Who has More Chances to Reach the Final of the World Test Championship? India-Australia Leading the Race
The battle for the World Test Championship is heating up. Currently India-Australia ahead of other teams. New Zealand is at no. three position right now.
World Test Championship 2023-25: Nine months later, the final of the World Test Championship. The game will be played at Lord's in England from June 11. The fight is on. India, Australia, New Zealand all three teams are ahead of the rest. Which of them has a chance to reach the final?
Team India at Top of the Table
Right now India is at the top. Their points percentage is 68.52 (based on this points percentage the top two teams play the finals). India's remaining three series. Rohit Sharma's team will play Bangladesh (two Tests), New Zealand (three Tests) at home and Australia (five Tests) away.
India's maximum points percentage will be 85.09 if they win the three series. In that case they will play the final from above all. But the Australia series is the most important for him. Because, the two series are relatively easy on the country's soil. But Rohit will face a tough challenge on Australian soil.
Australia at no.2 Position
Defending champion Pat Cummins' team is in second place. Their percentage of points is 62.50. They have two series left. In addition to five Tests against India at home, Australia will play a two-Test series against Sri Lanka. Australia's maximum points percentage will be 76.32 if they win the two series. In that case they will reach the final as a team. Because, Rohit's percentage of points will decrease if India is defeated. So in that case Australia's game will be guaranteed.
New Zealand at no.3 Position
New Zealand won the World Test Championship final for the first time in 2021. Now they are number three. New Zealand's points percentage is 50.00. They have three series left. They will play three Tests against England at home and two Tests against India and two Tests against Sri Lanka. New Zealand's maximum points percentage will be 78.57 if they win the three series. Even in that case they can reach the final as a team.
Chances of Bangladesh
After the series win against Pakistan, Bangladesh's PCT has jumped up to 45.83 and with two wins in a row, they have ensured that they still can afford one loss in their remaining six games. Five wins out of their next six matches should be enough for Bangladesh to make it to the WTC final.