ICC WTC Points Table – England thrashed India by 7 wickets in the fifth and final Test of the series to draw level. The series has ended 2-2. Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow scored unbeaten tons to take England home on the final day.
England began the day of the contest well ahead of India. With Root and Bairstow firmly set, the hosts began the proceedings on 259 for 3, needing 119 runs more to chase down an improbable total of 378.
And the duo hardly faced any difficulty as they batted with utmost ease to score the required runs. Root remained unbeaten on 142 while first-innings centurion Bairstow scored 114 not out.
Earlier on day four of the contest, India failed to do well with both bat and ball. The day started with India leading by 257 runs and seven wickets in hand. However, India’s advantage did not last long as England clawed their way back into the game, first with the ball and then bat.
The hosts took the last 7 Indian wickets for just 92 runs to bowl them out for 245. Skipper Ben Stokes led the fight with the ball, taking 4 for 33. It was followed by a stellar batting display.
Chasing 378, England were off to a brilliant start thanks to their openers Alex Lees and Zak Crawley. The duo brought up the 100-run partnership in less than 20 overs before India took 3 wickets in quick succession to turn the game on its head.
However, Bairstow and Root did not let the visitors capitalise on the breakthroughs and stitched together an unbeaten stand of 150 runs to put England in driver’s seat. Earlier in the match, India scored 416 runs in their first innings thanks to centuries from Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja. In reply, England could post only 284.
ICC WTC Points Table: Updated Table After India vs England Test:
Following the game, neither of the two teams changed their position in the ICC WTC Points Table. While India remained at the third spot, England remained at seventh. The defeat, however, has made India’s task of qualifying for the WTC final tough.
Australia are currently at the top with a points percentage of 77.78 followed by South Africa who have a points percentage of 71.43. On the other hand, India’s points percentage have dropped to 53.47. Before the game began, their points percentage was 58.33.
World Test Championship (2021-2023) – Points Table
| Pos | Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Drawn | NR | Points | PCT |
| 1 | Australia | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 84 | 77.78 |
| 2 | South Africa | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 71.43 |
| 3 | Pakistan | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 52.38 |
| 4 | India | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 52.08 |
| 5 | West Indies | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 50 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 47.62 |
| 7 | England | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 33.33 |
| 8 | New Zealand | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 25.93 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 13.3 |
(*Pakistan have moved ahead of India in the WTC Points Table after the latter were docked two points and fined 40% of their match-fee for maintaining a slow overrate during the Edgbaston Test)