Pakistan finish bottom of ICC Test Championship 2023-25 points table after loss

Pakistan finish bottom of ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 standings, securing just five wins across 14 Tests.

Pakistan ended their ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 campaign in disappointment, finishing at the bottom of the standings.

Their final blow came with a 120-run defeat to the West Indies in the second Test of their two-match series on Monday, levelling the series 1-1 and snapping Pakistan's three-match home Test winning streak.

Shan Masood expressed his disappointment after the game about his side's inability to maintain their winning run.

Across 14 Tests in this WTC cycle, Pakistan secured just five wins, losing nine matches to finish with the lowest points percentage of 27.98%. Their victories included two each against Sri Lanka and England, and one against the West Indies.

The team’s most challenging phase came between December 2023 and October 2024, when they lost six consecutive Tests. This included three away defeats to Australia, two unexpected home losses to Bangladesh, and a single Test loss to England.

Notably, Pakistan’s defeats to Bangladesh marked the first time they had conceded a home Test series to their Asian rivals.

Their final loss of the cycle, a home defeat to the West Indies in Multan, was the first time Pakistan had lost to the Caribbean side at home since 1990.

The updated WTC 2023-25 points table saw Pakistan at the bottom, while the West Indies moved up to eighth with 28.21% points. Bangladesh, after whitewashing Pakistan in their home series, finished seventh with 31.25%.

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South Africa and Australia secured the top two spots with 69.44% and 63.73% points respectively, earning their places in the WTC Final at Lord’s, set for June 11-16, 2025. South Africa topped the table with eight wins in 12 matches, while Australia claimed 11 wins from 17 games.

India, England, New Zealand, and Sri Lanka occupied the third to sixth positions, with India finishing at 50.00%, England at 43.18%, New Zealand at 48.21%, and Sri Lanka at 45.45%.

Looking ahead to the ICC WTC 2025-27 cycle, Pakistan will host New Zealand, South Africa, and Sri Lanka for home Test series, while travelling to England, the West Indies, and Bangladesh.