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India lost the fifth and final Test match against England by 7 wickets in Birmingham. With this, the Men in Blue lost an opportunity to register a historic Test series win in England. While they were leading by 2-1 before the start of this game, their 7-wicket defeat against England implies the series ended in a 2-2 draw.

To make matters worse, Team India lost 2 points from the World Test Championship rankings due to slow over-rate which meant they slipped below Pakistan in the Points table. England, on the other hand, have won 4 Test matches on the trot (3 vs New Zealand and 5th Test vs India) by chasing 250-plus runs in 4th innings of a Test match.

This article will have a look at the 9 teams and how they are placed at the ICC WTC 2021-23 points table.

World Test Championship 2021-2023 Points Table:

Team

Matches

Won

Lost

Draw

Points

Points %

Series

Penalty

Australia

9

6

0

3

84

77.77

3*

0

South Africa

7

5

2

0

60

71.42

3

0

Pakistan

7

3

2

2

44

52.38

3

0

India

12

6

4

2

75

52.08

4

-5

West Indies

9

4

3

2

54

50

4

-2

Sri Lanka

7

3

3

1

40

47.61

4*

0

England

16

5

7

4

64

33.33

4

-12

New Zealand

9

2

6

1

28

25.92

4

0

Bangladesh

10

1

8

1

16

13.33

5

0


12 Points for a Win
4 Points for a Draw
0 Points for a Loss

* - Series is still not completed (Ongoing)

Points Percentage calculated as [(No.of wins)*12 + (No.of Draws)*4 - Penalty Pts] / [(Total matches Played)*12]*100

1. Australia in WTC'2021-2023
- Won 4-0 (5) vs England in 2021/22 (Home)
- Won 1-0 (3) vs Pakistan in 2022 (Away)
- Lead by 1-0 (2) vs Sri Lanka in 2022 (Away)* - Ongoing Series

So far, Australia have won 6 Test matches, Drawn 3 and haven't lost a game.

Points Percentage of Australia = [(6*12) + (3*4)]/ [(9*12)]*100 = 77.77%

2. South Africa in WTC'2021-2023
- Won 2-1 (3) vs India in 2021/22 (Home)
- Drawn 1-1 (2) vs New Zealand in 2022 (Away)
- Won 2-0 (2) vs Bangladesh in 2022 (Home)

South Africa have won 5 matches and lost 2 matches in the WTC 2021-23 cycle

Points Percentage of South Africa = [(5*12)]/[(7*12)]*100 = 71.42%

3. Pakistan in WTC'2021-2023
- Drawn 1-1 (2) vs West Indies in 2021 (Away)
- Won 2-0 (2) vs Bangladesh in 2021 (Away)
- Lost 0-1 (3) vs Australia in 2022 (Home)

Till now Pakistan have won 3 matches, Drawn 2 games and lost the remaining 2 fixtures.

Points Percentage of Pakistan = [(3*12)+(2*4)]/[(7*12)]*100 = 52.38%

4. India in WTC'2021-2023
-  Drawn 2-2 (5) vs England in 2021-22 (Away)
- Won 1-0 (2) vs New Zealand in 2021 (Home)
- Lost 1-2 (3) vs South Africa in 2021/22 (Away) 
- Won 2-0 (2) vs Sri Lanka in 2022 (Home)

India have won 6 matches, Drawn 2 games and lost 4 Tests. In addition, they have 5 penalty points for slow over-rate.

Points Percentage of India = [(6*12)+(2*4) - 5]/[(12*12)]*100 = 52.08%

5. West Indies in WTC'2021-2023
- Drawn 1-1 (2) vs Pakistan in 2021 (Home)
- Lost 0-2 (2) vs Sri Lanka in 2021 (Away)
- Won 1-0 (3) vs England in 2022 (Home)
- Won 2-0 (2) vs Bangladesh in 2022 (Home)

West Indies have won 4 matches, drawn 2 games and lost 3 games. They also have 2 penalty points for slow over-rate.

Points Percentage of West Indies = [(4*12)+(2*4)-2] / [(9*12)]*100 = 50%

6. Sri Lanka in WTC'2021-2023 
- Won 2-0 (2) vs WI in 2021 (Home)
- Lost 0-2 (2) vs Ind in 2022 (Away)
- Won 1-0 (2) vs Ban in 2022 (Away)
- Trail by 0-1 (2) vs Aus in 2022 (Home)* - Ongoing Series

Sri Lanka have won 3 matches, drawn 1 game and lost the 3 remaining Tests. 

Points Percentage of Sri Lanka = [(3*12)+(1*4)]/[(7*12)]*100 = 47.61%

7. England in WTC'21-2023 
- Drawn 2-2 (5) vs India in 2021-22 (Home)
- Lost 0-4 (5) vs Australia in 2021/22 (Away)
- Lost 0-1 (3) vs West Indies in 2022 (Away)
- Won 3-0 (3) vs New Zealand in 2022 (Home)

England have won 5 matches, drawn 4 games and lost 7 matches so far. They have 12 Penalty Points overall for their slow over-rate.

Points Percentage of England = [(5*12)+(4*4)-12]/[(16*12)]*100 = 33.33%

8. New Zealand in WTC'2021-2023 
- Lost 0-1 (2) vs India in 2021 (Away)
- Drawn 1-1 (2) vs Bangladesh in 2022 (Home)
- Drawn 1-1 (2) vs South Africa in 2022 (Home)
- Lost 0-3 (3) vs England in 2022 (Away)

New Zealand have won 2 matches, drawn 1 game and lost 6 matches so far in this cycle of the Test championship.

Points Percentage of New Zealand = [(2*12)+(1*4)]/[(9*12)]*100 = 25.92%

9. Bangladesh in WTC'2021-2023
- Lost 0-2 (2) vs Pakistan in 2021 (Home)
- Drawn 1-1 (2) vs New Zealand in 2022 (Away)
- Lost 0-2 (2) vs South Africa in 2022 (Away)
- Lost 0-1 (2) vs Sri Lanka in 2022 (Home)
- Lost 0-2 (2) vs West Indies in 2022 (Away)

Bangladesh have won 1 game and drawn 1 game in this WTC Cycle so far.

Points Percentage for Bangladesh = [(1*12)+(1*4)]/[(10*12)]*100 = 13.33%