WTC Finals Race: Last stretch of World Test Championships begins, check how PAK vs ENG, AUS vs WI & IND vs BAN shape two WTC finalists, Follow LIVE Updates
WTC Finals Race: WTC Standings: The last leg for the World Test Championship 2021-23 finals begins Wednesday. Four series will decide the two finalists for WTC Finals 2023. Australia vs WestIndies, Pakistan vs England and India vs Bangladesh besides Australia vs SouthAfrica will confirm the two spots. Australia are the current leaders with SouthAfrica, SriLanka and India trailing at 2nd, 3rd and 4th spots respectively. Pakistan with 51.85% points are not far behind either. Follow World Test Championships LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
WTC Standings: Last stretch of World Test Championships begins, check how PAK vs ENG, AUS vs WI & IND vs BAN shape two WTC finalists, Follow LIVE Updates
Pakistan vs England: England out of contention, Pakistan in fray:
- After losing eight games in the current cycle, England are virtually out of the race.
- However, Babar Azam and Co have a strong chance of reaching the final.
- They have three games against England and two Test matches against defending champions NewZealand.
- Win in all five matches will take their win percentage to 69.05, which should do for qualification.
- They will move to 61.9 by winning four matches and that could also prove to be enough if other teams lose their matches.
- If India and Pakistan both win their remaining matches we can witness an Ind-Pak final in WTC.
Australia vs WestIndies, Australia vs SouthAfrica: Aussies favorites to reach WTC finals
- Australia are currently placed on top of the WTC points table with 70% points.
- They are the prime contenders to reach the final of WTC.
- The Aussies still have nine matches to go.
- Pat Cummins & Co begin last leg with WestIndies from Wednesday.
- A series win over Windies will take Australia to 73%.
- However, the following SouthAfrica series will decide the fate.
- If Australia win, they will confirm their place in the final.
- But if SA win the series down under, they will topple Pat Cummins & Co for the top spot.
- But their biggest challenge will be the four-match away tour of India.
- If Australia wins all five home Tests but lose all four in India, their win percentage will drop to 63.16.
- In such a scenario, India can leapfrog Australia by winning all six of their remaining Tests.
- Australia should try to win six of the upcoming matches. It will take their win percentage to 68.42.
Bangladesh out of the race, India needs to win their all-remaining games
How can India reach WTC Finals?
- Despite current 4th-place standing, India’s fate is not completely in their hands.
- Team India’s next Test assignment is against Bangladesh.
- A 2-0 win will help Rohit Sharma & Co reach 52% points.
- The most important series will against Australia.
- India host current leaders Australia in a four-match series.
- A 4-0 or 3-0 win could take India to 2nd spot provided England win in Pakistan.
- India will also have to depend on NewZealand winning against SriLanka in their 2-match series.
- If they win all of their next six matches, their win percentage will jump to 68.06.
Bangladesh on the other hand are languishing right at the bottom of the points table. The Bangla Tigers have lost eight matches and won only one. As a result, they are out of contention to reach the finals of WTC.
WTC Points Table (2021-2022-2023)
| Pos | Team | PCT(%) | Points | Win | Lost | Drawn | Series | Penalty |
| 1 | Australia | 70.00 | 84 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | South Africa | 60.00 | 72 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 53.33 | 64 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | India | 52.08 | 75 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | -5 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 51.85 | 56 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | West Indies | 50.00 | 54 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
| 7 | England | 38.60 | 88 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | -12 |
| 8 | New Zealand | 25.93 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 13.33 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
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