In the first match of the 5-Test series with Australia, India won in Perth and created history. With this victory, India made a big change in the WTC points table. Let us tell you that India won the match by 295 runs. With this big victory, the team has reached the first position in the points table.
India is currently in the race to reach the WTC along with the Test series. After the crushing defeat against New Zealand in the last home Test series, India is now moving towards victory once again. India has now reached the top again after winning over the Kangaroos in Perth. India now has 61.11 points percentage (PCT) and remains on top. At the same time, Australia has now reached second place. In the WTC points table, Australia is now at second position with 57.69 points percentage, while Sri Lanka is at third position with (55.56), New Zealand (54.55) and South Africa is at fourth position with (54.17).
Know the complete equation of reaching the finals
To enter the WTC final, reshuffle of points is very important. As at present India is on top in the final table but let us tell you that India still has to play 4 more matches against Australia. In such a situation, if India is successful in winning 5-0, then the winning percentage of the Indian team will be 69.30. Whereas if there is a win by 4-1 then it will be 64.04. Apart from this, if the Indian team is successful in winning the series by 3-2, then India’s percentage point will become 58.77. If India wins 3-2 and their win percentage points will end at 58.77, then Australia will end the series at 55.88 win percentage points.
Let us tell you that after India, the Australian team has to play a series against Sri Lanka. In such a situation, if Australia wins 2-0 against Sri Lanka, then Australia will have a winning percentage of 60.53. In such a situation, it will again be above India in the points table. Due to this mathematics, India will have to depend on other teams. Therefore, India will have to make every possible effort to win at least three of its remaining 4 Test matches. So that he can maintain his dominance in the points table.
On the other hand, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and South Africa are also in the race for the WTC final. Sri Lanka is at third position with 55.56 PCT, New Zealand is at fourth position with 54.55 PCT and South Africa is at fifth position with 54.17 PCT.
Recently, India suffered a heavy loss after suffering a 3-0 clean sweep in the three-match Test series against New Zealand and slipped from the top position in the WTC 2023-25 table to second place, while the Australian team. Had reached the top. But after the victory in the Perth Test match, the Indian team has again reached the top.
