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After sweeping Bangladesh, Team India will now face the challenge of New Zealand at home. After this, Team India will go on Australia tour where a 5-match Test series is to be played. Now the question arises that how many wins will India have to register in its remaining 8 Test matches to reach the final of the World Test Championship 2023-25. In the points table of World Test Champion i.e. WTC, India is at first place and Australia is at second place. Both India and Australia have played 11 matches, out of which they have won 8-8 matches. Both have drawn one match each. However, India has lost only 2 matches so far while Australia has suffered 3 defeats in the current cycle.
India on top in WTC points table
After defeating Bangladesh, the Indian team’s PCT in the WTC points table has increased to 74.24 and now it has strengthened its hold on the top even more. At the same time, Australia’s PCT is 62.5. After India and Australia, Sri Lankan team is at third position. Sri Lanka has won 5 out of 9 matches while the team has faced defeat in 4. The PCT of Lanka is (55.56). The PCT of England, which is at fourth position, is very low at only 42.19.
This is how you will get the final ticket
Rohit Sharma’s team will play 3 test matches with New Zealand in the test series starting from October 16. In this series, if Team India succeeds in making a clean sweep of the visiting New Zealand team 3-0, then it will be almost certain for Rohit and Company to go to the WTC final. After this domestic season, India will face Australia in the Border-Gavaskar series in December, which will be the Indian team’s final Test series in the current cycle. A win in Australia will ensure India’s place in the final.
If India loses the series against New Zealand at home, which seems very unlikely, then they will have to win against Australia by a big margin. If Team India does not win a single match during the five-match Test series against Australia, then its hopes of reaching the final will depend on the Test series played between Sri Lanka and South Africa. Overall, to go to the WTC final, India will have to win at least four of its remaining 8 matches, otherwise it can be difficult.
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