WTC updated point board: What do the classification look like like New Zealand crushes Zimbabwe – where is India? | Cricket news

The demolition of Zimbabwe in New Zealand in Bulawayo by a round and 359 points could have made the headlines for its pure domination, but it has no impact on the current table of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) – and therefore no direct impact on India’s current position. This is because Zimbabwe, although it is a full -fledged country of the ICC, is not part of the WTC cycle. When the tournament was launched in 2019, only the nine best test teams on March 31, 2018 were included. Zimbabwe, as well as Ireland and Afghanistan, have missed and have not yet been added to the competition.

The nine competing nations remain Australia, England, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, the Antilles, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.ICC World Test Championship, 2025/27

Point table in the World Test (WTC) championship for cycle 2025-20127

Currently, according to the Anderson – Tendulkar Trophy series, India is placed third on the WTC table with a percentage of points of 46.67. England is sitting just at the fourth with 43.33. Australia opens the way with a perfect 100 points in their opening matches, while Sri Lanka is second out of 66.67.

For India, the result of New Zealand does not change anything at the moment. The Kiwis – The winners of the 2019-21 inaugural cycle – have not yet started their WTC 2025-27 campaign, which begins in December with a home series with three tests against the Antilles. The match in Bulawayo was however historic. New Zealand told 601 for three before bringing the Zimbabwe out twice, Zak Foulkes entering five counters in the second round to seal the third largest round victory in the history of the test. Although this will not change the WTC ranking today, performances like this recall that when the Kiwis join the race, they could be one of the biggest obstacles in India on the road to the 2027 final.