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Pakistan suffered a crushing 10-wicket defeat in their first Test match against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi despite taking a first innings lead.
Updated WTC Points Table after PAK vs BAN 1st Test: The first match of the 2-match Test series between Pakistan and Bangladesh ended on the fifth day. In the first match of this series, Bangladesh won against Pakistan by 10 wickets and took a 1-0 lead in the series.
Talking about the match, Pakistan declared its first innings at 448 runs after losing 6 wickets. After this, Bangladesh scored 565 runs in its first innings. Everyone thought that this match would be a draw, but the match took a turn in the second innings when Bangladesh bowled out Pakistan’s team for 146 runs.
After that, Bangladesh needed 30 runs to win this match. They achieved the target without losing any wicket and won by 10 wickets. With this victory, Bangladesh has got a big advantage in the World Test Championship.
PAK vs BAN World Test Championship upheaval after the first test
Bangladesh overtook Pakistan to finish sixth in the WTC points table with two wins from five matches. They won 2 of their 5 matches and sit atop the points table with 40% of the PTC.
At the same time, the Pakistan team has fallen from six to the eighth position. They have won only 2 matches out of 6 matches. The top 4 teams in the World Test Championship 2023-25 points table include India, Australia, New Zealand and England. England has secured the top 4 position by defeating Sri Lanka in the last match. Now the second Test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh will start from August 30.
Updated WTC Points Table after PAK vs BAN 1st Test
WTC 2023-25 points table
| Rank | Teams | Match | Victory | Garland | Draw | Dead | score | PTC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 74 | 68.52 |
| 2 | Australia | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 90 | 62.50 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 50.00 |
| 4 | England | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 69 | 41.07 |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 40.00 |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 40.00 |
| 7 | South Africa | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 38.89 |
| 8 | Pakistan | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 30.56 |
| 9 | West Indies | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 18.52 |
