Main point:
The Manchester Test Draw was a draw from which India got 4 points for WTC and remains in fourth place. England also got 4 points but slipped to third from the slow over rate penalty. Now England is ahead 2–1 in the series.
Delhi: The Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy was the fourth Test draw played between India and England in Manchester. After this result, India got four points for the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 and now India has a total of 16 points. With this, India remains in fourth place.
England also got four points from this match, but due to the slow over rate in Lord’s Test, he got a penalty of two points, which has now come in third place.
At the same time, Australia is in the first place with 36 points by winning the series 3–0 against the West Indies. Sri Lanka ranks second, England third and India fourth. New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa have not played their matches yet.
According to the WTC rules, there are 12 marks on victory, 4 on draw and 6 marks on tie. The top two teams will make it to the finals in Lord’s in 2027.
WTC Points Table 2025-27
| Team | Match | Victory | Garland | Draw | score | Deduction | Percent (PCT) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 66.67 |
| England | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 54.16 |
| India | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16.67 |
Match condition
Talking about the fourth Test, England took a lead of 311 runs in the first innings and India’s second innings started was very poor. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sai Sudarshan were dismissed without opening an account. But after this, the Indian batsmen made a great comeback. KL Rahul scored 90, Shubman Gill 103, Ravindra Jadeja scored 107 not out and Washington Sundar scored 101 runs. With the help of these innings, India saved the match by scoring 425 runs for 4 wickets in 143 overs.
Now England is ahead 2–1 in this series and the last Test will be played at the Oval next week.
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