England easily chased 371 runs against India on 24 June. They defeated Team India by 5 wickets in the Leeds Test. In this way, the host team took a 1-0 lead in the first Test of the five-match Test series played at Headingley, Leeds.
Opener Ben Duckett’s 149 runs helped India beat India by 5 wickets. Apart from Duckett, his opening partner Jack Crowley scored 65 runs in 126 balls in the second innings and captain Joe Root remained unbeaten after scoring 53 runs in 84 balls. After the victory over India, England occupied the first position in the WTC Points Table 2025-27.
The win over India has taken England to the number 1 spot in the World Test Championship (WTC Points Table 2025-27) points table. England have 12 points and 100 PCT%. Bangladesh is second on the list with 33.33 PCT% and Sri Lanka is third with 33.33 PCT%. India, on the other hand, have 0 points and are placed fourth. Five teams – Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, South Africa and West Indies – have not yet played any matches in the 2025-27 WTC cycle.
The Indian team topped the 2019-21 WTC points table. At the same time, it finished second in the 2021-23 WTC cycle and third in the 2023-25 ​​WTC cycle.
Let us tell you that India would have also qualified for the 2023-25 ​​WTC Final, but 6 defeats in the last eight Tests hurt them a lot.