The current cycle of the World Test Championship has become very exciting. Till now there were 5 teams in the race to make it to the finals, out of which New Zealand is almost out. After losing to England, it seems impossible for them to reach the finals. At the same time, the path has become easier for India. Apart from this, the teams of Australia, South Africa and Sri Lanka are presenting strong claims. Let us know what changes have happened in the WTC points table after the defeat by Australia, Sri Lanka and New Zealand and now how many matches will the other teams including India have to win to reach the finals?
India will have to win so many matches
India’s position has become stronger after the victory against Australia in the Perth Test. Team India has currently become the biggest contender to go to the finals of the WTC. The Indian team has taken a 1-0 lead by winning the first match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Apart from this, she has topped the points table with 61.11 percentage points. Rohit Sharma’s team now has 4 matches left. If it captures the Test series against Australia by 5-0, 4-0, 4-1 or 3-0, then the place in the final will be confirmed. After winning the series 3-0, India will have 62.28 percentage points, from which only South Africa can go ahead.
If this does not happen and the Indian team loses this series, it will still have a chance to go to the finals. However, after this he will have to depend on the results of other teams. If Australia wins the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by 3-2, then it will remain on top in this cycle. Whereas India’s percentage points will be 53.51.
In this situation, to go to the WTC final, Team India will have to hope that the New Zealand team draws the series 1-1 against England. Whereas South Africa should lose 2 out of the remaining 3 matches. Whereas both the matches between Sri Lanka and Australia should be drawn. With this, New Zealand will get only 52.38, South Africa will get 52.77 and Sri Lanka will get 51.28 percentage points. That means the teams of India and Australia will reach the finals.
What is the equation for other teams?
Australia’s problems have definitely increased after the defeat in Perth but it still has a chance to go to the final. At present he is in third place with 57.69 percentage points. Now he has 6 matches left. If Kangaroo team wins 5 matches in this then it will have 65.79 percentage points. Whereas if there is 1 draw with 4 wins then there will be 62.28 percentage points. With this she will remain in the top-2 and will go straight to the finals. On the other hand, South Africa will have to win 2 of the remaining 3 matches and draw 1 to make it directly to the finals.
Apart from this, if we talk about Sri Lanka, it also has 3 matches left and to go straight to the finals it will have to win all the matches. If New Zealand still wants to go to the finals, it will have to defeat England in the next two matches. Also, it has to be expected that South Africa loses 2 out of 3 matches. Apart from this, one team between India and Australia remains on top and also Sri Lanka draws its home Test series 1-1. However, there is little hope of this happening, hence New Zealand’s exit is considered certain.