ICC WTC: This is a great insult… First they lost to Bangladesh, now Pakistan is in a bad shape before the World Test Championship final


ICC WTC Points Table: Pakistan team faced defeat in the Test series against Bangladesh. After this defeat, Pakistan will have to win seven matches to make it to the World Test Championship final.

By Kushagra Valuskar

Publish Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2024 12:24:30 PM (IST)

Updated Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2024 01:35:01 PM (IST)

ICC WTC: This is a great insult... First they lost to Bangladesh, now Pakistan is in a bad shape before the World Test Championship final
Pakistan Cricket Team. Photo- PCBA/X

HighLights

  1. For the first time Bangladesh team won the series against Pakistan.
  2. India tops the WTC points table with 74 points.
  3. Australia are placed second with 8 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw.

Sports Desk, Indore. ICC WTC Points Table: Pakistan recently faced a 0-2 defeat in the two-match home Test series against Bangladesh. In the second match played in Rawalpindi, the visiting team defeated Pakistan by 4 wickets. This is the first time that Bangladesh has won a Test series against Pakistan. Pakistani players will remember the bitter taste of defeat at home for a long time.

Pakistan cricket team is in a difficult phase

With the Test series loss, Pakistan has suffered a major setback in the World Test Championship points table. The team’s points fell to 19.05 percent. Pakistan has 16 points from two wins and five losses in seven matches. Pakistan has to play seven more matches in the current cycle of WTC. It has to play three matches against England and two against West Indies at home. While it will face South Africa in two matches.

Reaching the WTC 2025 final will not be easy

If Pakistan has to make it to the WTC final, it will have to win all these seven matches. Which will not be easy for the Men in Green. On the other hand, with the victory in the Test series, the Bangladesh team has come to the fourth position. Bangladesh has 33 points in 3 matches. Its point percentage is 45.83. Team India is at the first position in the points table of the World Test Championship.

India is almost certain to reach the final for the third time

India has 74 points from 6 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw in 9 matches so far. The team’s points percentage is 68.52. Team India has to go to Australia in November for a five-match Test series. Before that tour, it has to play two home matches against Bangladesh and three against New Zealand. If India wins even 5 of these 10 matches, then its place in the final will be confirmed.

World Test Championship Points Table

Team Match Won Losers Draws score
India

9

6 2 1 74
Australia 12 8 3 1 90
New Zealand 6 3 3 0 36
Bangladesh 6 3 3 0 33
England 15 8 6 1 81
South Africa 6 2 3 1 28
Sri Lanka 6 2 4 0 24
Pakistan 7 2 5 0 16
West Indies 9 1 6 2 20