Bangladesh’s Victory Over Pakistan Changes its Position in the WTC Points Table

Reports of Bangladesh cricket team news declared that Bangladesh has tasted success in the cricketing world by emerging winner in a Test series which was for the first ever time in their history against Pakistan. The ‘dream’ win was achieved in Rawalpindi where the Bangladeshi Team outplayed Pakistan by a 2-0 margin. It not only declared them as the superior side to Pakistan but maybe more importantly, it showed their improvement in the longer form of the game.

Bangladesh’s Confidence Shines in Rawalpindi

The team went out in the field aiming for a target of 185 runs and showed a lot of patience and good cricketing skills to win the match by six wickets. This particular victory made history because it put a stop to Bangladesh’s dry spell concerning away Test series wins, the last of which was the Zimbabwean in 2021.

England’s Outstanding Victory Over Sri Lanka at Lord’s

In other parts of the cricketing globe, England produced a comprehensive victory over Sri Lanka, winning a four-day Test match at Lord’s. A sensational hundred by Gus Atkinson, coming in at number eight, ensured that the English team reached a scary first-innings score of 427 runs. English bowlers then bundled Sri Lankan batsmen for a total of 196 and gave a massive lead of 231 to them.

Losing skipper and openers were unable to live up to the challenge and Sri Lanka never seriously threatened to chase 482, thus gifting England a 2-0 lead in the series with the final match at the Oval still to be played.

Impact on the World Test Championship Standings

These outcomes have had dramatic consequences for the World Test Championship rankings. It was a historic win for securing fourth place and knocking out the England team with the highest PCT of 45 % of points for the team in total times. undefined However, England lost the game and declined to fifth place with the overall performance of PCT 45%.

Pakistan on the other hand has retained its eighth position in terms of PCT percentage rate of 19. 05%, which is still a poor show in the tournament.

Current World Test Championship Standings

Conclusion

The recent Test series outcomes have brought shifts in the current WTC rankings positions which indicates that the competition is fluid. Bangladesh achieved their historic triumph over Pakistan not only shows the growth of this team but also disturbing the rankings leaving them in the top four teams. 

This good performance against Sri Lanka confirms England’s competitiveness while at the same time expressing the small competitive gap between the two sides when they fight for the English team to get back on the map. With their recent poor performance in the tournament, it is seen that Pakistan has many problems that they have to solve while they seek to start afresh. 

Continuing with the matches and changing performances, the position of the WTC teams remains dynamic and there is much more to be expected as far as the progress of this particular season is concerned.

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