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.

Wtc 2025-27 points table: The World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle has started. On one side, India-England, on the other hand South Africa-Jimbabwe and Bangladesh-Sri Lanka Test series have also started. Point tables are also taking its initial form between many series. Let us know that a total of 9 teams participate in the World Test Championship, so far a total of 6 teams have played at least one match for the 2025-27 cycle. Let us know that the Indian team has played only one match so far, in which it was defeated.

WTC 2025-27 points table

The World Test Championship is currently at the top of the 2025-27 points table, which won the Test by 159 runs in the Test against the West Indies. At the same time, after losing the first match of the series against England, the Indian team is still in fifth place and England is still in second place. Sri Lanka is currently in third place after one win and one draw in two matches. Bangladesh’s team is currently fourth after a defeat and a draw in 2 matches. The West Indies, who lost the first match against Australia, are currently sixth. New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa have not played any match in this cycle yet.

The WTC points system is very interesting. A team gets 12 points for winning, 6 points in tie position and if the match draws, both teams get four points each. The ranking of teams is decided based on the percentage of points.

South Africa won WTC 2025 finals

The final match of WTC 2025 was played a few days ago, in which South Africa and Australia came face to face. In the final match, South Africa defeated Australia by 5 wickets to win the World Test Championship title for the first time. Before that, New Zealand and Australia have won the WTC Trophy once.

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