World Test Championship Standings: England climbs to third, India stays atop
India is atop the World Test Championship points table with 360 points despite losing the Test series to New Zealand which climbed to third.
Published : Aug 30, 2019 11:44 IST
The World Test Championship gets underway on 1 August 2019 and comprises nine teams competing in 71 Test matches in 27 series across two years. Comprising the top nine Test teams in the world, each team will play three home and three away series. The top two teams at the end will compete in the ICC World Test Championship Final in the UK in June 2021 with the winners crowned World Test Champions.
Standings
The World Test Championship gets underway on 1 August 2019 and comprises nine teams competing in 71 Test matches in 27 series across two years. Comprising the top nine Test teams in the world, each team will play three home and three away series. The top two teams at the end will compete in the ICC World Test Championship Final in the UK in June 2021 with the winners crowned World Test Champions.
Standings
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tied | Total Points |
| 1. | India | 9 | 7 | 2 | 360 | ||
| 2. | Australia | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 296 | |
| 3. | England | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 226 | |
| 4. | New Zealand | 7 | 3 | 4 | 180 | ||
| 5. | Pakistan | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 140 | |
| 6. | Sri Lanka | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 80 | |
| 7. | West Indies | 5 | 1 | 4 | 40 | ||
| 8. | South Africa | 7 | 1 | 6 | 24 | ||
| 9. | Bangladesh | 3 | 3 |
Distribution of points in ICC World Test Championship
| Matches in series | Points for a win | Points for a tie | Points for a draw | Points for a defeat |
| 2 | 60 | 30 | 20 | |
| 3 | 40 | 20 | 13 | |
| 4 | 30 | 15 | 10 | |
| 5 | 24 | 12 | 8 |
Distribution of points in ICC World Test Championship
| Matches in series | Points for a win | Points for a tie | Points for a draw | Points for a defeat |
| 2 | 60 | 30 | 20 | |
| 3 | 40 | 20 | 13 | |
| 4 | 30 | 15 | 10 | |
| 5 | 24 | 12 | 8 |