WTC 2023-25 Standings After BAN vs SL 2nd Test: Sri Lanka Overtake Pakistan To Take Fourth Spot

Sri Lanka leap-frogged several teams to sit in fourth spot on the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 standings after a 192-run series-clinching win over Bangladesh in the second Test of the two-match series on Wednesday (April 3).

Dhananjaya de Silva-led Sri Lanka dominated the majority of the series away from home, with Kamindu Mendis finishing the series as the leading run-scorer with 367 runs at an average of 122.33.

Mendis hit an unbeaten 92 during the first innings as Sri Lanka amassed a whopping total of 531 and their bowlers quickly backed up their efforts by dismissing Bangladesh for just 178 in reply at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram..

In the second innings, Angelo Mathews scored a fifty as Sri Lanka declared at 157/7 with a lead of 510 before Lahiru Kumara’s 4 for 50 helped bowl out Bangladesh for 318 to finish the match during the opening session on the fifth day of the final Test.

Earlier in the first Test, Sri Lanka skipper Dhananjaya's twin centuries and Mendis' ton to seal a massive 328-run win last month at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet.

As a result of this match and the series win, Sri Lanka overtook Pakistan, South Africa, West Indies, Bangladesh and England to move up to 4th place from the bottom spot on the updated World Test Championship points table.

With a 50 percent points percentage, Sri Lanka are only behind India (first), Australia (second) and New Zealand (third), while Bangladesh slipped to joint seventh. Here is a look at the latest WTC standings:

WTC 2023-25 Standings After BAN vs SL 2nd Test - World Test Championship Points Table

Team	Matches	Won	Lost	Drawn	Win Percent	Points
India	9	6	2	1	68.51	74
Australia	12	8	3	1	62.50	90
New Zealand	6	3	3	0	50.00	36
Sri Lanka	4	2	2	0	50.00	24
Pakistan	5	2	3	0	36.66	22
West Indies	4	1	2	1	33.33	16
South Africa	4	1	3	0	25.00	12
Bangladesh	4	1	3	0	25.00	12
England	10	3	6	1	17.50	21

Sri Lanka’s next assignment is a three-match series in England commencing in August before two home series against New Zealand and Australia, while Bangladesh will travel to Pakistan for a series.

The top of the table could take shape when India go Down Under to face Australia at the end of the year, but before that the leaders will host Bangladesh and New Zealand in home series.