Updated WTC Points Table After India's Loss In 3rd Test Against England: Shubman Gill And Co Slip To...
India, on the other hand, slipped from second to fourth. With just one win from three matches, their PCT dropped to 33.33. The only teams currently below them are Bangladesh, with 16.67 from two games, and West Indies, who remain winless after two Tests. The remaining four teams — South Africa, New Zealand, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka — are yet to play a full series or are mid-series, so their positions remain fluid.
The Test match at Lord's was a rare spectacle. Both sides ended up with identical first-innings totals of 387. Joe Root's 104 and contributions from Jamie Smith and Brydon Carse set the platform for England, while India responded through K.L. Rahul's century, Rishabh Pant's aggressive 74, and Ravindra Jadeja's composed 72. Bumrah's five-wicket haul and Sundar's second-innings 4/22 showed the fight India brought into the game.
However, in the final innings, India were undone by early strikes from Archer, Stokes, and Carse, collapsing to 58/4 by stumps on Day 4. Jadeja tried to shepherd the lower-order and shared valiant stands with Bumrah and Siraj, but a freak dismissal — Siraj padding a ball that rolled back onto the stumps — ended the resistance, leaving India 22 runs short.
With two matches still to play in the series, both teams remain in contention, not just for the series win but also for crucial WTC points.
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