Leave India and Australia, this team can also enter the WTC final, know what is the equation
World Test Championship Final
WTC Final 2025: The Boxing Day Test match was played between India and Australia in Melbourne, the result of which was in favor of the host team. Australia defeated India by 184 runs in the fourth test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. With this victory, Australia took a 2-1 lead in the 5-match Test series. Earlier, South Africa defeated Pakistan by two wickets in the first Test match and secured its place for the first time in the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) to be held in June next year. With South Africa making it to the final, the Sydney Test played between India and Australia has now become very important for both the teams. Now only one of the two teams can make it to the finals.
To remain in the race for the final, India will have to win the Sydney Test at any cost and hope that Australia does not get a single win at home in Sri Lanka. At the same time, Australia will reach the finals as soon as they win the Sydney Test. However, apart from India and Australia, there is another team also in the race for the final, which is being discussed very little. This is the third team, Sri Lanka, which is still in the race for the WTC final.
Sri Lanka can go to the final like this
After losing the Test series at home to South Africa, Sri Lanka’s chances of reaching the World Test Championship (WTC) final have reduced significantly but are not completely lost yet. Sri Lanka will have to wait for the result of the last Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 between India and Australia to be played in Sydney from 3 January 2025. Sri Lanka’s PCT is currently 45.45 and it has to play a 2-Test series against Australia at home next year. Sri Lanka is currently at 5th position in the points table of the World Test Championship (WTC).
Sri Lanka can spoil Australia’s game
Actually, the result of the Sydney Test will dash Sri Lanka’s hopes because only if this match is drawn, Sri Lanka’s hopes of going to the final will remain alive. If the result of the Sydney Test is anything other than a draw, then Sri Lanka’s journey in the World Test Championship 2023-25 ​​will end here and then the 2-match Test series against Australia in February 2025 will remain a mere formality. The only way for Sri Lanka to finish in the top two in the WTC 2023-25 ​​table is to win both their home Test matches against Australia and hope for a draw in the Sydney Test. Then Sri Lanka will finish in the table with 53.85 PCT while Australia’s PCT will be 53.51 and India’s PCT will be 51.75.
