Team India’s defeat became someone else’s victory! These 2 teams on top in WTC final race after Lord’s Test

Team India: On the last day of the Lord’s Test, after the defeat of Team India, the World Test Championship (WTC) race has been given a new twist. Chasing the target of 193 runs, Team India lost by just 22 runs, and with this its position in the WTC points table was shaken. This defeat not only shocked India, but two teams have also benefited. Now the match in the final race has become even more interesting.

The two teams who benefited from Team India’s defeat in the Lord’s Test, are definitely the teams from England and Australia. With this victory, England have come second in the WTC points table with 66.67% PCT.

Australia stands first with two wins. Team India, which was earlier in the top three, now slipped to fourth place with 33.33% PCT. Sri Lanka is at the third position on the basis of 66.67% PCT. The top two teams get a place to reach the WTC final.

England defeated India by 22 runs in an exciting match

The result of the Lord’s Test match turned out to be the last day, where India chased the target of 193 runs to be all out for just 170 runs. Ravindra Jadeja played an unbeaten 61 -run struggle, but could not reach the team to victory.

This victory of England proved to be very important in terms of his position in the 2025–27 World Test Championships. In the first innings of the match, England scored 387 runs thanks to Joe Root’s brilliant century. For India, Jasprit Bumrah stopped England with a big score with 5 wickets.

In response, India scored a score of almost equal on the basis of KL Rahul’s century and Pant-Jadeja’s half-century innings. Shington Sundar also strengthened the team by adding useful runs in the lower order.

England stumbled in second innings, India’s top order piled up

In the second innings, the England team was reduced to 192 runs, which included Washington Sundar’s superb bowling. Chasing the target, India started poorly and the score was 82/7. Jadeja, Bumrah, Siraj struggled but could not win the team.