Delhi: India’s crushing 10-wicket defeat in Adelaide has not only dealt a major blow to its hopes of reaching the final of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC), but other developments in world cricket have also become a cause of trouble for India. Are. After the recently concluded South Africa vs Sri Lanka Test series, there has been a change in the points table of WTC. South Africa has reached the top after defeating Sri Lanka 2-0. India, which was on top of the table for a long time, is now in third place, while Australia is in second place.
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Even a few months before the WTC final, the picture of the teams making it to the final was not clear. In such a situation, South Africa, Australia, India and even Sri Lanka can make it to the final. Let’s look at the equations of the teams –
Only one win is necessary for South Africa
South Africa has performed brilliantly in the domestic Test season, due to which it has moved closer to the WTC final. The Proteas team is on top with 63.33% points in 10 matches with 6 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw. Now it has to host Pakistan for two test matches. If it wins even one of these matches and the series ends 1-1, then South Africa will make it to the WTC final.
australia situation
The Australian team captained by Pat Cummins is in second place with 60.71% marks. He has to play the remaining three matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India. After this, Australia also has to play a two-Test series against Sri Lanka. Australia’s performance will decide India’s fate of playing in the WTC final.
equation for india
Team India needs to win the remaining three matches against Australia. If India wins this series 3-2, it will get 60.53% points. At the same time, if Australia wins both the tests against Sri Lanka, it will have 57.02% points, due to which India can make it to the finals. Overall, India will have to win all its matches.
Amidst these equations, the face of the finalist teams of WTC is still not completely clear, and the results of the upcoming matches will be very important.
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