WTC Points Table 2025: India miss out on World Test Championship final as Australia books Lord’s ticket
World Test Championship (WTC) Final with a decisive six-wicket win over India in the fifth and final Border-Gavaskar Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The victory not only secured Australia’s hold on the series but also ended India’s hopes of reaching the WTC Final at Lord’s in June.
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India, needing a win to stay in contention, faltered under pressure. With the absence of Jasprit Bumrah, their leading wicket-taker of the series, the visitors struggled to defend a modest fourth-innings target of 162. Australia chased it down on a tricky surface, riding on contributions from Usman Khawaja (41), Travis Head, and Beau Webster.
The win moved Australia’s points percentage to 63.73 per cent, comfortably securing their place in the Final, where they will face Temba Bavuma’s South Africa. The Proteas confirmed their qualification earlier in the cycle with a tense two-wicket win over Pakistan in the Boxing Day Test.
India, on the other hand, ended with 50.00 per cent of possible points, falling short in their bid to reach consecutive WTC Finals.
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