West Indies Climb to Sixth in Test Rankings After Series Win in Bangladesh

West Indies have climbed two places to sixth in the ICC Test team rankings after wrapping up a 1-0 series win over Bangladesh on Monday.

The tourists won the opening Test by eight wickets at the Shere Bangla National Stadium before holding Bangladesh to a draw in the second match in Sylhet, sealing their first away series win in some time. The result lifts them to 78 rating points.

Bangladesh, meanwhile, have slipped two places to eighth with 73 points, and the home defeat has also dented their hopes of reaching the World Test Championship final in 2027.

A famous away win

Winning a series on the subcontinent is a rare achievement for the West Indies, and doing it with an eight-wicket win followed by a hard-fought draw underlines how far this side has come in red-ball cricket.

Bangladesh left counting the cost

The hosts remain fifth in the World Test Championship table, but their points percentage has fallen to 45.83 after eight matches, leaving them with plenty of work to do to stay in the final race.

Source: News18