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WTC Final scenarios: India’s chances take massive hit after defeat at Adelaide Oval | Cricket News – Times of India
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WTC Final scenarios: India’s chances take massive hit after defeat at Adelaide Oval | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: A timid surrender from the Indian team led to Australia's massive 10-wicket win in the pink-ball Test at Adelaide on Sunday. On a high from the victory in the series opener in Perth, Team India hit a nadir in the day-night battle against the Aussies as the game was done and dusted inside seven sessions -- just over two days. With the mauling India received against a dominant Australia, the visitors' chances of qualifying for the World Test Championship (WTC) final took a serious hit. Sitting at the top of the WTC table before the Adelaide Test, the defeat for India meant that they slipped to the third spot. The heavy defeat in Adelaide means India's percentage points slipped from 61.11 to 57.29 as the third placed Australia swapped places with them, boosting their percentage poi...