Sri Lanka and Pakistan share points after Rawalpindi Test draw

The first Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi ended in a draw after five days of play, according to the match account published on November 13. Neither side secured a victory, leaving both teams to share points in the 2025-27 World Test Championship cycle.

The result was a draw rather than a tied match. The account says all five days were played, but does not provide innings totals, individual scores or a ball-by-ball description of the finish. Those details are not being added to the match record here.

Other series results shape the championship race

The same November 13 account places the Rawalpindi result alongside other developments in the championship: West Indies had taken their Test series against Bangladesh 1-0, while South Africa had beaten Australia 2-1. These are separate series results and should not be confused with the Pakistan-Sri Lanka match.

In the standings described in that dated report, New Zealand occupied first place and South Africa had moved into second after the Australia series. Australia had slipped down the table. The report did not provide a complete table, points percentages or a numerical position for Australia.

The combined picture was of a tighter contest for a place in the World Test Championship final. Sharing points at Rawalpindi did not, on its own, settle qualification for either Sri Lanka or Pakistan. The standings above describe the November 13 account, not a continuously updated live table. The photograph shows an illustrative cricket ground in England, not Rawalpindi or the Test match.