What are the chances of india in world test championship

Last week, India defeated Australia in the second Test of their four-match series to go 2-0 up in the contest and retain the coveted Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India won the match by 6 wickets, which helped them further boost their chances of qualifying for the final of the World Test Championship, which is scheduled to take place in June this year. India have two more matches left in the current cycle of the WTC, both against Australia. Ahead of India's third Test match, let's take a look at how the Rohit Sharma-led side can make it to the WTC final. Sri Lanka could potentially surpass them if certain results don't go in India's favor. South Africa has been eliminated from the race for the final after India's win in Delhi. Even if they win all their remaining matches, South Africa's win percentage can only reach a maximum of 55 percent, which is still lower than the minimum that India can finish on. To qualify, Pat Cummins' team needs to avoid a 4-0 loss to India. Sri Lanka could also prevent India's qualification if they fail to beat New Zealand by a margin of 2-0 in their upcoming Test series. ICC World Test Championship 2021-23: Standings POS Team W L D PCT (%) PTS SER PEN 1 Australia 10 3 4 66.67 136 6 0 2 India 10 4 2 64.06 123 6 3 Sri Lanka 5 4 1 53.33 64 5 0 4 South Africa 6 6 1 48.72 76 5 0 5 England 10 8 4 46.97 124 6 -12 6 West Indies 4 5 2 40.91 54 5 -2 7 Pakistan 4 6 4 38.1 64 6 0 8 New Zealand 2 6 3 27.27 36 5 0 9 Bangladesh 1 10 1 11.11 16 6 0 Image: BCCI

World Test Championship final, The Oval (day four of five): Australia 469 (Head 163, Smith 121; Siraj 4-108) & 270-8 dec (Carey 66*; Jadeja 3-58) India 296 (Rahane 89, Thakur 51; Cummins 3-83) & 164-3 (Kohli 44*) Australia need seven wickets, India 280 runs Scorecard Australia are on course to be crowned world Test champions but must find a way past India's Virat Kohli if they are to win the final at The Oval. India earlier slipped to 91-3 after Cameron Green was controversially adjudged to have caught Shubman Gill and a stand of 51 between Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara ended with both falling for the addition of one run. On a glorious evening, with India's passionate fans delighting at every addition to the scoreboard, Australia ended needing seven more wickets, India another 280 runs. Australia earlier declared their second innings on 270-8 an hour after lunch, with wicketkeeper Alex Carey 66 not out. There is a reserve day scheduled for Monday if time is lost to bad weather, but the forecast for Sunday suggests there will be ample time to determine the second world Test champions, after New Zealand two years ago. If there is no time lost and the game is drawn on the fifth day, Australia and India will share the title. • How day four at The Oval unfolded Can King Kohli deny Australia? Australia have form for being on the wrong end of epic run chases, both in this country and against India. Four years ago they were stunned by Ben Stokes' heroics at Headingley and in ...

From next month, India will host Australia for four Tests. The host needs to win at least two Tests to confirm its berth in the WTC final. File photo: Twitter/BCCI The third and final Test between Australia and South Africa ended in a draw on Sunday (January 8) and the stalemate helped India and Sri Lanka in the ICC World Test Championship. India and Sri Lanka were the “big winners” from an ICC World Test Championship perspective after the tame draw in Sydney on Sunday, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said. The Proteas’ batters finally showed some fight at the SCG and Australia’s imposing bowling attack failed to take advantage as the rain-affected match ended without a whimper. Also read: It meant Australia must wait until their upcoming series against India away from home to book their place in the World Test Championship final, with the current leader missing the chance to cement its spot. While Australia maintains its lead at the top of the standings and looks all but certain to play in the final, Pat Cummins’ team drops closer to the chasing pack courtesy of the draw in Sydney. Australia did win the series 2-0, but its failure to capitalise on yet another dominant performance with the bat – and Sydney’s fickle weather – saw its point-percentage drop to 75.56% following the Test. How India can reach WTC final India’s chances of reaching a second consecutive final are boosted as Rohit Sharma’s side remains in second place on the standings with a 58.93 point-perc...

The There are three series left — IndiaAustralia (4 matches), New ZealandSri Lanka (2 matches) and West Indies-South Africa (2 matches) — in the ongoing WTC cycle. TOI takes a look at the possible scenarios... ARE AUSTRALIA THROUGH? Not yet. But they have 75.56% points, nearly 17 percentage points more than second-placed India. The only scenario in which Australia miss out on playing the final is if they lose all their four Tests in India and Sri Lanka manage to win both their Tests in New Zealand. Both outcomes are quite unlikely. Hypothetically, Australia losing 0-4 to India will see their percentage drop to 59.65 and a series sweep in New Zealand will take the Lankans to 61.11. HOW ARE INDIA PLACED? If India beat Australia 4-0, 3-0 or 3-1, they are through to the WTC Final. If the series ends 2-2 and Sri Lanka beat New Zealand 2-0, then India will be out of the race for the Final. South Africa can also upset India’s applecart if they win 2-0 against West Indies at home, and India draw 1-1 against the Aussies in the upcoming series. SRI LANKA HAVE OUTSIDE CHANCE Sri Lanka need to win their remaining two away matches against New Zealand and then hope that either India beat Australia 4-0 or India lose the series or the series ends in a draw. If Sri Lanka draw the NZ series 1-1, India have to lose to Australia 1-3 or 0-1 and also hope South Africa win just one Test against the West Indies. WHAT ABOUT SOUTH AFRICA? They will need to win both their Tests against West Indies a...

Updated World Test Championship Table: India In Great Position To Qualify For Final After Series Win Bangladesh | Cricket News menu arrow-down reddit snapchat twitter facebook comments email printer search bell top-nav reddit-fill snapchat-fill twitter-fill facebook-fill share whatsapp-fill bookmark Updated World Test Championship Table: India In Great Position To Qualify For Final After Series Win Against Bangladesh With a 2-0 series win over Bangladesh, the Indian cricket team has strengthened its World Test Championship final qualification chances. • • Updated: December 26, 2022 02:31 PM IST With the 2-0 Test series triumph over Bangladesh, the Indian cricket team is in a great position to qualify for the World Test Championship final in June next year. India are currently holding the No. 2 spot in the table with 58.93 percentage points, behind Australia (76.92 percentage points). India only have a four-match series against Australia at home to come before the WTC final. Having suffered a defeat at the hands of New Zealand in the WTC final in the last cycle, the Indian team has a big opportunity to make things right this time around. With an admirable record at home, Team India would fancy its chances to qualify for the final. India's nearest competitor in the table are South Africa, at the third place with 54.55 percentage points, and Sri Lanka, who are at the fourth spot with 53.33 percentage points. South Africa are currently playing Australia in an away Test series ...