ICC World Test Championship Points Table, WTC Table After PAK WI 1st Test 2025

ICC World Test Championship Points Table, WTC Table with PAK vs WI 1st Test 2025: Pakistan National Cricket Team crushed West Indies National Cricket Team by 127 runs. January 19) Bowlers from both sides made the most of the spinning track in Multan in the first Test.

A total of 647 runs were scored by both teams Pakistan and West Indies in all four innings and the match ended in the second session on Day 3 at the Multan Cricket Stadium.

However, Australia and South Africa qualified for the finals of the ICC World Test Championship (WCT) 2023-25, but the hosts earned 12 points after winning the first Test against the Caribbean on Sunday.

Pakistan scored 12 points against West Indies in the Multan Test.

However, Pakistan’s national cricket team got 12 points but finished eighth in the revised ICC World Test Championship points table with 47 points and 30.13 PCT points against West Indies in Multan.

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Notably, in the recent Test series in South Africa, Pakistan lost 5 points for a late overtime offence. On the other hand, the West Indies national cricket team is ranked 9th in the updated WTC points table with 32 points and 22.22 PCT points.

Well, there is no change in the standings of the teams after the first test match between Pakistan team and West Indies. South Africa leads the WTC points table with 96.44 PCT points, followed by Australia with 63.72 PCT points.

The WTC 2025 finalists are India (50 PCT points), New Zealand (48.21 PCT points), Sri Lanka (45.45 PCT points), England (43.18), Bangladesh (31.25) followed by Pakistan and West Indies. However, Australia, Pakistan, West Indies and Sri Lanka have a chance to make some movement in the WTC points table as they are scheduled for Test action next week.

Updated ICC World Test Championship points table after the first PAK vs WI test:

Meanwhile, Pakistan spinner Sajid Khan once again made the most of the home conditions and played a key role in his team’s win over the tourists in the first Test in Multan. Sajid finished with 4/65 and 5/50 to win player of the match honours. He credited the Pakistan coach and Aqib Javed for their match-winning performance.

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There was a good amount of twist in the pitch: Sajid Khan

Sajid Khan said in his post-match presentation: “Credit to Aqib Javed Bhai and the management. Player of the match Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel should be at the stadium in the first innings and Shan Masood in the second innings. There was a good amount of turnover in the field. I spoke to our bowling coach after the first innings – I conceded runs later in the spell. In the second innings, he slowed down the pace more and worked better with control.

Talking about the Multan Test, Pakistan posted 230 runs on the board in the first innings on the back of brilliant fifties from Mohammad Rizwan (71) and Saud Shakeel (84). The hosts then bowled out West Indies for 137 runs, with Jomel Warikan top-scoring with 31* runs.

PAK vs SA first test highlight in brief

For Pakistan, Noman Ali capped a five-wicket haul while Sajid Khan bagged four wickets. Pakistan started their second innings strongly with captain Shan Masood scoring a half-century. However, Jomel Warika produced an impressive performance claiming seven wickets as the hosts slumped to 157 from 109/3.

Chasing the 251-run target, West Indies suffered yet another humiliating batting collapse as the tourists were bowled out for 123 runs, Sajid Khan’s five-wicket haul and Abrar Khan’s four-wicket haul sealing the deal for Pakistan. They took a 1-0 lead in the home Test series with a 127-run win, with the second and final Test scheduled at the same venue on January 25.