies 2-0 in the Test series at home, even after this there was no change in India’s position in the table but Team India has benefited from Pakistan’s defeat. The team has moved from fourth to third place. India has played 7 matches in this WTC cycle (2025-2027), out of which they have won 4 and lost 2. One of the team’s matches against England was a draw. India has 52 points and a winning percentage of 61.90.

Australia and Sri Lanka top-2

Australia cricket team is currently at the first position in the points table of the World Test Championship 2025-27. The team has played 3 matches and won all three. Australia has 36 points with 100 percent win. Sri Lanka is at second place, which has won 1 out of 2 matches and one of its matches has been a draw. Sri Lanka’s winning percentage with 16 points is 66.67.