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Pakistan's defeat by England in the Multan Test by an innings and 47 runs has further affected their position on the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) standings. The team captained by Shan Masood has almost been eliminated from contention for the ICC World Test Championship finals. This sixth consecutive loss in the longest format of the game has slammed them to the bottom of the WTC Points table.
Updated WTC Points table
In the current WTC cycle, Pakistan has played eight Test matches, winning just two and losing six. Additionally, eight points have been taken away from them for slow overrate. They are now at No. 9 in the table, falling behind West Indies, who have a PCT of 18.52%. Conversely, England ranks No. 4 with a PCT of 45.59%. Their slow over-rate during the 2023–25 WTC cost them 19 points; in the absence of it, their PCT would have been 54.90%.
England hammer Pakistan by an innings and 47 runs
At the end of Stumps Day 4, Pakistan were on 152 for 6, with Agha Salman and Aamer Jamal still at the crease. In an attempt to spare the hosts' blushes and prevent an innings loss, the pair was faced with an unlikely job on Friday. The beginning was a little dicey as Jamal nearly handed up his wicket to Atkinson as the ball nearly ended up in Carse's hands. Following that, Salman and Jamal attacked the England bowlers, scoring 39 runs, and winning the opening hour of play until drinks.
But just after the interval, Jack Leach would make a run when Salman failed to hold a straight one from the England spinner, striking him in front of the stumps. After hitting a fantastic fifty, Jamal went into attack mode, and Ollie Pope gave him a lifeline by dropping him. However, Leach maintained his excellent form in the morning, dismissing Shaheen Afridi with a brilliant stroke. After that, Leach would get rid of Naseem Shah to seal the victory and give the visitors the series lead.
