India slipped to third in the World Test Championship standings and has just three remaining Tests in the cycle to secure a spot in the final.
New Delhi: India suffered its maiden 10-wicket loss against the hosts of Adelaide in this Border Gavaskar Trophy and blew away another hope left towards qualifying them for back to back-third consecutive World Test Championship final qualification.
Following their loss in the day-night Test, India slipped to third in the WTC standings, behind Australia and South Africa, with a PCT of 57.29%.
Rohit Sharma’s team has only three Tests left in the current WTC cycle to qualify for next year’s final, while South Africa and Australia, big favorites to make it through, still have series left against Pakistan at home and Sri Lanka away respectively.
If India wins all its remaining Tests against Australia, its PCT will increase to 64.04, a mark that Australia will not surpass even with a 2-0 series win against Sri Lanka.
India can finish above Australia with two wins and a draw, provided South Africa defeats Sri Lanka in the second Test at Gqeberha.
If India loses another Test in this series, its PCT will drop below Australia’s, and its qualification will depend on favorable results in the South Africa vs Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka vs Australia series.