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ICC World Test Championship Points Table, WTC Points Table PAK vs WI Post First Test 2025: Pakistan National Cricket Team Defeats West Indies National Cricket Team by 127 Runs in Two Tests series The opening match will be played at the Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan on Sunday (January 19). In the first Test, bowlers from both sides took full advantage of Multan’s spin track.
The two scored a total of 647 points teamPakistan and West Indies, a total of four innings, the game ended on the third day of the second session at the Multan Cricket Stadium.
However, both Australia and South Africa qualified for the ICC World Test Championship (WCT) 2023-25 finals, but the hosts earned a well-deserved 12 points after winning the first Test against the Caribbean side on Sunday.
Pakistan beat West Indies by 12 points in overwhelming victory in Multan Test
However, the Pakistan national cricket team, which scored 12 points, is ranked eighth in the updated ICC World Test Championship points table with 47 points and 30.13 PCT points after the first Test against West Indies in Multan.
It is worth noting that in the recent Test series in South Africa, Pakistan conceded 5 runs due to slow attack and over-efficiency of the attack. On the other hand, the West Indies national cricket team also remains at 9th position in the updated WTC standings with 32 points and 22.22 PCT points.
The team’s standings remained unchanged after the first Test match between Pakistan and West Indies. South Africa leads the WTC standings with 96.44 points, while Australia is second with 63.72 points.
The WTC 2025 finalists are India (50), New Zealand (48.21), Sri Lanka (45.45), England (43.18), Bangladesh (31.25), followed by Pakistan and West Indies. However, Australia, Pakistan, West Indies and Sri Lanka have a chance to make some changes in the WTC points table as they are scheduled to play Test activities next week.
Updated ICC World Test Championship points table after the first PAK vs. WI test:
| Location | team | matches | won | lost | draw | NR | integral | PCT |
| 1 | South Africa | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 69.44 |
| 2 | Australia | No. 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 130 | 63.73 |
| 3 | India | No. 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 114 | 50 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 48.21 |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 45.45 |
| 6 | England | No. 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 114 | 43.18 |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 31.25 |
| 8 | Pakistan | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 30.13 |
| 9 | west indies | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 22.22 |
Meanwhile, Pakistan spinner Sajid Khan once again made the most of the home conditions and played a key role in a resounding win over the tourists in the first Test match in Multan. Sajid won the Man of the Match honors with winning percentages of 4/65 and 5/50. He praised the Pakistan coach and Ajib Javed for their match-winning performance.
There are a lot of turns on the pitch: Sajid Khan
Sajid Khan said in his post-match speech: “Credit to Aaqib Javed bhai and the management. The man of the match should be Mohammad Rizwan Saud Shakeel was bowled in the first over, while Shan Masood was bowled in the second. There are a lot of turns on the course. Talking to our bowling coach after the first innings – I lost runs late in the spell. The second inning further slowed down the tempo and allowed for better control of the run. “
Talking about the Multan Test, Pakistan got on the board with a brilliant 50 in the first innings from Mohammad Rizwan (71) and Saud Shakeel (84) 230 points. The hosts then defeated West Indies by just 137 runs, with Jomel Warrican emerging as the top run-scorer with 31 runs.
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For Pakistan, Noman Ali took five wickets while Sajid Khan took four wickets. Pakistan started the second innings strongly with captain Shan Masood scoring a half-century. However, the home side were slumped from 109/3 to 157, with Jomel Warrican putting in a brilliant performance, taking seven wickets – his best performance in Test cricket.
Chasing a target of 251 runs, West Indies once again suffered an embarrassing batting defeat as the tourists managed a paltry 123 runs with Sajid Khan’s 5-wicket haul and Abu Dhabi Abrar Khan’s 4-wicket haul sealed the match for Pakistan. With the 127-run victory, they took a 1-0 lead in the home Test series, with the second and final Test scheduled to be played at the same venue on January 25.
