First Published Sep 12, 2022, 8:46 PM IST
The top two teams in the ICC Test Championship points table will meet in the final. Teams are ranked in the points table based on their win percentage in Test matches.
In that way, only the teams with the most wins will be able to advance to the final by taking the top two spots in the points table.
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India and New Zealand, who played in the Test Championship final last time, are left behind this time. This time South Africa and Australia are dominating the points table.
The 3-Test series between England and South Africa has brought about a major change in the points table. South Africa, who held the top spot in the points table with a 75 percent win rate after their win in the first Test against England, lost the second Test by an innings to England, which saw their win percentage drop from 75 to 66.67 percent.
After that, the South African team remained behind in the 2nd place in the points list. South Africa’s win rate dropped from 66.67 percent to 60 percent in the 3rd Test against England. The South African team is at the 2nd position.
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With Sri Lanka at 3rd place with 53.33% and India at 4th place with 52.08%, if Sri Lanka and India win back-to-back and South Africa lose, South Africa will lose the chance to advance to the Test Championship final.
Pakistan, West Indies, England and New Zealand are in the 5th to 8th places respectively.
Last Updated Sep 12, 2022, 8:46 PM IST