New Zealand took a 1-0 lead in the three-Test series after defeating the West Indies by nine wickets at Wellington. Here is how the World Test Championship table stands after the result.
After salvaging a draw in the first Test match, the West Indies batting faltered in the second, at Wellington, as New Zealand romped to a nine-wicket win inside three days.
Blair Tickner (4-32) and Michael Rae (3-66) bowled out the visitors for 205 – no one got a fifty – before Tickner was ruled out of the rest of the Test with a shoulder injury. Devon Conway (60) and debutant Mitchell Hay (61) then gave the hosts a 73-run lead as Anderson Phillip returned 3-70.
In the second innings, the West Indies were bowled out for only 128 as Jacob Duffy claimed 5-38 and Rae 3-45. New Zealand took only 10 overs to get the 56 runs they needed.
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Updated WTC 2025-27 standings after second NZ vs WI Test
The win took New Zealand to a PCT of 66.67: they are now tied at third place with New Zealand. The West Indies, on the other hand, stayed at last place as their PCT dipped slightly, to 4.76.
| Position | Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Drawn | No Result | Deducted | Points | PCT |
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 100 |
| 2 | South Africa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 75 |
| 3= | Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 66.67 |
| 3= | New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 66.67 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 50 |
| 6 | India | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 48.15 |
| 7 | England | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 30.95 |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16.67 |
| 9 | West Indies | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.76 |
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