ICC World Test Championship Points Table, WTC Table After PAK & WI 1st Test 2025: Pakistan National Cricket Team defeated West Indies National Cricket Team by 127 runs in the opening two-match Test series at Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan on Sunday (January 19). Bowlers from both sides made the most of the rotating track at Multan in the first Test.
A total of 647 runs were scored by both teams, Pakistan and West Indies, through four innings and the match ended on Day 3 of the second session at the Multan Cricket Stadium.
However, Australia and South Africa qualified for the 2023-25 ICC World Test Cup (WCT) finals, but the hosts earned a deserved 12 points after winning the first Test against the Caribbean side on Sunday.
Pakistan secure 12 points with dominant win over West Indies in Multan Test
However, Pakistan’s national cricket team gained 12 points but remained eighth with 47 points and 30.13 PCT points in the updated ICC World Cup points table after the first Test against West Indies in Multan.
Notably, Pakistan lost 5 points due to a slow over-speed attack during the recent Test series in South Africa. On the other hand, West Indies National Cricket Team also remained at the 9th position with 32 points and 22.22 PCT points in the updated WTC points table.
Well, there are no changes in the team standings after the conclusion of the first test match between Pakistan and West Indies national team. South Africa leads the WTC points table with 96.44 PCT points, while Australia remains in second place with 63.72 PCT points.
The 2025 WTC Finals finalists are India (50 PCT points), New Zealand (48.21 PCT points), Sri Lanka (45.45 PCT points), England (43.18), Bangladesh (31.25) and then Pakistan and the West Indies. However, Australia, Pakistan, West Indies and Sri Lanka have a chance to make some inroads in the WTC points table as they are scheduled for Test action next week.
Updated ICC Test World Cup points table after first PAK vs WI Test:
| pos | Team | Matches | won | lost | Drawn | NO | Points | PCT |
| 1 | South Africa | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 69.44 |
| 2 | Australia | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 130 | 63.73 |
| 3 | India | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 114 | 50 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 48.21 |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 45.45 |
| 6 | England | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 114 | 43.18 |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 31.25 |
| 8 | Pakistan | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 30.13 |
| 9 | West Indies | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 22.22 |
Meanwhile, Pakistan spinner Sajid Khan once again made the most of the home conditions and played a key role in the team’s convincing win over the tourists in the first Test in Multan. Sajid finished with match winning spells of 4/65 and 5/50 to win man of the match honours. He credited the Pakistan coach and Aaqib Javed for his match-winning performance.
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There were plenty of upheavals on the field: Sajid Khan
Speaking at the post-match launch, Sajid Khan said, “Credit to Aaqib Javed bhai and the management. Man of the match should be Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel for batting in the first innings and also Shan Masood in the second. There were a lot of upheavals on the field. I spoke to our bowling coach after the first innings – I conceded runs later in the spell. I slowed the pace further in the second innings and controlled the runs better.”
Talking about the Multan Test, Pakistan posted 230 runs on the board after brilliant fifties from Mohammad Rizwan (71) and Saud Shakeel (84) in the first innings. And then the hosts beat the West Indies by just 137 runs, with Jomel Warrican top-scoring with 31* runs.
Briefly about the first test between PAK and SA
For Pakistan, Noman Ali took a five-wicket scalp while Sajid Khan claimed four wickets. Pakistan started their second innings strongly with captain Shan Masood scoring a half-century. However, the hosts slumped from 109/3 to a total of 157 as Jomel Warrican produced a stunning performance, taking seven wickets – his best figures in Test cricket.
Chasing a target of 251 runs, West Indies suffered another embarrassing collapse as the tourists were bundled out for a paltry 123 runs as Sajid Khan’s five-wicket haul and Abrar Khan’s four-wicket haul sealed the match for Pakistan. With a 127-run win, they took a 1-0 lead in the home Test series, with the second and final Test scheduled for January 25 at the same venue.
