How many matches will have to be won to reach the WTC final, can India be out?

Team India is moving towards making it to the ICC Test Championship final for the third consecutive time. It is almost certain that India will play the final this time too, but the venue has not been confirmed yet. Team India has to play Test series at home and then abroad in the coming few months. After defeating Bangladesh 2-0, Team India will play New Zealand at home this month. The result of this series will clear India's position in the race for the finals to a great extent.

How many matches are left for India?
The Indian team still has to play 8 more matches in the World Test Championship. Team India will play a three-match test series with New Zealand. After this Australia has to play in a 5 match series. This month, two matches will be played with New Zealand while one Test will be played in the first week of next month. Border Gavaskar Trophy will start against Australia in the last week of November.

What is the status of the marks table?
The Indian team is currently on top in the World Test Championship table. Australia is in second place and Sri Lankan team is in third place. India has played 11 tests and won 8. 2 matches have been lost while 1 test match has been drawn. Team India has 98 points and the winning percentage is 74.24. Second-placed Australia has scored 90 points in 12 Tests with 8 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw. Sri Lanka is in third place with 5 wins and 4 losses in 9 matches.

With clean sweep of Bangladesh, India topped the WTC table and became stronger-AP

How many matches will India have to win?
To make it to the World Test Championship final, the Indian team will have to win only 4 of its remaining 8 Test matches. If India wins the series by defeating New Zealand 3-0, then it will almost secure its place in the final. By winning 1 match against Australia, it will officially reach the final.

Can India be out?
The matter will worsen if the Indian team wins the series against New Zealand by 2-1 or 1-0. India had last won the Border Gavaskar Trophy by 2-1 from Australia. If this happens again, Team India will have to wait for the results of the Sri Lanka and South Africa series. If Australia beats India in the series and India also loses the series to New Zealand, then Sri Lanka will be successful in defeating South Africa and making it to the finals.

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