India’s shocking whitewash in the three-Test home series against New Zealand has left them in danger of qualifying for the World Test Championship (WTC) Final for the 2023/25 season. India currently have only a five-Test away tour against Australia and need to win it at least 4-0 to qualify for the WTC Final without help from other teams.

India currently sits second in the WTC table with 90 points, having won eight, lost five and drawn one in 14 matches played this cycle. They have a total of 98 points and a percentage of 58.33%; They are second only to Australia’s 62.50%.

By beating Australia 4-0 India will be guaranteed a place in the top two with a maximum win percentage of 65.79%, which is New Zealand’s maximum achievable win percentage despite the Kiwis beating England 3-0 in three tests. Slightly better than 64.29. TV series at home.

There are a few more scenarios on how India could be in the top two even if they don’t beat Australia 4-0.

In the remaining series, if India loses to Australia 2-3, New Zealand loses to England 1-1, South Africa loses 1-1, and Australia loses to Sri Lanka 0-0 away, India will finish with 53.51%, which will be enough. It comes in second place, behind Australia’s 58.77%, ahead of New Zealand (52.38%), South Africa (52.78%) and Sri Lanka (51.28%).

India found themselves in this position due to some poor batting that saw them lose the third and final Test against New Zealand in Mumbai on Sunday (November 3) by a meager 25 runs.

The Kiwis added the cherry to their first Test series win against India by winning the third Test, where India were bowled out for 121 in pursuit of a target of 147 runs.