WTC Points Table 2025-27: Updated World Test Championship standings after AUS beat BAN in 2nd Test
3 min readAug 23, 2026 02:16 PM IST
After a humiliating loss to Bangladesh in the first Test in Darwin, Australia bounced back strongly, thrashing the Bangla Tigers by an innings and 51 runs on Sunday in the second Test in Mackay to level the two-match series.
Mitchell Starc wreaked havoc with a sensational 10-wicket match haul, finishing with figures of 5/18 and 5/29, helping Australia bundle out Bangladesh for a paltry 64 in the first innings and 95 in the second. Australia’s solitary innings of 210 proved more than enough in a Test that barely lasted two days.
The victory also helped Australia strengthen their position at the top of the World Test Championship standings, extending their lead with eight wins in ten matches.
Updated WTC 2025-27 Standings
The win lifted Australia’s points percentage (PCT) to 80.00, keeping them firmly at the top of the table. Defending champions South Africa remain second with a PCT of 75.00, having won three of their four matches, though they have played the fewest games among the top five. New Zealand sit third with 72.22, having lost just once in six outings. Bangladesh are fourth with 55.56 after their heavy defeat in Mackay, while India round off the top five with a PCT of 53.33, following their Galle Test win against Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka occupy sixth place with a PCT of 33.33, having played five matches with just one win. England are seventh with a PCT of 29.76, their 14 matches the most by any team, but their haul of five wins and eight losses has left them mid-table. The points deduction of 14 for maintaining a slow over-rate has further hurt their campaign.
At the bottom of the table, Pakistan’s struggles continued as they slumped to last place following their innings and 103-run defeat to England in the first Test at Headingley. Pakistan’s PCT dropped to 19.05, placing them behind West Indies, who now sit eighth with a PCT of 20.83. West Indies have played 12 matches, winning just two and losing eight, with two points deducted for over-rate offences.
Here is the full updated standings:
| Rank | Team | P | W | L | D | Ded | Points | PCT |
| 1 | Australia | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 80.00 |
| 2 | South Africa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 75.00 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 72.22 |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 55.56 |
| 5 | India | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 53.33 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 33.33 |
| 7 | England | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 50 | 29.76 |
| 8 | West Indies | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 20.83 |
| 9 | Pakistan | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 19.05 |
(Table updated after Australia vs Bangladesh 2nd Test on August 23, 2026)
