ICC is preparing to take a big decision on the final match of the World Test Championship. Till now, every final of the WTC has been played in England and the 2027 final will be played at the historic Lord’s ground. Meanwhile, news has come out that ICC may snatch the hosting of the final match of WTC 2027 from Lord’s ground.

According to The Telegraph, ICC and ECB are discussing to have the final match at The Oval instead of Lord’s ground. No final decision has been taken on this yet, but according to the report, the discussion on changing the venue of the final has progressed well.

It is being told that ICC is unhappy with the pitch of Lord’s ground. Recently, the test match between England and New Zealand was played at Lord’s ground, which ended on the second day itself. After that the Lord’s pitch was heavily criticized. Even England captain Ben Stokes had described the pitch as bad. ICC had also given one demerit point to the Lord’s pitch after that match.

If the hosting of the final of the World Test Championship 2027 is snatched from Lord’s ground, then Kennington Oval ground can be made the new host of the final. The 2021 final was played in Southampton, where New Zealand defeated India by 8 wickets in the final.

The 2023 final was played at the Oval ground in London, this time Australia won the title by defeating Team India in the final. Two years later, the final of WTC 2025 was played at Lord’s and this time South Africa won the title of champion. It had won over Australia in the final.

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The test match between India and Afghanistan started from 6 June. This match is being played in Mullanpur, where Team India declared its first innings at 564 runs. KL Rahul and Shubman Gill scored centuries in the first innings. Let us tell you that India is not in a very good position in the World Test Championship table. In such a situation, if India defeats Afghanistan by a big margin in the Test match, then know what effect it will have on the WTC points table.

There is no benefit even if you win

Even if Team India registers a big victory over Afghanistan in the Mullanpur Test, it will not get any advantage in the points table of the World Test Championship. This is because Afghanistan is not included in the 9 teams that participate in the World Test Championship.

Whereas the World Test Championship cycle includes those series in which at least 2 test matches are played. But only one test match is to be played between India and Afghanistan. Therefore, even if Team India wins, it will not get any advantage in the WTC table.

India at sixth place

In the World Test Championship, teams are ranked according to points percentage. After 4 wins in 9 matches, India’s winning percentage is 48.15 and it is at sixth position in the table. Team India has played almost half the matches in the WTC 2025-27 cycle and from here the path to the final is looking very difficult for them. At present Australia is at first place and New Zealand is at second place. Whereas the defending champion of the World Test Championship, South Africa is at number three.

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The World Test Championship 2025-27 is in its initial stages, but the ups and downs in the points table have already started. Australia has also defeated England by 82 runs in the third Ashes Test. With this, Australia has taken an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match Ashes series. Australia has further strengthened its lead at the top in the points table of the World Test Championship. Whereas teams like India and England currently seem to be out of the race for the finals.

Australia is on top, England is in bad shape

In the World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle, Australia has won all its 6 matches so far, whose points percentage is currently 100. Australia is at first place and South Africa is at second place with a points percentage of 75.

England, which has lost the first three Test matches in the Ashes series, is in a very bad shape, having played 8 matches so far in the current cycle and has registered only two wins. England’s points percentage is only 27.08. New Zealand and Sri Lanka are at third and fourth position respectively.

India lags behind Pakistan in the table

The Indian team started its WTC 2025-27 cycle with a series against England. India-England series was drawn 2-2. During this period, India has won series against Bangladesh and West Indies, but in the World Test Championship, it has lost series to New Zealand, Australia and South Africa.

So far in the points table, it has registered only four wins in 9 matches. His points percentage is only 48.15. Recently, South Africa had defeated India 2-0 in the Test series at its home. This defeat has dealt a blow to India’s hopes of going to the finals. Pakistan is also ahead of India in the table, which is currently at fifth position.

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South Africa defeated the Indian cricket team by a huge margin of 408 runs in the second test played in Guwahati. The Indian team, which was all out for 201 runs in the first innings, was all out for 140 runs in the second innings. Due to this defeat, Team India has lost one place in the World Test Championship points table, and the path to the final has also become difficult. Know now how India can reach the WTC Final.

The blame for the defeat in the Kolkata Test was laid on the pitch, well, it was justified to some extent but the performance of the Indian batsmen in Guwahati was shameful. South Africa scored a huge score of 489 runs in the first innings. Senuran Muthusamy scored a century, while bowler Marco Jansen (93) also scored runs at a breakneck pace on the Indian bowlers. Only 2 half-centuries were scored by the Indian batsmen (Jaiswal and Jadeja) in both the innings. Now after losing the series, India’s path to reach the World Test Championship final 2027 has become difficult.

Team India in WTC 2025-2027 points table

Before the Guwahati Test, Team India was at number four in the points table of the World Test Championship 2025-2027, but after the defeat in it, the team has come down to number five. India has played 9 matches in this cycle, won 4 and lost the same number of matches. 1 test was a draw. India’s winning percentage is 48.15.

