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England defeated Pakistan by an innings and 47 runs in the first match of the series.
WTC 2023-25 Updated Points Table- In the first match of the three-match Test series, England defeated Pakistan by a margin of one innings and 47 runs. England has not gained much from this victory in the points table, but it has caused a huge loss to Pakistan. This is Pakistan’s sixth defeat in 8 matches in the current WTC points table, after this defeat the team has slipped to the bottom 9th position.
Now no one is in worse condition than Pakistan in the current World Test Championship points (WTC) table. Pakistan now has only 16.67 percentage points in its account. After registering victory against Pakistan, England has reached 45.59 percent points, but the team remains at the fourth position in the points table. Above England is Sri Lanka who have 55.56 percent marks in their account.
Along with India, defending champion Australia is present in the top-2. Team India is at the first position with maximum 74.24 percent marks while Australia is at second position with 62.50 percent marks. Looking at the latest situation of the points table, it seems that the WTC final will be played between India and Australia.
After winning the toss and opting to bat first, Pakistan team scored 556 runs on the basis of centuries from Abdullah Shafiq, Shan Masood and Agha Salman. In response, England declared their innings by scoring 823 runs with the help of Harry Brook’s triple century and Joe Root’s double century. The England team, which had a lead of 267 runs after the first innings, all out the hosts for 220 runs in the second innings. England won this match by a margin of innings and 47 runs.
WTC 2023-25 Points Table
| Number | Team | played matches | won | lost | draw | score | win percentage |
| 1 | India | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 98 | 74.24 |
| 2 | Australia | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 90 | 62.5 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 55.55 |
| 4 | England | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 93 | 45.59 |
| 5 | South Africa | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 38.89 |
| 6 | New Zealand | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 37.5 |
| 7 | bangladesh | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 34.38 |
| 8 | west indies | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 18.52 |
| 9 | Pakistan | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 16.67 |
