Dubai: India edged closer to qualifying for the final of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) with a win in the second Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. Australia topped the table with 66.67% points despite the loss, while India widened the gap between themselves and the third-placed team with a win in the Delhi Test. It has become 64.06%.
The result of the second Test in Delhi has reduced the teams in the race for the final from four to three. South Africa is out of the race. He has gone out of reach of the percentage required to reach the top-2. The only team to challenge this is Sri Lanka, which has 53.33% marks. Sri Lanka have to play a two-Test series in New Zealand next month and will need to win both to have any hope of qualifying.
Sri Lanka are currently third in the standings with 53.33% and will need to win both the matches of the series to qualify for the final. If this happens then India will need a win in the Indore Test. If India manages to win at the Holkar Stadium, it will qualify for the final to be held at The Oval in June.
Top-5 in World Test Championship
Team |
PCT (%) |
point |
Australia |
66.67 |
136 |
India |
64.06 |
123 |
Sri Lanka |
53.33 |
64 |
Like. africa |
48.72 |
76 |
England |
46.97 |
124 |
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