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The Indian team was at the top of 68.06 per cent before this match. Now after the defeat in the second Test, the win percentage of the Indian team has come down to 62.
82. But it is still on top. At the same time, Australia is in second place with 62.
50, while Sri Lanka's team is at number three. Published: October 26, 2024 4:55 PM IST By Edited by In the Pune Test match, India was defeated by New Zealand (IND vs NZ, 2nd Test) by 113 runs. India has faced defeat in two consecutive Test matches.
New Zealand had given India a target of 359 runs, but the Indian team could score only 245 runs. New Zealand has gained an unassailable lead of 2-1 in the three-Test series. The defeat in the second Test has made the equation of reaching the final of the World Test Championship (WTC Final 2025) exciting.
Especially for the Indian team, the upcoming matches have now become very important. The Indian team was at the top of 68.06 per cent before this match.
Now after the defeat in the second Test, the win percentage of the Indian team has come down to 62.82. But it is still on top.
At the same time, Australia is in second place with 62.50, while Sri Lanka’s team is at number three. After the defeat in the Pune Test, it is not easy for India to reach the final of the World Test Championship.
Now India has to play 6 matches in the WTC circle, in which one test match is to be played with New Zealand and the remaining 5 test matches are to be played with Australia. Now India will have to win 4 test matches out of the remaining 6 test matches in any case, only then the path to reach the final will be easy for the Indian team. Now if the Indian team wins 3 out of 6 matches, then in such a situation the Indian team will have to depend on the victory or defeat of other teams.
In such a situation, Team India will now want to win 4 Test matches in the next 6 Test matches at any cost so that it will not have to depend on the results of other teams. Let us tell you that in the WTC table (WTC 2025 points table), the ranking is primarily determined on the basis of win percentage. New Zealand has now come to number four in the points table of the World Test Championship.
While South Africa is at number five. This is a historic Test series win for the Kiwi team. Let us tell you that for the first time since 2012, the Indian team has faced defeat in a Test series at home.
The Indian team has lost both the Test matches against New Zealand. In the first Test, New Zealand defeated India by 8 wickets. This is New Zealand’s first Test series win in India.
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