{"id":198120,"date":"2026-07-28T07:11:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T12:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=198120"},"modified":"2026-07-28T07:11:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T12:41:15","slug":"india-vs-sri-lanka-why-two-tests-in-galle-and-colombo-could-decide-the-wtc-final-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=198120","title":{"rendered":"India vs Sri Lanka: Why Two Tests in Galle and Colombo Could Decide the WTC Final Race"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Fifth versus sixth, and both sides know it matters more than the table suggests. India, on 48.15 per cent after nine matches, arrives in Sri Lanka carrying the bruises of a home series lost to South Africa; the host, on 44.44, senses an opening it hasn\u2019t had since 2008 \u2014 the last time it beat India in a Test on its own soil.<\/p>\n

Below is the updated WTC points table.<\/p>\n

ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 Points Table:<\/h4>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Team<\/td>\n Matches<\/td>\n Won<\/td>\n Lost <\/td>\n Drawn<\/td>\n Points<\/td>\n Point Percentage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1. Australia<\/td>\n 8<\/td>\n 7<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 84<\/td>\n 87.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2. South Africa<\/td>\n 4<\/td>\n 3<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 36<\/td>\n 75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3. New Zealand<\/td>\n 6<\/td>\n 4<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 52<\/td>\n 72.22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4. Bangladesh<\/td>\n 4<\/td>\n 2<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 28<\/td>\n 58.33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5. India<\/td>\n 9<\/td>\n 4<\/td>\n 4<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 52<\/td>\n 48.15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6. Sri Lanka<\/td>\n 4<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 2<\/td>\n 20<\/td>\n 41.67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7. England<\/td>\n 13<\/td>\n 4<\/td>\n 8<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 38<\/td>\n 24.36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8. West Indies<\/td>\n 10<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 7<\/td>\n 2<\/td>\n 18<\/td>\n 15.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9. Pakistan<\/td>\n 4<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 3<\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 4<\/td>\n 8.33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Points System<\/b><\/p>\n