How World Test Championship ranking is calculated? India slips to No. 2, Pakistan at top

As rains robbed India the chance to win the second test match against West Indies, Pakistan rose to the top of the ICC World Test Championship standings. Team India was held to a draw in the second Test match against the West Indies in Trinidad as the entire final day was washed out. The rains also forced India to give up its 100% win-loss record in the new World Test Championship cycle.

The current WTC cycle runs from June 2023 to June 2025 and comprises the top nine Test teams, all of whom will play six series each – three at home and three away. The top two teams will compete in the ICC World Test Championship Final.

On the other hand, Babar Azam's men are the only team in the new cycle without a loss after their four-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in Galle. Pakistan is in a strong position in the second Test in Colombo after bowling out Sri Lanka for just 166 on the first day of the second Test in Colombo. On Day 2 of the Colombo Test match, rains have hit play with Pakistan at 177/2.


After the second test match against West Indies ended in a draw,. India's win-loss percentage dropped from 100 per cent to 66.67 per cent in the new 2023-25 World Test Championship cycle.

Reigning WTC champions Australia (54.17%) and England (29.17%), who are currently locked in the Ashes battle, are in the third and fourth spot respectively while West Indies (16.67%) are in the fifth position. Other teams are yet to have already featured in the new 2023-25 World Test Championship cycle.

WTC points system
A team gets 12 points for winning a match, four for a draw and six for a tie. Teams will be ranked on percentage of points won. (12 points for a win means 100 percentage points, for tie (6 points) it is 50 percentage points and for draw (4 points) it is 33.3 percentage points. For loss, there is no points.)

On the other hand, there is a penalty for slow over rate. For slow over-rates teams will lose one championship point for each over short.