This is the official BCD Points Table Tracker for the 2025–27 World Test Championship (WTC).
Developed in 2020, this alternative ranking system offers a different lens to evaluate Test cricket with a focus on (1) session-by-session impact, (2) weight for away wins or draws, (3) bonus to reward massive victories. A 5-day, 15-session should not be an all or nothing points system, it should be able to capture ebbs and flows of a Test match.
You can explore the detailed explanation of the algorithm and implementation of this method in previous cycles below:
- WTC 2019-21: Alternative World Test Championship Points Table: Australia Should Be In the WTC Final & I Have The Data To Prove It
- WTC 2023-25 Match by Match Points
WTC 2025-27 Alternative Points Table Results
| Team | Total Points | Average Max Points Possible* | BCD Percentage | Actual WTC Percentage |
| Australia | 46 | 50 | 92.00% | 100.00% |
| England | 33 | 50 | 66.00% | 100.00% |
| Sri Lanka | 62 | 100 | 62.00% | 66.67% |
| Bangladesh | 38 | 100 | 62.00% | 16.67% |
| India | 13 | 50 | 26.00% | 0.00% |
| West Indies | 8 | 50 | 16.00% | 0.00% |
| Pakistan | ||||
| New Zealand | ||||
| South Africa |
Quick Points Table Refresher
Points are calculated as follows:
- 2 points per session won, 1 point per session Tied
- There are 15 maximum sessions in a Test (3 sessions per day), so 30 points maximum per Test for the session-by-session category
- Bonus: 2 * (Number of Sessions Remaining)
- Example: If the Test finishes at the end of Day 4, the winning team would get 6 bonus points – (2 * (3 sessions remaining))
- Home/Away
- Away wins and away draws would be awarded more points.
- 16 – Home Win, 8 – Home Draw
- 24 – Away Win, 12 – Away Draw
The maximum points a team could earn per Test is outlined below (Example: 24 – away win points + 30 session points = 54 total if the team won all the sessions).
| Points | Win | Draw | Loss | Maximum Points Possible (Per Match) |
| Home | 16 | 8 | 0 | 46 |
| Away | 24 | 12 | 0 | 54 |
| Average* | 20 | 10 | 0 | 50 |
Since each team plays a different number of matches, we will take a percentage determined by (total points earned)/(maximum points possible*).
The maximum points possible will be determined by (number of matches played * 50), where we choose 50 because it is the average between 46 & 54 and would hence, weight away wins & draws more.
Appendix: WTC 2025-27 Match By Match Break Down
Bangladesh Tour of Sri Lanka (SL 60-38 Ban)
Series Result: Sri Lanka win 1-0
| Series Total | Sessions Won | Sessions Tied | H/A Points | Bonus? | Total |
| SL (H) | 11 (22 Points) | 4 | 24 | 10 | 60 Points |
| Ban (A) | 10 (22 Points) | 4 | 12 | 0 | 38 Points |
Session-By-Session Legend
- S – Sri Lanka won session
- B – Bangladesh won session
- T – Tied session
1st Test (Galle)
- Sessions Won: Sri Lanka – 5, Bangladesh – 9, Tied – 1
- SL Points: 19 Points (10 – Sessions Won Points, 1 – Tied, 8 – Home Draw)
- Ban Points: 31 Points (18 – Sessions Won Points, 1- Tied, 12 – Away Draw)
| Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | |
| Day 1 | BAN 90/3 (28.0) B | BAN 182/3 (58.0) B | BAN 292/3 (90.0) B |
| Day 2 | BAN 383/4 (117.0) B | BAN 423/4 (130.2) B | BAN 484/9 (151.0) S |
| Day 3 | BAN 495/10 (153.4) SL 100/1 (27.0) S | SL 233/2 (60.0) S | SL 368/4 (93.0) S |
| Day 4 | SL 465/6 (124.0) S | SL 485/10 (131.2) BAN 65/2 (22.0) B | BAN 177/3 (57.0) B |
| Day 5 | BAN 237/4 (76.0) B | BAN 285/6 (87.0 decl) SL 34/2 (8.0) T | SL 72/4 (32.0) B |
Full Scorecard: Match Drawn
2nd Test (Colombo)
- Sessions Won: Sri Lanka – 6, Bangladesh – 1, Tied – 3
- SL Points: 41 Points (12 – Sessions Won Points, 3 – Tied, 16 – Home Win, 10 – Bonus (5 Sessions Left))
- Ban Points: 5 Points (2 – Sessions Won Points, 3 – Tied)
| Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | |
| Day 1 | BAN 71/2 (25.0) T | BAN 144/5 (49.0) T | BAN 220/8 (71.0) T |
| Day 2 | BAN 247/10 (79.3) SL 83/0 (21.0) S | SL 190/1 (50.0) S | SL 290/2 (78.0) S |
| Day 3 | SL 401/6 (103.0) S | SL 458/10 (116.5) BAN 31/1 (6.5) B | BAN 115/6 (38.4) S |
| Day 4 | 133/10 (44.2) S |
Full Scorecard: Sri Lanka won by an innings and 78 runs
India Tour of England (Ind 13-33 Eng)
Series Result: England leads the series 1-0
| Series Total | Sessions Won | Sessions Tied | H/A Points | Bonus? | Total |
| Eng (H) | 8 (16 Points) | 1 | 16 | 0 | 33 Points |
| Ind (A) | 6 (12 Points) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 Points |
1st Test (Leeds)
- Sessions Won: England – 8, India – 6, – Tied – 1
- Eng Points: 33 Points (16 – Sessions Won Points, 1 – Tied, Home Win – 16)
- Ind Points: 13 Points (12 – Sessions Won Points, 1 – Tied)
| Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | |
| Day 1 | IND 92/2 (25.4) I | IND 215/2 (51.0) I | IND 359/3 (85.0) I |
| Day 2 | IND 454/7 (108.4) E | IND 471/10 (113.0) ENG 107/1 (24.0) E | ENG 209/3 (49.0) E |
| Day 3 | ENG 327/5 (77.0) E | ENG 465/10 (100.4) T | IND 90/2 (23.5) I |
| Day 4 | IND 153/3 (48.0) I | IND 298/4 (75.0) I | IND 364/10 (96.0) ENG 21/0 (6.0) E |
| Day 5 | ENG 117/0 (30.0) E | ENG 269/4 (58.3) E | ENG 373/5 (82.0) E |
Full Scorecard: England won by 5 Wickets
Australia Tour of West Indies (Aus 46-8 WI)
Series Result: Australia leads the series 1-0
| Series Total | Sessions Won | Sessions Tied | H/A Points | Bonus? | Total |
| WI (H) | 2 (4 Points) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 Points |
| Aus (A) | 3 (6 Points) | 4 | 24 | 12 | 46 Points |
1st Test (Bridgetown)
- Sessions Won: Australia – 3, West Indies – 2, – Tied – 4
- WI Points: 8 Points (4 – Sessions Won Points, 4 – Tied)
- Aus Points: 46 Points (6 – Sessions Won Points, 4 – Tied, 24 – Away Win, 12 – Bonus (6 Sessions Left))
| Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | |
| Day 1 | AUS 65/3 (25.0) T | AUS 138/6 (48.4) T | AUS 180/10 (56.5) WI 57/4 (20.0) T |
| Day 2 | WI 135/5 (46.0) W | WI 190/10 (63.2) A | AUS 92/4 (33.0) W |
| Day 3 | AUS 181/5 (57.0) A | AUS 310/10 (81.5) T | WI 141/10 (33.4) A |
Full Scorecard: Australia won by 159 runs
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