ICC World Test Championship Race: Scenarios For India To Qualify

After a historic win at the Gabba, The Indian Team is ready for its next challenge, starting 5th February. England will be touring India for 4 Tests, 5 T20Is & 3 ODIs. The schedule (test matches) for which is as follows:


1st Test
Date: 05-09 February
Time: 09:30 AM (IST)
Venue: M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

2nd Test
Date: 13-17 February
Time: 09:30 AM (IST)
Venue: M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

3rd Test (D/N)
Date: 24-28 February
Time: 02:30 PM (IST)
Venue: Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

4th Test
Date: 04-08 March
Time: 09:30 AM (IST)
Venue: Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad


The WTC Final is to be played at the Lord's Cricket Ground in London, from 18-22 June with 23 June as a reserved day.

India stands at the top of the World Test Championship Table with a win percentage of 71.7%, followed by New Zealand (70%) and Australia (69.2%) as of 25th January 2021.


After the win at Gabba, the race to the WTC final for India has become smoother. Also, the postponement of Australia's tour of South Africa would mean that New Zealand will seal a spot in the final. Whereas India still needs a minimum of 70 points out of 120 in the series to play NZ at the Lord's.

DISTRIBUTION OF POINTS IN ICC WTC (4 Match Series)
Win    Tie    Draw   Loss
 30       15       10         0

This implies,

A   4-0    3-0    3-1    2-0    2-1   win vs England will make sure India qualifies for the final.
A   1-0    2-2    1-1    0-0    0-1    1-2    0-2   scenario will help Australia get through, and
A   1-3    0-3    0-4   scenario will favor England.

Although chances for England as well as Australia are very slim as it is not easy to defeat India in a Test series at home. The last time a team won 3 matches in a test series in India was 36 years ago. The race for the English team and the Aussues will be quite challenging, nevertheless it will be interesting to watch action-packed cricket in upcoming days!

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