Can India still reach the ICC WTC 2025 final: A 25-run loss in Mumbai, which followed an 8-wicket loss in Bengaluru and a 113-run loss in Pune, against New Zealand meant that India suffered their first-ever whitewash in a home Test series of three or more Test matches.
New Zealand had sealed the series with wins in the first two Tests and further buried the hosts underground in Mumbai in a thrilling Test.
This series loss has impacted India’s and New Zealand’s chances of reaching the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 final, in a contrasting manner.
While India’s chances of reaching the final at Lord’s next year have taken a huge dent, New Zealand’s chances have shot up.
In this article, we will see if and how India can still reach the ICC WTC 2025 final.
While India had started the New Zealand series with PCT (percentage of points won to contested) of over 70%, it has now dipped to 58.33%.
India have only one Test series left now in the ICC WTC 2023-25 cycle, which is a five-match series in Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, starting on November 22 in Perth.
Can India still reach the ICC WTC 2025 final?
Yes, India can still reach the ICC WTC 2025 final. To not depend on results of any other teams and series, they will need to beat Australia 4-0. That will take their PCT to 65.79%, which should be enough to take them through to the ICC WTC final.
However, beating Australia 4-0 in Australia, especially after the result against New Zealand at home, seems like a fairytale too good to come true. There are other scenarios in which India, even if they don’t beat Australia 4-0, can qualify for the ICC WTC final which will require plenty of other results to go their way.
Because of the results in India vs New Zealand series and South Africa winning 2-0 in Bangladesh, both the Kiwis and the Proteas have stormed back in the race to reach the ICC WTC 2025 final.
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