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Big change in WTC points table after India's victory, Bangladesh suffered a huge defeat | News India

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Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the Indian team defeated Bangladesh by seven wickets in Kanpur and won the Test series 2-0. Team India got the target of 95 runs from Bangladesh, which the team achieved by losing three wickets. No one expected the result due to two consecutive rains on the second and third day of the match, but Rohit's army made it happen.

With this victory, Team India has touched a new peak in the points table of the ICC World Test Championship. At the same time, Bangladesh team has suffered a lot. The Point Percentage System (PCT) of the Indian team was 71.67 before the Kanpur Test, which has now become 74.24 after winning this match. At the same time, Bangladesh has now directly slipped to seventh place.

Kangaroo team at second place

Talking about other teams, Australia is at second place in the points table of the World Test Championship. The PCT of the team is currently 62.50. Before the WTC final, the Kangaroo team has to play a Test series with India and Sri Lanka. Whereas the Sri Lankan team is at third place in this table with 55.56 PCT. Thus, these three teams currently have the best chances of reaching the finals.

How are other teams performing?

England are fourth in the World Test Championship points table with a win percentage of 42.19. The South African team is ranked fifth in the list with 38.89 PCT while the New Zealand team is ranked sixth with 37.50 PCT. Pakistan and West Indies' chances for the WTC final are all but gone, with their PCTs standing at 19.05 and 18.52 respectively.