South Africa won the Chittagong test match against Bangladesh by an innings and 273 runs. With this victory, South Africa beat hosts Bangladesh 2-0 in the two-match Test series. In the match, South Africa declared their first innings by scoring 575 runs for 6 wickets. After this, Bangladesh scored 159 runs in their first innings and 143 runs in their second innings while playing the continuation. After the memorable victory in the Chittagong Test, South Africa has also gained positions in the World Test Championship (WTC) points table.
South Africa’s hopes come true
The South African team once again reached fourth place in the WTC points table by defeating New Zealand. South Africa’s points percentage (PCT) has increased to 54.17. This victory has put South Africa firmly in the race for a place in the WTC final. This victory for South Africa has increased the pressure on India and Australia, who currently occupy the top two positions. On the other hand, due to this defeat, the Bangladesh team has fallen to 8th place in the WTC standings.
South Africa’s 2-0 victory against Bangladesh has increased the pressure on the remaining contenders in the title race. #WTC25 Final 👀
The situation when entering the business end 👇
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If so, the South African team will have to play four more games in the current cycle. They have to play these four matches (two against Sri Lanka and two against Pakistan) at home. If the African team wins all four matches, it will earn a score of 69.44 per cent, which will be enough to earn a place in the final to be held at Lord’s next year. Even after winning three matches, South Africa has a strong claim to reach the final with 61.11 percent.
Let us tell you that the Indian team is currently in the first position in the World Test Championship points table, while the Australian team is in the second position. 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.
So far, the Indian team has 98 points from 13 matches with 8 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw. India has six more matches left to play and the equation is clear for them. India will have to win the final test match against New Zealand. Then Australia will have to be defeated 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, the New Zealand team can finish with 64.29 per cent points, but only if the Indian team wins the series 3-0 against England. In that situation, India 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.
The Kangaroo team, second placed, has 90 points in 12 games with 8 wins, three losses and one draw. The Kangaroo team’s grade percentage is 62.50. On the other hand, the Sri Lankan team is in third place. Sri Lanka has 55.56 percentage points and 60 points in nine matches. South Africa is in fourth position, New Zealand is fifth and England is sixth. While Pakistan is ranked seventh, Bangladesh is eighth and West Indies is ninth.
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 it wins 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. The ranking is determined primarily based on the winning percentage on the WTC table.
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.
