The Indian cricket team defeated New Zealand by 113 runs in the Pune Test match. With this defeat, Rohit’s team also lost all three Test matches against New Zealand. After the Pune Test defeat, the Indian team also suffered a setback in the World Test Championship (WTC) standings. Before the Pune Test, India’s score was 68.06%. After the loss in Pune, his score fell to 62.82.
In the WTC rankings, India still ranks first and Australia ranks second. However, it is too early to say which two teams will advance to the finals, as there are theoretically five teams competing for the finals. Only West Indies, England and Bangladesh missed the final. If a team ends the season with 60% of the points, it has a chance of reaching the finals. India qualified for the final last time out with a score of 58.8%. Then in the last match, India lost to Australia by 209 runs.
The current top-ranked Indian team has 8 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw in 13 games with 98 points. The second-ranked Kangaroos have 8 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw in 12 games, accumulating 90 points. There are only 20 Test matches left in the current cycle of the World Test Championship (2023-25), in which case the equation for the teams will change based on wins and losses. Let’s take a look at where all nine teams stand…
1. India (62.82%): For Team India, the equation is clear. India must win the last Test match against New Zealand. Australia subsequently lost 3-2 in the five Test matches. That means he has to win four of the six games. Then his score will be 64.04%.
If India loses to New Zealand in the Mumbai Test, it will need four wins and a draw on Australian soil. If India wins only three and loses three of the remaining six games, its points rate is 58.77, which is not completely guaranteed to qualify. In this scenario, Australia, Sri Lanka, South and New Zealand are likely to score higher than India.
2. Australia (62.50%): India’s crushing series defeat against New Zealand has boosted Australia’s chances of qualifying for the final. In the series they defeated India 3-2 and Sri Lanka 1-0, they scored 62.28%, ahead of India. Regardless of other results, Australia need to win five of their remaining seven games to reach the final. Australia have to play five Test matches against India on their own soil and two Test matches on the tour of Sri Lanka.
3. Sri Lanka (55.56%): Sri Lanka defeated New Zealand 2-0 to advance to the final. Sri Lanka still have four games to play. If they all win, they will finish the finals with a winning rate of 69.23%. If Sri Lanka loses one game and wins three, then their winning rate is 61.54%. In this case, he had to see the rest of the results. Sri Lanka have to play two Test matches each against South Africa and Australia.
4. New Zealand (50.00%): Two consecutive games against India have also raised hopes for the New Zealand team. If New Zealand wins the remaining four Test matches, their winning percentage will be 64.29%. Although these 4 wins do not guarantee his qualification, they will definitely allow him to stay in the competition. However, if New Zealand loses a match, the winning percentage drops to 57.14. New Zealand has to play a Test match against India. He then has to host three Test matches at home against England.
5. South Africa (47.62%): If South Africa wins the remaining five Tests, it will finish with 69.44%, which will be enough to reach the final. If there are four wins and one draw, South Africa’s scoring rate is 63.89%, and if there are five wins and one loss, the scoring rate is 61.11. In this case, he would have to rely on other results. Let us tell you that Africa has one more Test match at home against Bangladesh. It will host two Test matches at home, against Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
6. England (40.79%): Due to losing the series 1-2 to Pakistan, England completely missed the final. Even though England defeated New Zealand 3-0 in the final series, they could only score 48.86% at best. England must play all three matches against New Zealand at home.
7. Pakistan (33.33%): Pakistan defeated England 2-1 at home. If we look at it, Pakistan is still mathematically in contention but the chances of reaching the final are very slim. Even if Pakistan wins the remaining four games, it can only reach 52.38%. In this case, it will have to depend on a number of other results, including some draws, which could cost the team a significant amount of points. Pakistan have to play two Test matches each against South Africa and West Indies.
8. Bangladesh (30.56%): Bangladesh missed the final. Bangladesh faced South Africa in their first match and lost to India 0-2. Bangladesh’s scoring rate, which used to be 45.83, has now become 30.56. Even if they win the remaining three Tests, they can only reach 47.92%. Bangladesh have to play one Test match against South Africa and two Test matches against West Indies.
9. West Indies (18.52%): West Indies played a four-match series and scored only 18.52%. Even though he won the last four Tests, his score was still 43.59%. West Indies have to play 2 (home) Test matches against Bangladesh and 2 (away) Test matches against Pakistan.
Let me tell you that this is the third round of the World Test Tournament, which will be held from 2023 to 2025. The ICC has released the relevant rules for the points system for the third round. A win in a test match is worth 12 points, a draw is worth 4 points, and a draw is worth 6 points.
A win adds 100 points, a draw adds 50 points, a draw adds 33.33 points, and a loss adds 0 points. The two-game series totaled 24 points, and the five-game series totaled 60 points. Because the ranking is mainly determined based on the winning rate of the points table. Lord’s, the mecca of cricket, will host the final of the third season of the World Test Championship from June 11, 2025.
World Trade Center Points System
– Victory is worth 12 points.
– 6 points if the game is tied.
– 4 points if the game is tied.
– Teams are ranked based on the percentage of points earned.
– The top two teams will advance to the 2025 final at Lord’s Stadium.
– If there is a tailing rate, points will be deducted.