India captain Rohit Sharma and New Zealand skipper Tom Latham

NEW DELHI: New Zealand created history on Saturday by securing their first-ever Test series win on Indian soil, a result that has a significant impact on the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) rankings.
India, after their fourth defeat in the current cycle, now leads Australia by just 0.32 percentage points, with 62.82 points compared to Australia’s 62.50. These back-to-back defeats at home have boosted India’s chances of a third successive win WTC final in danger.
Scorecard: India vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test
The WTC standings are now wide open, with several teams vying for the top two spots, which would secure them a place in the 2025 WTC Finals. The coming one Border Gavaskar Trophy in Australia has taken on added significance as India will likely have to win the series to secure their place in the final.

New Zealand’s victory also moved them to fourth place with 50.00 percentage points, overtaking South Africa, who now sit fifth with 47.62 points. Sri Lanka is in third place with 55.56 points.
ICC World Test Championship Standings
Earlier, Pakistan secured a decisive nine-wicket win over England in the third Test in Rawalpindi to win the series 2-1. This result moved Pakistan to seventh place with 33.33 points, just below England who have 40.79 points.
India will take on New Zealand in the third and final Test of the series in Mumbai from November 1 in a must-win scenario to preserve their last hope at the WTC.