Bangladesh beat Pakistan in Sylhet to win the two-match series 2-0. Here's what the World Test Championship points table looks like after that result.
Bangladesh beat Pakistan in Sylhet
The hosts won the first Test in Mirpur last week, and headed into this one hoping for a second consecutive series win over their rivals. They made 278 after being put in to bat, courtesy of Litton Das's sixth Test century.
The home bowlers stepped up in the second innings though; Nahid Rana and Taijul Islam took three apiece to bowl Pakistan out for 232 and secure a 46-run lead. Mushfiqur Rahim then starred with 137 in the second innings to help them score 390, setting the visitors 437 to win – it would need to be a world-record chase.
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At 162-5, Pakistan were staring down the barrel of a big defeat, before Salman Ali Agha and Mohammad Rizwan put on 134. Rizwan and Sajid Khan then started day five at 316-7, and sparked hopes of an unbelievable win by adding another 42 in quick time in the morning session. But both of them fell within six balls of each other, and Bangladesh soon secured a win by 78 runs, Taijul taking 6-120.
Updated WTC 2025-27 points table after Bangladesh beat Pakistan in Sylhet
The win has helped Bangladesh move up a spot, above India into fifth place in the WTC 2025-27 points table. Pakistan remain in eighth, having won just one of their four Tests thus far and suffering an eight-point deduction for a slow over rate in the previous Test.
| Pos | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Draw | Ded | Points | PCT |
| 1 | Australia | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 87.50 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 77.78 |
| 3 | South Africa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 75.00 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 66.67 |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 58.33 |
| 6 | India | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 48.15 |
| 7 | England | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 31.67 |
| 8 | Pakistan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 8.33 |
| 9 | West Indies | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.17 |
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