In the first match of the three-match Test series between India and New Zealand, Team India had to face a crushing defeat by 8 wickets. After which the Kiwi team is leading 1-0. With this defeat, India’s mathematics of reaching the WTC final has deteriorated. Before the series against New Zealand, India’s winning percentage in the WTC points table was 74.24, which has now come down to 68.06. However, Team India still remains at the first position in the points table.
Let us tell you that India has to play 7 more matches in the current cycle of WTC. Out of these 7, India will play two matches against New Zealand in Pune and Mumbai, while Team India will have to play the remaining 5 matches against Australia on their own soil.
If India wants to qualify for the WTC final on its own, it will have to win 5 out of 7 matches. If Team India is successful in doing this, then in the end they will have 68.42 percent marks in their account.
If we look at the last two WTC cycles, India qualified for the finals in 2021 with 70.58 percent marks, while in 2023, Australia qualified for the finals with 66.7 percent marks. During this period, the second placed teams of New Zealand and India had made it to the finals with 63.63 and 58.8 percent respectively.
In such a situation, 68.42 will be enough for India to qualify for the final. At the same time, if the team wins four out of 7 matches and two matches remain drawn, then India will still have chances of reaching the final. In this situation, Team India will have 66.67 percent marks in its account.
If the Indian team has to face defeat in more than 2 out of the remaining 7 matches, then they will have to depend on the results of other teams.