WTC Points table 2023-2025 standings: New Zealand defeated host India by 8 wickets in the first Test match played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. This is New Zealand's first Test win in India after 36 years i.e. since 1988. The Kiwi team has won only three Test matches in India so far. After this victory, New Zealand has strengthened its position in the ICC World Test Championship points table. India has also suffered due to losing the first Test.

After winning the Bengaluru Test, New Zealand has overtaken England in the World Test Championship points table. After the victory against India, the New Zealand team has come to the fourth position with 44.44 points. At the same time, the England team has slipped to the fifth position with 43.06 PCT.

After the defeat, the Indian team remains on top, but the team's win percentage has dropped from 74.24 to 68.06. Australia, which is in the second position, has 62.50 points. Sri Lanka's team is in the third position, and Sri Lanka's win percentage is 55.56. New Zealand has jumped three places after defeating India. The New Zealand team has moved from seventh to fourth position.

Talking about the match, while chasing the target of 107 runs to win, New Zealand did not let up after the initial setbacks. Will Young remained unbeaten on 48 runs and Rachin Ravindra remained unbeaten on 39 runs. Both of them made an unbroken partnership of 75 runs for the third wicket and gave the team a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

The way India bounced back in the match despite being all out for 46 runs in the first innings is commendable. Now they will have to forget this defeat and play their natural game in the second Test starting on October 24 in Pune.