WTC Points Table Update After IND Vs NZ 2nd Test: India’s PCT Slips With Pune Loss, Australia Still 2nd

India suffered a crushing 113-run defeat to New Zealand in the second Test in Pune, dropping crucial ICC World Test Championship (WTC) points and also conceding their first Test series defeat on home soil since 2012.

Saturday’s loss was the first time India endured consecutive defeats to New Zealand at home. The BlackCaps have become only the third team after Australia (2004) and England (2012) to record a Test series win in India in the 21st century (since January 1, 2001).

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India’s WTC points PCT slipped down from 68.06 to 62.82, holding only a marginal lead over defending champions Australia, who are placed with a PCT of 62.5. India have six more matches this cycle, one against New Zealand in Mumbai and five in the Border Gavaskar Trophy in Australia.

On Day 2, India were bowled out for 156 in reply to New Zealand’s 259. Left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner wreaked havoc with his career-best figures of 7/53. The visitors then set up a 359-run target on the back of captain Tom Latham’s 86. While Yashasvi Jaiswal provided a strong start to the chase, India were eventually dismissed for a harrowing series defeat.

Rohit Sharma’s side cannot afford another loss or more than one draw in their remaining games to reach the WTC final on their own terms.

WTC 2023-25 updated points table after IND vs NZ 2nd Test

Pos.	Team	Matches				Points Ded.	Contested	Points	PCT
Pos.	Team	P	W	L	D	Points Ded.	Contested	Points	PCT
1	India	13	8	4	1	2	156	98	62.82
2	Australia	12	8	3	1	10	144	90	62.5
3	Sri Lanka	9	5	4	0	0	108	60	55.56
4	New Zealand	10	5	5	0	0	120	60	50
5	South Africa	7	3	3	1	0	84	40	47.62
6	England	19	9	9	1	19	228	93	40.79
7	Pakistan	9	3	6	0	8	120	40	33.33
8	Bangladesh	9	3	6	0	3	108	33	30.56
9	West Indies	9	1	6	2	0	108	20	18.52