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With the defeat of Sri Lanka, the South African team has reached the first position in the points table in the World Test Championship final. Now the African team will qualify for the final by winning one match. Now after South Africa reaching first place, questions are being raised on the WTC final point system.
why the question?
To make Test cricket more exciting and attract fans, ICC launched the World Test Championship in the year 2019. In which top-9 teams have been kept. Apart from this, the final is played between the top-2 teams. The team is ranked in the points table according to the winning percentage. However, this rule has proven detrimental for some teams. Now questions are being raised about the format of this tournament because some teams play 10, some 15 and some 20 matches.
If we look at the matches in terms of wins, the team that has won the most matches is not even in the top-4. England has won the maximum number of 11 matches so far but this team is at number-5 because England’s winning percentage is low. England has played 21 matches. Whereas Africa has played 10 matches, the South African team has reached the first position by winning only 6 matches. In such a situation, this rule is proving to be a loss-making deal for a team like England.
current wtc points table
The South African team topped the WTC Final points table with a win percentage of 63.33. After this, Australia is at second place with 60.71. Apart from this, after the defeat against Australia in Adelaide Test, Team India has slipped to third place with a win percentage of 57.29. While Sri Lanka is at fourth place and England is at fifth place.