India vs England Test Result Shakes Up WTC Points Table

After a long time, Team India got a chance to play a Test series on home soil. They are locking horns at home. In the first Test match of the series, they faced a heartbreaking defeat. This defeat is India’s second defeat in the ongoing World Test Championship. England defeated India by 28 runs. In this article, we will concentrate on the updated points table of the World Test Championship after India’s defeat against England. 

Team India’s 28-Run Defeat:

After a long break, India and England were scheduled to lock horns in a five-match Test series. The first Test match was scheduled to happen in Hyderabad. In the first Test match, England won the toss and decided to bat first. In the first innings, the Indian spinners were amazing. English batters struggled in front of the opponent spinners. England skipper Ben Stokes played an innings of 70 runs. That was a big boost for them. In the first innings, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin both got three wickets each and stopped the opponent in 246 runs. 

While batting, India started well. Yashasvi Jaiswal played an excellent knock of 80 runs. After that, when wickets were getting down frequently, KL Rahul and Jadeja held control. Both played responsible knocks. KL Rahul played a knock of 86 runs and Jadeja got dismissed on 87 runs. India got all out in 436 runs. 

After struggling in the first innings, England made a remarkable comeback. Among all the players, Ollie Pope was unstoppable. He played an extraordinary knock of 196 runs in 278 balls. That was a huge boost to England’s innings. Duckett missed his half-century just by 3 runs. Indian bowlers struggled to stop them on a safe note. They got all out in 420 runs. 

The second innings was not desired for India. Rohit Sharma got dismissed on 39 runs. Shubman Gill walked away on a duck. Shreyas Iyer scored 13 runs and walked away. Jadeja was run out by Ben Stokes on a crucial point. The Indian batters failed to make a partnership that could save the game for them. English bowler Tom Hartley registered an amazing spell of 7/62 in 26.2 overs. England defeated India in 28 runs. 

Updated Points Table of WTC:

India’s recent defeat against England in Hyderabad has caused them to slip to fifth place in the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 points table. This loss marks India’s second in the ongoing cycle, with their previous defeat against South Africa in Centurion. Currently, India holds 26 points out of the 60 available, placing them fifth with 43.33 percentage points.

On the other hand, despite their victory over India, England remains in eighth place with 21 points. They’ve won three out of their six matches, earning them 29.16 percentage points. However, they faced over-rating penalties during the Ashes 2023 series against Australia.

South Africa holds the second position with 50 percentage points from two matches, while New Zealand and Bangladesh share the third and fourth positions. Following India’s loss to England, the points table witnessed a shuffle, but England retained their eighth position.

 Updated Points Table of the World Test Championship:

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