WTC Points Table Update: India Out After Sydney Defeat, Australia to Face South Africa in Final
India's hopes for a third consecutive WTC final ended after a series defeat to Australia in Sydney. Australia secured their spot in the final against South Africa at Lord's, promising a thrilling contest.
Published Jan 5, 2025, 11:41 am IST
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India's team felt no great happiness out of the ICC World Test Championship because they couldn't make it to the final. They ended their run in a disappointment, losing the fifth test to Australia in Sydney on Sunday. Australia kept the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by taking the series 3-1. For the first time in ten years, India had to watch the trophy go to someone else in this manner.
Australia won in Sydney and made it to the WTC final again. Now, they will have a match against South Africa at Lord's Cricket Ground, from July 11 to 15, 2025. They are preparing for an important game against South Africa. Beating India in the 2023 WTC final at The Oval with Pat Cummins as their leader shows Australia has been doing great during the time.
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After beating India, Australia moved up in the WTC standings, going from a points percentage of 61.45% to 63.72%, ensuring they stayed in first place. Afterward, India's points percentage dropped to 50.00% from 52.77%, which put them in third place, even though they've lost eight times in the current WTC cycle. Especially after not doing well lately, India's chances to make it to their third straight WTC final are completely spoiled.This terrible series for them included getting swept 0-3 by New Zealand at their own location last November and facing six more losses right after that.
Australia and South Africa are going to have a strikingly large first neutral Test match at Lord's in the WTC final. When it comes to their past games in Test cricket, Australia boasts more wins with 54, while South Africa has won 26 times. The match at the famous ground is turning into a very exciting battle between these two top cricket teams.Everyone's excited because Australia is extremely strong and South Africa won't back down, making the end of the WTC very exciting. They're going to face off at Lord's and both want to seal a historic win, which means cricket fans everywhere should expect something very exciting.
Updated ICC World Test Championship Points Table
| Rank | Team | Matches Played | Wins | Losses | Draws | Points | PCT (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa (Q) | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 88 | 66.67 |
| 2 | Australia (Q) | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 130 | 63.72 |
| 3 | India | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 114 | 50.00 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 81 | 48.21 |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 60 | 45.45 |
| 6 | England | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 114 | 43.18 |
| 7 | Bangladesh (E) | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 45 | 31.25 |
| 8 | Pakistan (E) | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 30.30 |
| 9 | West Indies (E) | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 24.24 |
- (Q) - Qualified for the final
- (E) - Eliminated from the final race
- PCT - Points Percentage
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