England Drop To 3rd In WTC 2025-27 Points Table After 2-Point Penalty, India On...
England have been docked two ICC World Test Championship points for their slow over rate in their recently-completed match against India at Lord's.
England defeated India by 22 runs in the third Test of the five-match series played at Lord's from July 10 to 14 to jump from third to No. 2 position in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 points table, but the Poms dropped one place once again on Wednesday (July 16) after they were docked two ICC WTC points for their slow over rate in their match at Lord's.
This came under Article 16.11.2 of the ICC World Test Championship playing conditions, by which a side is penalised one point for each over short, and after time allowances were taken into consideration.
After the deduction, England's tally in the World Test Championship standings dropped from 24 to 22 out of 36 points, consequently reducing their point percentage from 66.67% to 61.11%.
Updated WTC 2025-27 points table after England were docked two points for slow over rate
POSITION TEAM MATCHES WON LOST DRAW PENALTY POINTS PCT%
1. Australia 3 3 – – – 36 100
2. Sri Lanka 2 1 – 1 – 16 66.67
3. England 3 2 1 – 2 22 61.11
4. India 3 1 2 – – 12 33.33
5. Bangladesh 2 – 1 1 – 4 16.67
6. West Indies 3 – 3 – – 0 0
7. New Zealand – – – – – – –
8. Pakistan – – – – – – –
As a result, England has slipped from second to third position in the table, with Sri Lanka now overtaking them to claim the second spot. The Islanders have 16 points out of 24 points on offer, and their point percentage is 66.67%.
India continue to remain fourth in the WTC 2025-27 points table. The two-time WTC losing finalists have 12 points out of the available 36, and their point percentage is 33.33%.
In the WTC 2025-27 points table, India is followed by Bangladesh (4 points and 16.67 PCT%) and the West Indies (0 points and 0 PCT%).
Three teams—New Zealand, Pakistan, and South Africa—are yet to open their campaign in the WTC 2025-27 points table.
In the WTC, each team is awarded 12 points for a win, four for a draw, and 0 for a defeat.
India, which topped the WTC points table in 2019-21, finished second in 2021-23 and third in 2023-25. It will face England in the fourth Test at Old Trafford in Manchester from July 23 to 27, and if Shubman Gill's men manage to get the better of the Ben Stokes-led side for the first time in a red-ball match at Old Trafford, then India will rise to third position in the points table.
If India manage to win the remaining two Tests of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, then even the Shubman Gill-led side will only finish as high as third, but their point percentage will increase to 60 from 33.33.
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