WTC 2025 Points Table: There is a huge uproar in the WTC Points Table. India may be at number one right now, but even after winning the 5th Test, Bangladesh can snatch this crown from India. Understand the complete mathematics of points table here.
WTC Points Table: The exciting phase of WTC 2025 continues. The calculation of the points table is changing after every match. After winning the fourth Test match, India was at second place in the points table, but as soon as Australia defeated New Zealand in the first Test match, India got the benefit and the Indian team has reached the top in the points table. New Zealand’s team is still in second place, while Australia is in third place. Despite this, India faces more threat from Bangladesh team than New Zealand and Australia. Even Bangladesh can snatch the number one crown from India. Understand the complete mathematics of the points table here.
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Why is India not in danger from Australia?
Indian team is currently in first place with 64.58 win percentage. Even if India wins the next match, India’s win percentage will become 68.51. It is worth noting that India has to play the last Test match against England in Dharamsala. After this, the Indian team has to play a 2-match Test series against Bangladesh in the month of September. In such a situation, even after winning the next match, India’s winning percentage is going to remain at 68.51 till the month of September. On the other hand, the second and last Test match of the series between New Zealand and Australia will be played between March 8 and March 12. If Australia wins this match, its win percentage will be 62.5, which is less than India. After this, Australia has to play the next Test series against England from June 8.
Nathan Lyon joined a few record books with a sizzling spell as Australia clinched a resounding victory in Wellington 👏#WTC25 | #NZvAUS | Read 👇https://t.co/P472tS2UZD
— ICC (@ICC) March 3, 2024
Even New Zealand will not be able to harm India
Apart from this, if New Zealand team wins the next match, then its winning percentage will be 66.66, which will be less than India. After this, New Zealand also has to play the next Test series against Afghanistan from June 8. It is clear from this that if India wins the next match, then Team India has no loss in the points table from New Zealand and Australia. But Bangladesh can snatch this crown from India.
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— ICC (@ICC) March 3, 2024
Bangladesh can snatch India’s crown
Bangladesh team has played 2 matches in WTC 2023, winning one of these matches and is in fourth place with a win percentage of 50 percent. Bangladesh has to play a 2-match Test series against Sri Lanka from 22 March. If Bangladesh wins the first match of the series, its win percentage will become 66.66. After this, if Bangladesh also wins the second match to be played from March 30, then its winning percentage will become 75 percent. With this, he will reach number one in the WTC points table, while the Indian team will slip to second place.
