The Indian cricket team had to face a 113-run defeat in the Pune test match against New Zealand. With this defeat, Rohit Brigade also lost the three-match Test series against New Zealand. After the defeat in the Pune Test, the Indian team also suffered a setback in the World Test Championship (WTC) points table. Before the Pune Test, the Indian team had a score of 68.06 per cent. While after the defeat in Pune, his marks percentage dropped to 62.82.
In the WTC table, India remains in first place and Australia in second. However, it is too early to say which two teams will make it to the finals because 5 teams are still mathematically in the race for the finals. Only the West Indies, England and Bangladesh are out of the finals race. If a team finishes its campaign with 60 percent points, it will have a chance of reaching the final. India qualified for the final last time with a score of 58.8 per cent. Then in the final match, India had to face defeat at the hands of Australia by 209 runs.
The top ranked Indian team has so far 98 points from 13 matches with 8 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw. While the Kangaroo team, second placed, has 90 points in 12 games with 8 wins, three losses and one draw. There are only 20 Test matches left in the current World Test Championship cycle (2023-25), in such a situation, teams’ equations will be seen changing by victory or defeat. Let’s take a look at the current situation of the 9 teams…
1. India (62.82 percent): The equation is clear for the Indian team. India will have to win the final test match against New Zealand. Then Australia will have to defeat 3-2 in the five-match Test series. That means they will have to win four of six games. With this your grade will be 64.04%.
If the Indian team loses the Mumbai Test against New Zealand, it will need four wins and a draw on Australian soil. If India wins only three of its remaining six matches and loses three, then its points percentage will be 58.77, which will not completely guarantee qualification. In such a situation, the percentage of marks from Australia, Sri Lanka, South and New Zealand may be higher than that of India.
2. Australia (62.50 percent): India’s series loss against New Zealand has increased Australia’s chances of reaching the final. With a 3-2 series win against India and a 1-0 win in Sri Lanka, their score will be 62.28%, putting them ahead of India. Australia will need to win five of their remaining seven matches to reach the final, regardless of other results. Australia has to play five Test matches against India on their soil, while they have to play two Test matches on the Sri Lanka tour.
3. Sri Lanka (55.56 percent): The Sri Lanka team had won the series 2-0 against New Zealand, so they are still in the race for the final. Sri Lanka has to play four more matches. If they win all those matches, they will finish with 69.23% and secure their place in the finals. If the Sri Lankan team loses one match and wins three, they will end up with 61.54%. In such a situation, you will have to depend on the rest of the results. Sri Lanka has to play two control matches each against South Africa and Australia.
4. New Zealand (50.00 percent): New Zealand’s hopes have also been boosted by two consecutive wins against India. If the Kiwis win the remaining four tests, they will finish with 64.29%. Although these 4 wins will not guarantee you qualification, they will definitely keep you in the race. However, if the New Zealand team loses even one match, their percentage will drop to 57.14. New Zealand has to play a test match against India. They will then have to host three test matches against England at home.
5. South Africa (47.62 percent): If South Africa wins the remaining five tests they will finish with 69.44%, which will be enough to reach the final. In case of four wins and one draw, South Africa will finish with 63.89%, while in case of five wins and one loss, their points percentage will be 61.11. In this situation you will have to depend on other results. Let us tell you that the African team has to play another test match against Bangladesh at home. While it will host two test matches each against Sri Lanka and Pakistan at its home.
6. England (40.79 percent): Due to the 1-2 loss in the series against Pakistan, England was completely left out of the race for the final. Even if England beat New Zealand 3-0 in their last series, they could still score a maximum of 48.86% points. England has to play all three matches against New Zealand at home.
7. Pakistan (33.33 percent): Pakistan defeated England 2-1 in the Test series at home. If we look closely, Pakistan is mathematically still in the race, but its chances of playing in the final are very slim. Even if Pakistan wins the remaining four matches, it will only be able to reach 52.38 per cent. In such a situation, they will have to depend on many other results, including some draws that can deprive many teams of points. Pakistan has to play two test matches each against South Africa and the West Indies.
8. Bangladesh (30.56 percent): The Bangladesh team is out of the race for the finals. Bangladesh suffered a lot from the 2-0 loss to India and the first match against South Africa. There was a time when Bangladesh’s mark percentage was 45.83, which has now become 30.56. Even if they win the remaining three tests, they will only be able to reach 47.92%. Bangladesh has to play one test match against South Africa and two against the West Indies.
9. West Indies (18.52 percent): The West Indies team has already played four series and has only 18.52 per cent points. Even if he wins his last four tests, he will finish with 43.59% points. West Indies have to play 2 Test matches (home) against Bangladesh and also 2 Test matches (away) against Pakistan.
We tell you that this is the third cycle of the World Test Championship, which will run from 2023 to 2025. ICC has already published the rules related to the points system for this third cycle. The team will get 12 points if they win the test match, 4 points if the match ends tied, and 6 points if the match is tied.
By winning the match, 100 percent points will be added, in case of a tie, 50 percent, in case of a tie, 33.33 percent and in case of defeat, zero percent will be added. A total of 24 points will be available in a two-match series and 60 points will be available in a five-match series. Since the ranking is mainly determined based on the percentage of wins in the points table. Cricket mecca Lord’s will host the third season of the World Test Championship final from June 11, 2025.
WTC points system
– 12 points for the victory.
– 6 points if the match is tied.
– 4 points if the match is tied.
– Teams are classified according to the percentage of points won.
– The two best teams will reach the final to be held at Lord’s in 2025.
– Notes are deducted if there is a sloover rate.
