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India Reached Third Place In The WTC (2025-2027) Points Table
Updated - 8-JUL-2025 6:11 IST
India returned to third place in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025–27 rankings with a hard 336-run victory against England in the second Test at Edgbaston on July 6, 2025. With that victory, India moved up in the standings for the coveted WTC final and tied the series at one.
What Happened at Edgbaston?
Shubman Gill's brilliant 269 was the basis of India's record-breaking 587 in their opening innings. With Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep sharing all ten wickets, England was bowled out for 407 runs. England set a record chase of 608 when Gill smashed another century (161) in the second innings, but Deep bowled them out for 271 to finish the match with ten wickets.
ICC World Test Championship 2025-2027 Points Table
|
Rank |
Teams |
Matches |
Won |
Loss |
Draw |
PCT % |
|
1 |
Australia |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
|
2 |
Sri Lanka |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
66.67% |
|
3 |
India |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
|
4 |
England |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
|
5 |
Bangladesh |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
16.67% |
|
6 |
West Indies |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0% |
|
7 |
New Zealand |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0% |
|
8 |
Pakistan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0% |
|
9 |
South Africa |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0% |
Why This Matters
- Cycle Context: The top two teams go to a Lord's final at the end of the 2025–27 WTC cycle, which concludes in June 2027. The stakes are enormous when winning away Test matches, particularly a five-match series in England.
- Momentum Boost: India ends an eight-match losing streak at Edgbaston with their first Test victory in ten years.
- Impact of the Points System: With 12 points awarded for each victory and rankings determined by percentage (PCT), every outcome has a significant impact on the standings, especially if expensive opportunities are lost or drawn overseas.
The third match of the India tour of the England test series on July 14
The third match of India's tour of England will be played on July 14-18 at lord. The 5-match test series is now drawn 1-1.