Bangladesh pulled off a sensational 2-0 series win against Pakistan. The 2-0 series sweep in Pakistan helped Bangladesh move to fourth place in the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 standings. (More Cricket News)
The two top teams at the end of this two-year cycle will play in the one-off finale, fittingly dubbed the Ultimate Test at Lord’s Cricket Ground, London starting 11 June, 2025.
Australia are the defending champions, while India are the two-time runners-up. India lost also lost the inaugural edition to New Zealand.
Here's the state of play after the Pakistan vs Bangladesh Test series as we head towards the Lord’s finale:
WTC Updated Points Table After Pakistan Vs Bangladesh Series
| Pos. | Team | P | W | D | L | PCT |
| 1 | India | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 68.5 |
| 2 | Australia | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 62.5 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 50 |
| 4 | Banladesh | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 45.83 |
| 5 | England | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 45 |
| 6 | South Africa | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 38.89 |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 33.33 |
| 8 | Pakistan | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 19.05 |
| 9 | West Indies | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 18.52 |
Teams are ranked according to the percentage of points (PCT), not by actual points won. The points system however has these: 12 points for a win; six points for a tie; four points for a draw. And points are deducted for slow over rates.
Remaining series
India: Against Bangladesh (home, two Tests), New Zealand (home, three Tests), Australia (away, five Tests)
Australia: India (home, five Tests), Sri Lanka (away, two Tests)
New Zealand: Sri Lanka (away, two Tests), India (away, three Tests), England (home, three Tests)
Bangladesh: India (away, two Tests), South Africa (home, two Tests), West Indies (away, two Tests)
England: Sri Lanka (home, leading 2-0, one Test remaining), Pakistan (away, three Tests), New Zealand (away, three Tests)
South Africa: Bangladesh (away, two Tests), Sri Lanka (home, two Tests), Pakistan (home, two Tests)
Sri Lanka: England (away, down 2-0, one Test remaining) New Zealand (home, two Tests), South Africa (away, Two Tests), Australia (home, two Tests)
Pakistan: England (home, three Tests), South Africa (away, two Tests), West Indies (home, two Tests)
West Indies: Bangladesh (home, two matches), Pakistan (away, two matches)
