Big upset in WTC, India's neighboring country overtook the champion team, now eyes on the final.
The final match of the World Test Championship 2023-25 will be played in June next year. The competition between 9 teams is going on for this title. Team India is currently playing a two-match Test series against Bangladesh. By winning the first match of the series, Team India is currently at the top of the points table of the World Test Championship. At the same time, the Sri Lankan team is playing a Test series against New Zealand at home. By winning the first match of this series, the Sri Lankan team has created an uproar in the points table of WTC.
The Sri Lankan team rocks the WTC points table.
A 2-match Test series is being played between Sri Lanka and New Zealand. Sri Lanka has taken a 1-0 lead in the series by defeating New Zealand by 63 runs in the Galle Test. An exciting match was seen between the two teams and the winner was decided on the last day of the game. In the Galle Test, Sri Lanka had set a target of 275 runs for New Zealand to win, but they could only score 211 runs in response. This victory has benefited the Sri Lankan team in the points table of the ICC World Test Championship.
Sri Lanka's team has now reached the top-3 in the points table of the World Test Championship. Sri Lanka's win percentage has now reached 50 percent and it has moved from fourth to third place. At the same time, after this victory of Sri Lanka, New Zealand's team has been out of the top-3. New Zealand's win percentage was 50 percent, which has now come down to 42.86. Sri Lanka's team is now behind only India and Australia teams. Team India remains at number one, while Australia remains in second place.
Team India is a big contender to reach the final.
Team India's win percentage is 71.67 at the moment. It has played 10 Test matches and has won 7 matches. At the same time, it lost 2 matches, and 1 match ended in a draw. Team India still has 9 Test matches left, out of which it has to play 4 matches at home. In such a situation, Team India has a great chance to make it to the finals for the third consecutive time. At the same time, Australia's win percentage is 62.50. It has won 8 out of 12 matches. In such a situation, it is also a contender to make it to the finals for the second consecutive time. However, at the end of this year, it has to host Team India for a 5-match Test series. The final teams will be decided only after this series. On the other hand, Pakistan and West Indies are almost out of the race for the final.