WTC 2023-2025 Points Table

The World Test Championships 2023-25 approaches the business end of the cycle, with the table beginning to take shape as teams battle it out to finish in the top-two spots. With Lord’s Cricket Ground in London being confirmed as the venue for next year’s final, the race is ready to heat up for sure.

India and Australia currently sit at the top of the pecking order, with India leading with a 68.52 winning percentage, while the Australian team is right behind on 62.50%.

A win earns 12 points while a draw earns 6 points, with deductions for slow over rate and other penalties in play. The standings are based on the percentage of total points won over total points available for any given team.

New Zealand are behind the leading duo with 50.00%, with England and Bangladesh being in the hunt with 45.83% and 45.00% respectively.

Bangladesh got a boost up the table after their successful tour of Pakistan where they won 2-0, leaving Pakistan languishing in 8th place with a meagre 19.05%. West Indies are at 18.52% after their whitewash loss in England in August.

India and Australia will be confident in their ability to hang on to the top-two places and set up a rematch of their 2023 final. However, with an all-important Border-Gavaskar Trophy set to take place at the end of this year, both will be aware that any slip-ups could open the door for New Zealand.

While India’s cycle will come to a close with that tour, Australia will have two more matches to play in Sri Lanka next year, with the Lions looking to end this cycle on a positive note.

The Kiwis will visit India for a three-match series and will be hungry for a result so that they remain within touching distance of their rivals. They will then host England for three Tests at home, where they will hope the home advantage lets them nullify a dangerous side.

Bangladesh will need to win their matches at home against South Africa, but also produce positive results while touring India and the West Indies. It’s a tall order for the Tigers, but they will back themselves after stellar performances in the recent past.

The World Test Championship finals will be contested for the first time at the home of cricket, Lord’s. The famous cricket ground was slated to host the finals in 2021, but the venue was changed to the Rose Bowl in Southampton to follow Covid protocols.

The final will be played at Lord’s between 11th June 2025 and 15th June 2025.

India have a strong record of finishing in the top 2 and making appearances in the WTC finals in both 2021 and 2023, but lost on both occasions, to New Zealand and Australia respectively. India will be looking to make it a three-peat of finals, but also change their fortunes, with qualification looking likelier with every result.

Meanwhile, Australia are also likely to qualify into the finals, and will be looking to go back-to-back in a spell which has seen them dominate India at the biggest stage.