WTC 2023-25 Updated Points Table; Can India Still Qualify For Final After Loss In IND vs AUS Sydney Test?
WTC 2023-25 Updated Points Table: Here's a look at the updated World Test Championship standings after the IND vs AUS Sydney loss. Can India still qualify for the WTC final after the Sydney loss?
WTC 2023-25 Updated Points Table: Australia defeated India by 6 wickets in the India vs Australia 5th Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024-25 series in Sydney on January 5 (Sunday). With the win Australia locked their place in the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 final to join South Africa.
This ended Australia’s 10-year wait of claiming the BGT as India were the winners on all four previous occasions.
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India came into the Sydney Test hoping to win and draw the series 2-2 to reclaim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, but more importantly, have a shot at making it to the WTC final.
Can India Reach WTC Final After Sydney Test Loss?
Unfortunately, India will not play the WTC final as all hopes for Rohit Sharma and co. have been dashed after their defeat in the 5th IND vs AUS Test of the five-match series. The defeat dropped India's Points Percentage (PCT) from 52.77 to 50.00, marking their eighth loss of the WTC 2023-25 cycle. On the other hand, Australia secured their 11th win of the edition, increasing their PCT from 61.45 to 63.72. After defeating India in the 2023 WTC final at The Oval, Pat Cummins' team will now face South Africa in the WTC 2025 final at Lord’s, scheduled for July 11-15 this year.
Have a look at the updated WTC 2023-25 cycle standings after the IND vs AUS Sydney Test:
WTC 2023-25 Updated Points Table
| Pos | Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Drawn | NR | Points | PCT |
| 1 | South Africa | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 66.67 |
| 2 | Australia | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 130 | 63.73 |
| 3 | India | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 114 | 50 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 48.21 |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 45.45 |
| 6 | England | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 114 | 43.18 |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 31.25 |
| 8 | Pakistan | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 30.3 |
| 9 | West Indies | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 24.24 |
Notably, India’s chances of reaching the WTC final took a great hit after they suffered a 0-3 clean-sweep at the hands of New Zealand at home, making their path to the WTC final 2025 challenging all the more. They not only needed to win their match against Australia in Sydney but also had to depend on Sri Lanka to clean-sweep the Aussies in their two-match Test series, beginning January 27, at home.
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