WTC Final: The second match of the three-Test series between England and West Indies ended yesterday. If we talk about this match, then England defeated the Windies team badly. If we look at the scorecard of the match, then while chasing the huge score given by the English team, West Indies were reduced to a mediocre score.

England defeated the visiting team by 241 runs. With this victory, England has gained tremendously in the points table of the World Test Championship. Also, the equation of which teams can go to the WTC Final has also become almost clear. Let us know in detail.

England won the series 2-0

England and West Indies (ENG vs WI) played against each other in the second Test in Nottingham. Windies team captain Craig Braithwaite won the toss and chose to field first. Batting first, the English team scored 416 runs in the first innings. Ollie Pope played a brilliant innings of 121 runs. In response, West Indies managed to take a lead of 41 runs by scoring 457 runs in the first innings.

If we talk about the second innings, then England's batsmen once again displayed a brilliant game. Ben Duckett scored 76, Ollie Pope scored 56, Joe Root scored 122 and Harry Brook scored 109 runs. On the basis of these innings, the host team set a huge target of 385 runs in front of West Indies. However, the Windies team bowed down to the English bowlers in the second innings and could score only 143 runs.

This is the equation of WTC Final now

After the victory against West Indies, England has gained in the points table of World Test Championship 2025 (WTC 2025). They have got 45 points including 5 wins and 1 draw in 12 matches. Currently they are at the sixth position on the table. Team India is still at the top of the table.

This team has a total of 74 points including 6 wins and 2 losses in 9 matches. Their winning percentage is 68.51. Australia is at the second position. The Kangaroo team has 90 points including 8 wins and 3 losses in 12 matches. However, their winning percentage is only 62.50. According to the current equation, the WTC Final can be played between India and Australia.

See the tweet here:

WTC POINTS TABLE –

▪️ England and West Indies switch positions in the #WTC25 table 🔀 pic.twitter.com/Y3BVXVIOxA

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