Pakistan has benefited from India’s defeat, which has moved from 5th to 4th place. Pakistan has won 1 out of 2 tests and lost 1.

Now how can Team India reach the WTC 2027 finals?

The Indian team still has 9 matches left in the ICC World Test Championship 2025-2027 cycle. India has to win 8 out of 9 matches, with this the team’s winning percentage will cross 70. Team India’s hopes of reaching the final will remain intact even if it wins 7 out of 9 tests. However, India will have to try to avoid a draw and think about winning.

Team India now has to play 2 series abroad. If we look at the last 3 final matches, the winning percentage of the teams reaching there has been 64 to 68. In such a situation, India will have to win 7 out of 9 tests at any cost.

Due to the loss of the second test, the Indian team has suffered a huge loss in the points table of the World Test Championship. Team India has now come below Pakistan in the points table. Pakistan has now come to fourth place, while India has come to fifth place. In Guwahati, the Indian team had got a huge target of 549 runs, but in reply, India’s second innings was limited to only 140 runs.

Earlier in the Kolkata Test also, South Africa had defeated Team India by 30 runs. Now under the captaincy of Rishabh Pant, the Indian team has suffered a big defeat of 408 runs in Guwahati. After 25 years, South Africa has given a clean sweep to India in the Test series at its home.

India’s loss in WTC points table

Before the South Africa Test series, Team India was at fourth position, but after losing the series by 0-2, it has come down to fifth position. India’s points percentage is now 48.15. If we remember the last 3 finals, Team India still seems far away from the finals. Pakistan’s points percentage is 50, hence it is above India in the points table.

Australia is currently the table topper, having won all four of its matches so far and its points percentage is 100. South Africa, which won the series against India, has firmly occupied the second position as its points percentage has come down to 75. Sri Lanka is currently in third place.

1. Australia
2. South Africa
3. Sri Lanka
4. Pakistan
5. India
6. England
7. bangladesh

South Africa won in India after 25 years

South Africa has won a Test series in India after 25 years. The last time South Africa defeated India 2-0 in a Test series was in the year 2000. At that time Hansie Cronje was the captain of the South African team. After that, South Africa was able to register only 2 wins in 13 Test matches played in India.

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Australia has defeated England by 8 wickets in the first Ashes Test. This match ended in just 2 days. In the fourth innings, the Kangaroo team had a target of 205 runs, chasing which Travis Head single-handedly ensured Australia’s victory by playing an inning of 123 runs. After this match, there has been a big change in the points table of the World Test Championship. Australia still remains in first place in the current WTC cycle.

WTC Points Table

Australia has maintained its dominance in the points table of the World Test Championship. Australia has won all four of its matches so far in the WTC 2025-27 cycle, after which its points percentage is 100. Australia is still far ahead of other teams. On the other hand, difficulties are increasing for England, which has so far been able to register only 2 wins after playing 6 matches in the current cycle. England is currently at sixth position in the table. England’s points percentage is currently only 36.11.

South Africa is currently in second place in the points table, which is also the defending champion of the WTC. Sri Lanka is at third place and India is at fourth place. Pakistan remains at fifth position and England at sixth position. Bangladesh and West Indies have not been able to register any win yet, they are at seventh and eighth position respectively.

1. Australia
2. South Africa
3. Sri Lanka
4. India
5. Pakistan
6. England
7. bangladesh
8. west indies
9. New Zealand

The match lasted only 2 days

Australia vs England The first Ashes Test lasted only for 2 days, due to which the Perth pitch is being heavily criticized. England’s first innings was limited to 172 runs, in response to which host Australia was able to score only 132 runs in the first innings. England had got a lead of 40 runs.

England’s second innings also proved to be sluggish in batting, scoring only 164 runs, but on the basis of a lead of 40 runs in the first innings, they gave Australia a target of 205 runs. Australia won the match easily thanks to Travis Head’s century of 123 runs and Marnus Labuschagne’s half-century of 51 runs.

South Africa’s tour of India will start with a test series. The 2-match series will start from November 14, the first test will be played at Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata. Gill has a chance to make a big record in this series. Currently, Babar is the Asian batsman who has scored the most runs in the history of the World Test Championship, but Gill is not far behind him.

Will become the first player to do so

Shubman Gill has played 7 matches in the World Test Championship 2025-2027 cycle, in which he has scored 946 runs in 13 innings at an average of 78.83. There are 5 century innings in this, he has scored 50 plus runs 6 times. By scoring 54 runs, he will become the first player to score 1000 runs in this cycle, KL Rahul is second in the list. Rahul has scored 728 runs in 13 innings.

Shubman Gill can break Babar Azam’s record

Joe Root is the highest run-scorer batsman in the history of the World Test Championship, he has scored 6080 runs in 126 innings. Apart from him, no other batsman has even crossed the mark of 5000 runs. Babar Azam is at number 7 in the list, he is the Asian batsman who has scored the most runs in the WTC. But Gill can break his record in this series.

