WTC 2023-25 Points Table (Updated): Pakistan Slip Further After Disgraceful Test Loss vs Bangladesh

It was a Test match to forget for Pakistan as they were humiliated by Bangladesh in Rawalpindi on Sunday. Bangladesh beat Pakistan by 10 wickets to create history by winning their first-ever Test match on Pakistani soil. The loss has hurt Pakistan's chances at the ongoing World Test Championship 2023-25 as well. Following their fourth loss in six games at the current WTC cycle, Pakistan now find themselves languishing at the eighth spot, while Bangladesh has made progress. The Najmul Hossain Shanto-led side find themselves in the sixth spot in the points table. They have played five matches and won two. India and Australia continue to dominate the table by occupying the first two spots. 

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What Pakistan Captain Shan Masood Said… 

"Never to make it an excuse, it didn't play the way we thought it would. Also the weather it had been around in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, it rained around 8-9 days before the first day of play. Firstly looking at the pitch, we expected it to do it a bit more. With three pace bowlers, they were gonna be pushed to the limit. At the end of the day, we got it wrong. Hindsight, looking at the declaration, we wanted to push the game forward," Pakistan captain Shan Masood said at the post-match presentation.

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"Also with the ball and in the field, we could have done better to keep them at par. It's a misconception, with the way it was it was going to take a lot. A lot can happen under pressure. There have been mistakes and we have to do better when we play next. There's always room for a spinner, we lost Aamer Jamal who does well with both bat and ball," he added.

Pakistan would look to bounce back in the second Test and salvage some pride. It would be interesting to see the conditions that welcome the two sides for the second Test.