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India won the 2-match Test series played at home against West Indies 2-0. This is India’s first series win in the ICC World Test Championship 2025-2027 cycle. In this cycle, India has played 7 matches, out of which it has won 4. However, India is still at the third position in the WTC points table, while the Australian team, which has won 3 matches, is at the first position. Even the Sri Lankan team, which has won only one match, is at second position ahead of India. The Indian team is in third place.
Team India set a new record by defeating West Indies in the Test played in Delhi. India made a record of not losing any match in 10 consecutive test series against any one team, no other country could do this. Although even after this victory, India is still at third position in the WTC points table, the points increased but the position remained the same. But why so? Let us tell you how the DWTC table is calculated, how points are awarded and on what basis the positions of the teams are decided.
India at third place in WTC points table
Australia has played 3 matches in the WTC 2025-2027 cycle, the team has won all three matches. Australia has 36 points. Sri Lanka has played 2 matches, won 1 of them and ended in a draw. Sri Lanka is at number two. India has played 7 matches, won 4 and lost 2. 1 match is being drawn. Sri Lanka has only 16 points and India has 52 points, but still India is behind Sri Lanka in the table.
How are the positions of teams decided in the WTC points table?
A team gets 12 points for winning a test. If the match is tied then a team gets 6 points. If there is a draw, you get 4 points. But the position of the teams is not decided on the basis of points but on the basis of winning percentage.
Of course, Australia has won only 3 matches, but after winning all three matches, their win percentage is 100. Sri Lanka has won only 1 match but their win percentage is 66.67, which is higher than India’s win percentage. Team India’s winning percentage is 61.90.