Babar Azam has scored 3129 runs in 70 innings of 38 matches. This includes 8 centuries and 19 half-centuries. The second Asian batsman is Shubhman Gill, who has scored 2839 runs in 72 innings of 39 matches at an average of 43.01. Shubman Gill has 10 centuries to his name.

When and where to watch India vs South Africa Test live?

The first Test between India and South Africa will be played at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata from 14 to 18 November. The second Test will be held from 22 to 26 November at the Assam Cricket Association Stadium in Guwahati. The match will be telecast live on Star Sports Network channel. Live streaming will be on JioHotstar app and website.

Mohammad Siraj made a big record on the first day of the first Test against West Indies in Ahmedabad. He took a total of 3 wickets in the first session, he took the first wicket in the fourth session. With this, he has become the highest wicket bowler among the teams playing World Test Championship this year. He left behind Mitchell Starc, who is now in second place.

By winning the toss, the West Indies decided the first batsman. In the fourth and second over of the innings, Mohammad Siraj caught Tejnarayan Chandrapaul out at zero. After this Jaspreet Bumrah dismissed John Campbell.

Mohammad Siraj became number-1

Mohammad Siraj bowled Brandon King on the last ball of the 10th over. The batsman was leaving this ball coming in, but the ball started going directly to the wicket. After this, he took his last wicket in the first session as Elik Ethnaz.

In the second session, Mohammad Siraj made captain Roston Chase his victim, caught out behind Chase wicket. Chase played an innings of 24 runs. With this, Siraj became the highest wicket -taking bowler this year among the teams playing ICC WTC. By the time the news is written, he has 30 wickets, Stark has come second with 29 wickets.

Siraj – Leading Wicket Taker in WTC 2025

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Number-1 Siraj also in World Test Championship 2025-27

Mohammad Siraj is also the highest wicket-taking bowler in the ICC WTC 2025-27 cycle. This is his sixth match, he has taken 27 wickets till the news is written. He took a total of 23 wickets in 5 Tests played on England tour. Shamar Joseph is second in this list, named 22 wickets.

WTC 2025-27: The Indian Test team is now ready for the next stop of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 after drawing a five-match exciting Test series 2–2 against England. India scored 28 out of a total of 60 points from this series and currently remain in third place in the points table, now Indian cricket fans have a question in whom will India’s next Test match and which teams will fight in WTC 2025-27?

When and from whom is India’s next Test match?

Team India will play their next Test match against the West Indies. This two -match domestic series will start from 2 October 2025 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The second Test will be held from October 10 at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The Windies team captained by Roston Chase will present a challenge in India.

South Africa collision in November

South Africa will visit India in November 2025 in the third series of the WTC 2025 champions. A two -match Test series will be played between the two teams. The first match will be held on November 14 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata and the second from 22 to 26 November at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.

India will go on two foreign tours in 2026

July 2026: India will play a two -match Test series against Sri Lanka. The last time in 2022, India defeated Sri Lanka 2–0 under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma.

November 2026: India will play two Test matches in November on New Zealand tour. In the last domestic series, India had to face an embarrassing defeat against New Zealand. Under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, India also lost two Tests on New Zealand tour in 2020.

Australia clashed in early 2027

At the end of the WTC cycle, India will play a five -match home Test series against Australia in the first quarter of 2027. In the last border-Gavaskar Trophy, the Indian team lost 1-3, but in 2023 India won the domestic series 2–1.

India’s total Test series in WTC 2025-27

1. India vs England -Completed (2-2 draws)

2. India vs West Indies – October 2025 (in India)

3. India vs South Africa – November 2025 (in India)

4. India vs Sri Lanka – July 2026 (in Sri Lanka)

5. India vs New Zealand – November 2026 (in New Zealand)

6. India vs Australia – February-March 2027 (in India)

By winning the Oval Test by 6 runs, India finished the series against England on a 2-2 draw. This is the victory of India’s lowest run difference in Test cricket history. Well, no matter how many runs have come from, India has benefited in the World Test Championship Points Table Update. In the latest update, the Indian team has come at number three with the benefit of one place, the win percentage has increased to 46.67.

Before the Oval Test, the Indian team was fourth, while England was third. After India’s win by 6 runs in the Oval Test, both teams have been swapped. Both India and England won two each in the Test series, while there was a match draw. Both teams got equal points, but the ICC had cut 2 points of England as a punishment due to being found guilty of slow-over rate.

Latest WTC points table, India benefits

Australia sits at the top with 100 percent win in the latest points table of the World Test Championship. Sri Lanka is still in second place, which has lost only one of its 3 matches. India remains third and England in fourth place. Bangladesh is at the fifth and West Indies at the sixth position. New Zealand, Pakistan and defending champions South Africa have not played any series in the WTC cycle so far.

• First place – Australia
• Second place – Sri Lanka
• Third place – India
• Fourth place – England
• Fifth place – Bangladesh

When is India’s next series in WTC?

India’s next series in the World Test Championship is to be held with the West Indies. In October, the West Indies team will visit India for the 2 Test series. This series will run from 2–14 October.

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