WTC Points Table: Updated World Test Championship Standings After Sri Lanka Crush New Zealand

Sri Lanka is on a roll in Test cricket as they just took down New Zealand with a 2-0 series win, and this is huge for their chances to finish in the top two of the World Test Championship standings. The island nation won the first Test in Galle by 63 runs, and then really showed their dominance in the second match with an impressive innings and 154-run win. This second win is one of the biggest in Sri Lanka's Test history.

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WTC 2023-25: Updated Points Table

In the updated World Test Championship standings, India and Australia are leading the pack, holding the top two positions. Sri Lanka has secured the third spot, while New Zealand has dropped to seventh place after a disappointing series loss. The Kiwis now have a Percentage of Points (PCT) of 37.50, with a modest record of just three wins out of eight matches. India is at the top of the table with a PCT of 71.67. Australia has a PCT of 62.50, while Sri Lanka has a PCT of 55.56. 

England, Bangladesh , and South Africa occupy the fourth, fifth, and sixth spots respectively. Pakistan and West Indies are ranked eighth and ninth to wrap up the WTC 2023-25 points table. 

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Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 2nd Test

The hero of the games, left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya, was named Player of the Series after a masterful performance, claiming 18 wickets across the two matches.

Meanwhile, Kamindu Mendis took home Man of the Match honours for his unbeaten 182, anchoring Sri Lanka's colossal total of 602-5 declared.

With this knock, Mendis etched his name in history, joining the great Sir Don Bradman as the third joint-fastest player to reach 1,000 test runs.

Jayasuriya, who took nine wickets in the first test, was at his best again, snaring another nine wickets in the second test as New Zealand's batters struggled to cope with Sri Lanka's spin-heavy attack. Debutant Nishan Peiris was the perfect foil, chipping in with nine wickets of his own, including a five-wicket haul in the second innings.

(With PTI inputs)