World Test Championship Qualification Scenario 2025: After losing the second test to Australia at Adelaide, India dropped to the third spot in the WTC Ponits table. But still, chances are alive for India to qualify for the WTC 2025 Final. Here’s how India qualified for the World Test Championship Final.
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World Test Championship 2023-2025 Qualification Scenario
India’s chances to qualify for the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025 Final go on serious discussion after losing the 2nd Pink-Ball Test against Australia at Adelaide by 10 wickets on Sunday in the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.
After getting drafted from Australia India’s percentage slipped from 61.11 to 57.29. And also slipped down to the third position after South Africa and Australia. India will only have more tests required in this series to play and qualify for the third consecutive WTC Final.
The challenge arises following their sixth defeat in the test and fourth in just two months since 3-0 whitewash at home by New Zealand.
Australia’s 9th win in the WTC cycle shored up their PCT from 57.69 to 60.71 ahead of second-ranked South Africa with 59.26 PCT. South Africa has a chance to overtake the defending champions if they beat Sri Lanka in the second test in Gqeberha.
India WTC Qualification Scenario
To qualify for the WTC Final India must be required to win all three remaining matches from here, or else they could win two of three matches and draw one of them and finish with a PCT of 60.52. By securing three entire wins, Team India can amass 146 points, achieving a dominant 64.05 PCT, a total that Australia could not surpass.
How can India qualify for WTC final 2025?
If India Beats Australia By 3-2: They will finish with 134 points and a PCT of 58.77. On the other hand, Australia have yet to play 2 tests with Sri Lanka after this series. If Australia wins both of their tests against Sri Lanka they can finish best with 126 points and a 55.26 PCT.
Similarly, South Africa could increase their PCT up to 69.44 with three wins in their remaining games at home against Sri Lanka & Pakistan.
If India Best Australia By 3-1: They will finish with 138 points and a PCT of 60.52. Then Australia will be only able to finish with a 57 PCT. If they win their remaining games at Sri Lanka it will also eliminate them from the race to qualify for WTC Final.
If India draws BGT By 2-2 against Australia: They will finish up with 126 points, and Australia has got maximum chance to qualify or can move ahead by 130 points by the end of the series and knock India out of the WTC final race.
If India manages to win the Sydney Test, they will qualify for the 2025 World Test Championship (WTC) final if Sri Lanka beats Australia by a 2-0 or 1-0 margin. If the series ends 0-0, India will qualify for the summit clash.
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World Test Championship (2023-2025) – Points Table
| Pos | Team | Country | Played | Won | Lost | Draw | Ded | Points | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SA | South Africa | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 66.67% |
| 2 | AUS | Australia | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 118 | 61.46% |
| 3 | IND | India | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 114 | 52.78% |
| 4 | NZ | New Zealand | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 81 | 48.21% |
| 5 | SL | Sri Lanka | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 45.45% |
| 6 | ENG | England | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 114 | 43.18% |
| 7 | BAN | Bangladesh | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 31.25% |
| 8 | PAK | Pakistan | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 30.30% |
| 9 | WI | West Indies | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 24.24% |
World Test Championship Schedule 2025
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| Date | Day | Teams | Venue | Local Time | IST Time |
| November 22–26, 2024 | Friday–Tuesday | Australia vs India | Perth, Australia | 10:00 AM AWST | 7:30 AM IST |
| November 22–26, 2024 | Friday–Tuesday | West Indies vs Bangladesh | North Sound, Antigua | 10:00 AM AST | 7:30 PM IST |
| November 27–December 1, 2024 | Wednesday–Sunday | South Africa vs Sri Lanka | Durban, South Africa | 10:00 AM SAST | 1:30 PM IST |
| November 28–December 2, 2024 | Thursday–Monday | New Zealand vs England | Christchurch, New Zealand | 11:00 AM NZDT | 3:30 AM IST |
| November 30–December 4, 2024 | Saturday–Wednesday | West Indies vs Bangladesh | Kingston, Jamaica | 10:00 AM EST | 8:30 PM IST |
| December 5–9, 2024 | Thursday–Monday | South Africa vs Sri Lanka | Gqeberha, South Africa | 10:00 AM SAST | 1:30 PM IST |
| December 6–10, 2024 | Friday–Tuesday | Australia vs India | Adelaide, Australia | 2:30 PM ACDT | 9:00 AM IST |
| December 6–10, 2024 | Friday–Tuesday | New Zealand vs England | Wellington, New Zealand | 11:00 AM NZDT | 3:30 AM IST |
| December 14–18, 2024 | Saturday–Wednesday | New Zealand vs England | Hamilton, New Zealand | 11:00 AM NZDT | 3:30 AM IST |
| December 14–18, 2024 | Saturday–Wednesday | Australia vs India | Brisbane, Australia | 10:00 AM AEST | 5:30 AM IST |
| December 26–30, 2024 | Thursday–Monday | Australia vs India | Melbourne, Australia | 10:30 AM AEDT | 5:00 AM IST |
| December 26–30, 2024 | Thursday–Monday | South Africa vs Pakistan | Centurion, South Africa | 10:00 AM SAST | 1:30 PM IST |
| January 3–7, 2025 | Friday–Tuesday | Australia vs India | Sydney, Australia | 10:30 AM AEDT | 5:00 AM IST |
| January 3–7, 2025 | Friday–Tuesday | South Africa vs Pakistan | Cape Town, South Africa | 10:00 AM SAST | 1:30 PM IST |
| January 16–20, 2025 | Thursday–Monday | Pakistan vs West Indies | Karachi, Pakistan | 10:00 AM PKT | 10:30 AM IST |
| January 24–28, 2025 | Friday–Tuesday | Pakistan vs West Indies | Multan, Pakistan | 10:00 AM PKT | 10:30 AM IST |
| January 29-Feb 2, 2025 | Wednesday-Sunday | Sri Lanka vs Australia | Galle, Sri Lanka | 10:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| February 6-10, 2025 | Thursday-Monday | Sri Lanka vs Australia | Galle, Sri Lanka | 10:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| June 11-15, 2025 | Wednesday-Sunday | TBA vs TBA | Lord’s, London | 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
