Archive · 12 Sep 2026
England Sweep Pakistan, Climb World Test Championship Table
England played Pakistan in the third Test match in Birmingham.
England won by eight wickets.
This gave England a 3-0 win in the whole Test series.
Pakistan set England a target of 130 runs.
England reached that target in only 25 overs.
Joe Root scored 62 runs without being dismissed.
Jordan Cox scored 59 runs without being dismissed.
The victory improved England’s World Test Championship percentage, while Pakistan stayed at the bottom of the table.
England defeated Pakistan by eight wickets in Birmingham on September 12, completing a 3-0 Test-series sweep.
England chased Pakistan’s target of 130 in 25 overs.
Joe Root scored an unbeaten 62, while Jordan Cox made an unbeaten 59.
England’s World Test Championship points percentage rose to 38.54, leaving them sixth in the table.
Pakistan suffered their seventh WTC-cycle loss and remained ninth with a 14.81 points percentage.
- Who
- England defeated Pakistan, with Joe Root and Jordan Cox leading England’s chase.
- What
- England won the Birmingham Test by eight wickets and completed a 3-0 series sweep.
- When
- Saturday, September 12, 2026.
- Where
- Birmingham, England.
- Why
- England won the match by chasing Pakistan’s target of 130, improving their World Test Championship points percentage.
- Series result
- England won the three-match Test series 3-0.
- Match result
- England defeated Pakistan by eight wickets.
- England’s chase
- England reached a target of 130 in 25 overs.
- Top England scores
- Joe Root made 62 not out and Jordan Cox made 59 not out.
- England WTC position
- Sixth place with 74 points and a 38.54% points percentage.
- Pakistan WTC position
- Ninth place with 16 points and a 14.81% points percentage.