Sylhet, May 20 -- Bangladesh have climbed above India into fifth place on the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 standings after a historic 78-run win over Pakistan in the second Test of the two-match series, at Sylhet on Wednesday.

Najmul Hossain Shanto-led now have a points percentage (PCT) of 58.330, pushing India, who have a PCT of 48.150, down to sixth, as per the ICC website. Meanwhile, Pakistan continue to sit in eighth spot with the PCT of 8.330 after the defeat. The WTC standings are led by Australia, who have an impressive PCT of 87.500 after seven wins in eight matches.

The 2-0 result marked Bangladesh's maiden home Test series win over Pakistan and their second consecutive clean sweep against their Asian rivals, follo...