WTC Points Table update: India out of race after Sydney loss, Australia qualify for World Test Championship final vs South Africa
ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 Points Table: India’s qualification chances for the WTC final ended on Sunday as they suffered a defeat in the fifth Test against Australia in Sydney, conceding the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in 10 years by a 3-1 margin. Australia qualified for their second successive final alongside South Africa with the BGT series triumph and two games remaining in the cycle.
The defeat reduced India’s points PCT at third place from 52.77 to 50.00, with an eighth loss this cycle. Meanwhile, Australia recorded their 11th win this edition, elevating the points percentage to 63.72 from 61.45. Having won the previous WTC final beating India at the Oval in 2023, Pat Cummins’ men will step up to meet South Africa in the WTC 2025 final to be held at Lord’s betw...