India is ahead in terms of winning matches in this cycle of WTC, but it has also played a lot of matches for it. In this case, the winning percentage is more than 50. But according to the new ICC rules, winning more Tests does not affect the points table of the WTC. Now the difference is in the winning percentage. If any team has a winning percentage, it will have the same difficulty in qualifying.
ICC World Test Championship
The Indian team's hopes of reaching the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) suffered a setback with a 2-1 series loss against South Africa at the start of the year. The Indian team suffered a seven-wicket defeat at the hands of South Africa in Cape Town. With this defeat, Team India had slipped from fourth to fifth place in the ICC World Test Championship points table.
Team India whitewash against Sri Lanka
India's start to the ongoing WTC cycle was not quite right. So, coming into the home Test series against Sri Lanka, India were under a bit of pressure. Considering Sri Lanka as a team from the subcontinent, it was expected that India would face a tough challenge. However, this did not happen.
In both the matches, in Mohali and Bengaluru, India took Sri Lanka out of the game. While he got the big score in the first innings at Mohali, he scored 252 runs in the first innings at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru at Rank Turner. It was enough as the bowlers completed the rest to give India two big wins.
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India have a chance to qualify for the WTC Finals?
In this series, India was ranked fifth in the WTC points table. However, after the success against Sri Lanka, India has moved to third place.
Before the final of the WTC, India will play seven games. Here is the qualification scenario based on how India goes about these seven encounters. Please note that this is subject to the results of the other teams.
India has 7 matches remaining in the WTC- 1 IND vs ENG (away)
- 2 IND vs BAN (away)
- 4 IND vs AUS (home)
India's percentage points at the end of the cycle depend on the result and chance of qualifying for the final?
India can imagine some wins at home, although Australia will present a challenge. If India can somehow win the series against the Aussies, there is every chance of a place in the WTC final.
WTC points process
According to ICC rules, for winning a match, the winning team gets 12 points. On the other hand, if the match is drawn, both the teams get four points each and the losing team does not get any points. In case of a tie, both the teams get six points each. At the same time, the ranking of the points table is decided on the basis of the percentage of points scored by a team in each match. There are only 12 points in a match. According to ICC rules, for winning a match, the winning team gets 12 points. On the other hand, if the match is drawn, both the teams get four points each and the losing team does not get any points. In case of a tie, both the teams get six points each. At the same time, the ranking of the points table is decided on the basis of the percentage of points scored by a team in each match. There are only 12 points in a match.
ICC World Test Championship Points Table 2021 - 2023 (icc wtc 2021-23)
| Teams | M | W | L | T | D | N/R | PTS | PCT (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. South Africa | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 71.43 |
| 2. Australia | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 84 | 70 |
| 3. Pakistan | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 58.33 |
| 4. India | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 52.08 |
| 5. West Indies | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 50 |
| 6. Sri Lanka | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 48.15 |
| 7. England | 16 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 33.33 |
| 8. New Zealand | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 25.93 |
| 9. Bangladesh | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 13.33 |
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