ICC World Test Championship 2023-25: Updated points table after 1st test, SL vs AUS 2025

Sri Lanka slipped to sixth place in the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 points table after losing the 1st SL vs AUS test.

The first test between Sri Lanka and Australia, which was played at Galle International Stadium, ended with the visitors winning by an innings 242 runs.

Australia’s stand-in captain, Steve Smith, won the toss and chose to bat first. Australia’s top-order batsmen set a strong foundation, which helped the side post a big total of 654/6 in their first innings. Usman Khawaja hit his career-best score of 232, while Steve Smith scored his 35th test century.

Debutant Josh Inglis made history, scoring a counter-attacking 102 off 94 balls, including 10 fours and a six. Prabath Jayasuriya and Jeffrey Vandersay toiled hard for the hosts, taking three wickets each.

Sri Lanka couldn’t match Australia’s strong batting performance, falling to just 165 in their first innings. Dinesh Chandimal top-scored with 72 off 139 balls, while Matthew Kuhnemann impressed for Australia, taking 5/63 in 18.2 overs.

Having a huge 489-run lead in the first innings, Australia enforced the follow-on to try to finish the game before the fifth day of the match when rain is forecasted. The hosts again struggled, managing just 247 in their second innings.

Jeffrey Vandersay scored a half-century (53), while Nathan Lyon and Matthew Kuhnemann took four wickets each to seal the win for Australia.

ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 Points Table:

With this win in Galle, Australia now have a chance to win their first test series in Sri Lanka since 2011. They are currently second in the ICC WTC 2023-25 points table, with 12 wins, four losses, and two draws from 18 tests, earning a PCT of 65.74.

Sri Lanka dropped to sixth in the ICC WTC points table and have a PCT of 41.67, having won five and lost seven tests.

Australia will face table-toppers South Africa (PCT – 69.44) in the WTC final in June in Lord’s.

India finished their campaign with nine wins, eight losses, and two draws from 19 tests, earning 114 points and a PCT of 50 and securing the third place.

England, New Zealand and Sri Lanka will finish in the middle of the table. Bangladesh, West Indies and Pakistan are the bottom three teams in the ICC WTC points table.

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