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.

Wtc 2025-27 points table: The World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle has started. On one side, India-England, on the other hand South Africa-Jimbabwe and Bangladesh-Sri Lanka Test series have also started. Point tables are also taking its initial form between many series. Let us know that a total of 9 teams participate in the World Test Championship, so far a total of 6 teams have played at least one match for the 2025-27 cycle. Let us know that the Indian team has played only one match so far, in which it was defeated.

WTC 2025-27 points table

The World Test Championship is currently at the top of the 2025-27 points table, which won the Test by 159 runs in the Test against the West Indies. At the same time, after losing the first match of the series against England, the Indian team is still in fifth place and England is still in second place. Sri Lanka is currently in third place after one win and one draw in two matches. Bangladesh’s team is currently fourth after a defeat and a draw in 2 matches. The West Indies, who lost the first match against Australia, are currently sixth. New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa have not played any match in this cycle yet.

The WTC points system is very interesting. A team gets 12 points for winning, 6 points in tie position and if the match draws, both teams get four points each. The ranking of teams is decided based on the percentage of points.

South Africa won WTC 2025 finals

The final match of WTC 2025 was played a few days ago, in which South Africa and Australia came face to face. In the final match, South Africa defeated Australia by 5 wickets to win the World Test Championship title for the first time. Before that, New Zealand and Australia have won the WTC Trophy once.

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