Vikrant Shekhawat : Aug 26, 2024, 06:00 AM
WTC Points Table: Pakistan suffered a crushing defeat in the first Test match against Bangladesh. Bangladesh registered a historic win by defeating Pakistan by 10 wickets. With this defeat, Pakistan's World Test Championship 2023-25 points table has dropped, and they have slipped from sixth to eighth. This has been an embarrassing moment for Pakistan, as they had never faced defeat against Bangladesh in Test cricket before.Pakistan's defeat has also affected their WTC rankings. Before this match, Pakistan was in sixth place, but Bangladesh's victory pushed them to eighth place. Additionally, England's victory also hurt Pakistan, causing them to fall from seventh to eighth. Pakistan have won only two out of six matches so far and lost four.The WTC points table is topped by the Indian team, who have won 6 out of 9 matches with 68.52 PCT. Australia is in second place with 62.50 PCT. The final match between the top two teams will be played at Lord's.In the match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bowl first. Pakistan declared the innings after scoring 448 runs, but Bangladesh scored 565 runs and took a lead of 117 runs. Pakistan's second innings was wrapped up at 146 runs, and Bangladesh achieved the target of 30 runs in just 6.3 overs without losing any wicket.