Team India WTC final scenarios: India lost the top spot in the World Test Championship table to Australia after an embarrassing 0-3 defeat in the home series against New Zealand and will now need to win at least four matches of the five-match series in Australia to stay in the race for the final. Will be. In the third Test played in Mumbai, New Zealand defeated India by 25 runs and won 3-0. The Indian team has faced a whitewash for the first time in Tests since 1999-2000. The team was then defeated by South Africa 2-0.
This is the first time that India has faced defeat in all the matches of at least a three-match series. This is India's fifth defeat in the current cycle of WTC. Due to which there was a big drop in its points percentage (PCT). The team's points percentage slipped from 62.82 to 58.33. Thus, India slipped to second place behind defending champion Australia, which has taken the top position with a PCT of 62.50.
How will India reach the final?
India now has to leave for Australia to play the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The importance of this series has increased now as both the teams will compete for the top two spots. To secure a place in the final, India will have to register a 4-0 win over Australia as this will take its PCT to 65.79. But even if India loses this series by 2-3, its chances of reaching second place will be less.
If India loses to Australia 2-3, then in such a situation, it would want the series against New Zealand and England to be drawn 1-1, while South Africa should draw 1-1 in its remaining two series – against Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Do. Whereas the series between Australia and Sri Lanka ended in a 0-0 draw. In such a situation, the Indian team can reach the finals by finishing second.
If this happens then Australia will remain on top with 58.77%. India's winning percentage will be 53.51, South Africa (52.78%), New Zealand (52.38%) and Sri Lanka (51.28%) will be on the winning percentage. Thus, if other results go in its favour, India does not need four wins. However, now it is more likely that they will need help from other teams to make it to the top two.
What is the equation of other teams?
Defending champions Australia will have to register a 3-2 win over India to qualify for the second consecutive time. With this, she will remain on top in the race, even if her performance against Sri Lanka is poor later. However, to avoid depending on external results, it will have to win five of its remaining seven matches.
New Zealand's historic series win in India has also strengthened their WTC final aspirations. New Zealand has reached the fourth position with a PCT of 54.55 while Sri Lanka is at the third position with a PCT of 55.56. There are three home Test matches left against England, due to which New Zealand can keep its hopes alive by winning all three matches, which can take its percentage to 64.29.
Encouraged by its recent performance, Sri Lanka, which is in third place, is also in contention. There are four important Test matches left against South Africa and Australia and he can make it to the finals with four wins, which will take his percentage to 69.23.
South Africa is ranked fifth with a PCT of 54.17. He is also in the race to make it to the top two and make it to the WTC final to be held at Lord's next year. South Africa has four test matches left against Sri Lanka and Pakistan. It wants to achieve 69.44 per cent by winning all four Tests and this can only be surpassed if Australia achieves its best score of 76.32 per cent.
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