Bangladesh pulled off a sensational 2-0 series win against Pakistan. The 2-0 series sweep in Pakistan helped Bangladesh move to fourth place in the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 standings. (More Cricket News)

The two top teams at the end of this two-year cycle will play in the one-off finale, fittingly dubbed the Ultimate Test at Lord’s Cricket Ground, London starting 11 June, 2025.

Australia are the defending champions, while India are the two-time runners-up. India lost also lost the inaugural edition to New Zealand.

Here's the state of play after the Pakistan vs Bangladesh Test series as we head towards the Lord’s finale:

WTC Updated Points Table After Pakistan Vs Bangladesh Series

Teams are ranked according to the percentage of points (PCT), not by actual points won. The points system however has these: 12 points for a win; six points for a tie; four points for a draw. And points are deducted for slow over rates.

Remaining series

India: Against Bangladesh (home, two Tests), New Zealand (home, three Tests), Australia (away, five Tests)

Australia: India (home, five Tests), Sri Lanka (away, two Tests)

New Zealand: Sri Lanka (away, two Tests), India (away, three Tests), England (home, three Tests)

Bangladesh: India (away, two Tests), South Africa (home, two Tests), West Indies (away, two Tests)

England: Sri Lanka (home, leading 2-0, one Test remaining), Pakistan (away, three Tests), New Zealand (away, three Tests)

South Africa: Bangladesh (away, two Tests), Sri Lanka (home, two Tests), Pakistan (home, two Tests)

Sri Lanka: England (away, down 2-0, one Test remaining) New Zealand (home, two Tests), South Africa (away, Two Tests), Australia (home, two Tests)

Pakistan: England (home, three Tests), South Africa (away, two Tests), West Indies (home, two Tests)

West Indies: Bangladesh (home, two matches), Pakistan (away, two matches)