With just three victories in the cycle, England is ranked ninth, while India is at the top.
After winning the opening Test match at Sylhet, Sri Lanka is still undefeated against Bangladesh and is in sixth place. Following their defeat in the ODI series, the tourists overcame Bangladesh as hosts to win the first Test 1-0. And the visitors improved their ranking in the most recent World Test Championship (2023–25) standings with this decisive victory.
After winning by a commanding 328 runs, Sri Lanka has risen to sixth place and is level with Bangladesh in terms of both points and points percentage (PCT). The team won handily at Sylhet because to outstanding efforts from captain Dhananjaya de Silva and Kamindu Mendis, who each produced outstanding hundreds in both innings of the Test match.
Mendis scored 102 and 164, while De Silva scored 102 and 108, earning him the Player of the Match honors. The two visitors who took the most wickets in the match were Kasun Rajitha (8 wickets) and Vishwa Fernando (7 wickets), who combined for a total of 15 wickets.
Bangladesh, on the other hand, who had won the ODI series 2-1 and were full of confidence, were always behind in this game. The Bangla Tigers’ lone significant contribution came from Mominul Haque, who scored 87 in the second innings.
Bangladesh intends to make a reappearance in Chattogram
Following the victory, the Lankan Lions had 12 points and a PCT of 33.33, good for sixth place. Bangladesh is ranked lower even though they have the same point % because Sri Lanka defeated them.
Pakistan has moved up one spot to the No. 4 spot with a point % of 36.66, while the West Indies has jumped to the No. 5 spot with a better points total of 16 than Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, even though they have the same points percentage.
The hosts will be trying to level the two-match Test series in the next thrilling second Test at Chattogram. In the next game, Sri Lanka will try to win the series handily.
