Updated ICC World Test Championship 2025–27 Points Table After New Zealand Beat England

Despite beating England by 160 runs in the third Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, New Zealand remain third in the 2025–27 World Test Championship (WTC) standings. The Kiwis have won four of their six matches, with one loss and one draw.
Their points percentage has improved to 72.22, but Australia continue to lead the table with 87.50. On the other hand, hosts England continue to be in 7th position – in 13 matches, they have lost 8 and won only 4. Their points percentage is a poor 24.36. That only goes on to show how the form has deserted once a top side in this particular format.
Updated ICC World Test Championship 2025–27 Standings
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Deductions | Points | PCT (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 87.50 |
| 2 | South Africa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 75.00 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 72.22 |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 58.33 |
| 5 | India | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 48.15 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 44.44 |
| 7 | England | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 38 | 24.36 |
| 8 | West Indies | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 14.81 |
| 9 | Pakistan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 8.33 |
FAQs
New Zealand's win improved their points percentage to 72.22%, but Australia (87.50%) and South Africa (75.00%) still have higher percentages.
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