WTC Latest Points Table: The Pakistan cricket team had to face a humiliating defeat by 10 wickets in the Rawalpindi Test against Bangladesh in their own home. The special thing was that the Pakistan team had given a target of only 30 runs in the match. This was also Bangladesh’s first Test win against Pakistan. After the match, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has imposed a fine on both Pakistan and Bangladesh.
This fine has been imposed due to slow over rate. Pakistan got a big shock because it has been deducted 6 points under the ICC World Test Championship. Anyway, Pakistan team was at number 8 in the table. But now Pakistan has the lowest 16 points among all the 9 teams.
Bangladesh team also had 3 points deducted
On the other hand, Bangladesh team, which won the Rawalpindi Test, has also suffered a setback. Their 3 points have been deducted. ICC found that during the match, Pakistan had bowled 6 overs late and Bangladesh had bowled 3 overs late. This is the reason why they have been fined under slow over rate.
Apart from this, a fine of 30% of the match fee has been imposed on the Pakistan team and 15% on Bangladesh. Pakistani team captain Shan Masood and Bangladeshi captain Nazmul Hussain Shanto have also accepted this punishment by admitting their mistake. After this fine, the Bangladesh team has slipped from sixth to seventh position in the WTC points table. It now has 21 points. However, the ranking in the WTC points table is determined on the basis of the percentage of wins.
Shakib was also given this punishment by ICC
ICC has found Bangladeshi spin all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan guilty of violating the Code of Conduct Level 1. Due to this, Shakib has also been fined 10 percent of his match fee. He has also been given a demerit point. Let us tell you that Shakib threw the ball towards Pakistani wicketkeeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan in the 33rd over while bowling in the second innings.
Indian team tops the points table
Let us tell you that the Indian team is currently at the top of the WTC points table with 68.52 percent points. India has 74 points from six wins, two losses and one draw in 9 matches so far. Australia is in second place. The Kangaroo team has 90 points from 8 wins, three losses and one draw in 12 matches. Its point percentage is 62.50.
The New Zealand team is at the third place in the WTC table. New Zealand has 36 points from three wins and three losses in 6 matches. The Kiwi team’s point percentage is 50.00. After this, England is at the fourth place, Sri Lanka at the fifth and South Africa at the sixth place.
… this is the rule of WTC
This is the third season of the ICC World Test Championship, which will run from 2023 to 2025. The ICC has already released the rules related to the points system for this third season. The team gets 12 points for winning a Test match, 4 points for a draw and 6 points for a tie.
100 percent points are added for winning the match, 50 percent for a tie, 33.33 percent for a draw and zero percent for losing. A total of 24 points will be available in a two-match series and 60 points in a five-match series. Let us tell you that the ranking is primarily determined on the basis of winning percentage in the point table.