Updated WTC Points Table After IND vs NZ 3rd Test, Australia Moves To Top: New Zealand’s win over India in the 2023-25 ICC World Test Championship, shows drastic changes in the present points table. India was at the top of the points table of the WTC at the beginning of this series but now is in the second position behind Australia. So far, India has played 14 test matches and secured 98 points, having a points percentage (PCT) of 58.53%. Their PCT decline due to the series losses opened the door for Australia, which is now on top with a PCT of 62.50%.
In the last Test match of the IND vs NZ series, New Zealand completed a shocking 3-0 over India after winning the final match by 25 runs. The match had a nail-biting finish as India, in reply to 147 runs to win, succumbed to the spin of the Kiwis led by Ajaz Patel, who took six wickets.
Rishabh Pant’s brief half-century of 64 runs gave hope to India once again but could not withstand the bowling of the Kiwi spinners. India lost the match, getting all out for 121 runs. This match has caused some major changes in the WTC points table.
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Updated ICC WTC points table
| Pos. | Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Draw | Points | PCT |
| 01 | Aus | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 90 | 62.50 |
| 02 | Ind | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 98 | 58.33 |
| 03 | Sl | 09 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 55.56 |
| 04 | Nz | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 72 | 54.55 |
| 05 | Sa | 08 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 54.17 |
| 06 | Eng | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 93 | 40.79 |
| 07 | Pak | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 33.33 |
| 08 | Ban | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 27.50 |
| 09 | WI | 09 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 18.52 |
Conversely, New Zealand, which previously ranked sixth, moved up two places to the fourth position. With the 3-0 series victory, New Zealand now has 72 points and a PCT standing at 54.55%. This series win enhances their ambition of climbing up the table standings more to qualify for the WTC final. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, is in the third position with a PCT of 55.56%. Further, South Africa and England occupied the fifth and sixth positions, respectively, comprising the top half of the table.
