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IND vs ENG 4th Test (Source: X)
Team India defeated England by five wickets in the fourth Test in Ranchi on Monday, February 26 to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the ongoing five-match series. The Men in Blue extended their winning record on home soil and cemented their second place in the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 cycle.
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Rohit Sharma and Co. moved up to second place with a historic win in Rajkot in the third Test, overtaking defending champions Australia. They now have extended their lead with a point percentage of 64.58. Australia remains third with 55.00 points.
New Zealand are still ruling at the top with a point percentage of 75.00. Earlier this month, after sweeping the series against South Africa 2-0, they moved past India and Australia to top the table. On the back of Kane Williamson's heroic centuries, the Black Caps registered their first-ever series win over the Proteas in Test cricket.
Meanwhile, England, after suffering their first series defeat under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum, are reeling at second last in the table with a point percentage of 19.44. Sri Lanka are at the bottom of the list as they are yet to open the account in the ongoing WTC cycle.
Here is the updated WTC points table after India's win in the 3rd Test against England
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Draw | Points | PCT |
| New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 75.00 |
| India | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 64.58 |
| Australia | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 66 | 55.00 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 50.00 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 36.66 |
| West Indies | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 33.33 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 25.00 |
| England | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 19.44 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Dhruv Jurel, Kuldeep Yadav, R Ashwin's - heroes behind India's Ranchi win
Backed by Joe Root's century, England managed to post a decent first-innings total of 353-10. Young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal again put in an exceptional performance but the rest of the batters failed to contribute. The hosts were in trouble after losing 7 wickets for 177 runs. However, debutant Dhruv Jurel played a valiant knock holding hands with Kuldeep Yadav.
Jurel fell short of a well-deserved century by just 10 runs, but his knock along with Kuldeep's 131-ball 28 runs reduced England's lead to less than 50 runs. Ravichandran Ashwin and Kuldeep combined for 9 wickets and the visitors were bowled out for 145 in the second innings. Chasing a target of less than 200, India faced some hurdles but crossed the finish line with the loss of 5 wickets on Day 4.