Updated WTC 2025-27 points table after Australia vs Bangladesh second Test

Australia defeated Bangladesh by an innings and 51 runs in the second Test at Mackay, with the match concluding inside two days at the tea break on August 23, 2026. The result levelled the two-match series at 1-1, after Bangladesh had won the first Test in Darwin by 9 wickets.

Mitchell Starc was the standout performer with the ball, taking 6 for 12 as Bangladesh were bowled out for just 64 in their first innings. Australia replied with 210, with Cameron Green contributing an unbeaten 51. Shoriful Islam was the pick of the Bangladesh bowlers, claiming 6 for 35 in Australia's first innings. Bangladesh were then dismissed for 95 in their second innings, handing Australia a comprehensive innings victory.

The victory pushed Australia's win percentage in the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle to 80.00%, reinforcing their position at the top of the standings. Bangladesh, which had briefly held a strong percentage following the Darwin result, saw their win percentage drop to 55.56% after the Mackay loss.

Australia lead the WTC 2025-27 standings with 96 points and a win percentage of 80.00% as of August 23, 2026. South Africa occupy second place with 36 points and a win percentage of 75.00%. New Zealand are third with 52 points and a win percentage of 72.22%.

Bangladesh sit fourth with 40 points and a win percentage of 55.56% following the Mackay defeat. India are fifth with 64 points and a win percentage of 53.33%, a figure that surged after their recent victory over Sri Lanka in Galle. Australia and South Africa currently hold the top two positions in the cycle, with both sides well placed heading into the later stages of the WTC 2025-27 campaign.

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Australia, captained by Pat Cummins, are scheduled to face South Africa in a three-match Test series in South Africa beginning October 19, 2026. South Africa currently sit second in the WTC 2025-27 standings, making the series a direct contest between the top two sides in the cycle.

Australia's last Test tour of South Africa was in 2018, a series they lost 1-3. The upcoming series will therefore carry significant weight both for the bilateral contest and for the WTC 2025-27 standings, with both teams in strong positions heading into what promises to be a pivotal encounter in the championship cycle.