India’s 7-wicket defeat to South Africa in the third Test at Newlands in Cape Town not only put their dream of winning a Test series against the Proteas away from home on hold, but also dented their progress in the World Test Championship (WTC). ). India dropped to fifth in the latest WTC points table after the Virat Kohli-led side lost their three-game series to South Africa 1-2 on Friday. South Africa, on the other hand, rose to fourth place with this crucial victory.
India played nine Tests in the second cycle of WTC, winning four, losing three and drawing two. Despite winning the most number of tests of any team so far in the WTC cycle, India is in fifth place as their PCT (percentage of points won) is lower than Sri Lanka, Australia, Pakistan and South Africa.
India’s PCT has now fallen from 55.21 to 49.07. India also lost three points due to sluggish overvaluation.
Sri Lanka tops the list with two wins in two matches. With the win in the last two Tests against India, South Africa has improved their PCT to 66.66.
Updated WTC Points Table
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Australia, who lead the Ashes 3-0 against England, are in second position with a PCT of 83.33.
Pakistan ranks 3rd with a PCT of 75.00.
The top two teams will qualify for the WTC final at the end of the cycle. In the previous edition, India faced New Zealand in the final, who won the latter.
ICC had made a lot of changes to the WTC point system after the first edition. Under the new rules, the number of Test wins and Series wins does not determine the standings, but the percentage of points won (PCT) does. It was done to smooth out the disparity in the number of tests each team has to play in the WTC cycle.
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Each team plays six series – three at home and three away – but because the number of Tests in those series differs for each team, ICC came up with PCT.
Under the new system, a team can earn 12 points with a Test win, six points are reserved for a draw, and in a tie, both teams receive four points each. One point is deducted for each more than one team that does not meet the imposed excess value.
Here’s How PCT Is Calculated In WTC
India has so far played nine Tests in the WTC. The maximum number of WTC points they could have earned was 108 (9*12) if they had won them all, but they won four, drew two, bringing their total to 56. Three points were deducted because they were three overs short of the mandatory surplus. India currently has 53 WTC points. So their PCT is 49.07, which ultimately determines the status.
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