Archive · 29 Aug 2026
India Need Five Wins, Draw To Reach WTC Final
India are trying to finish among the top two teams in the World Test Championship.
They have seven Test matches left to play.
To reach a strong qualifying score, India need five wins and at least one draw.
Their remaining games are against New Zealand and Australia.
Two of those matches will be in New Zealand, while five will be in India.
India currently have fewer percentage points than Australia, South Africa and New Zealand.
Other teams’ results will also affect India’s chances.
Winning six of the seven matches would give India a much better chance of reaching the final.
India must win five of their final seven Tests and draw at least one to reach 60 percentage points.
India’s remaining matches are two Tests away against New Zealand and five at home against Australia.
Australia lead the standings at 80%, followed by South Africa at 75% and New Zealand at 72.22%.
Bangladesh, currently on 55.56%, can remain in contention by winning all four of their remaining home Tests.
India’s qualification will also depend on results involving other leading teams.
- Who
- India, led by Shubman Gill, and the other leading World Test Championship teams.
- What
- India’s qualification prospects for the World Test Championship final have been assessed.
- When
- India have seven Tests remaining in the current World Test Championship cycle.
- Where
- India will play two Tests in New Zealand and five at home against Australia.
- Why
- India need 62 more points to reach 60 percentage points, a score considered likely to provide a chance of qualifying.
- India’s current points percentage
- 51.52%
- India’s remaining Tests
- Seven: two away against New Zealand and five at home against Australia
- India’s required result
- At least five wins and one draw to reach 60 percentage points
- India’s possible final percentages
- Five wins and two losses would produce 59.3%; six wins and one loss would produce 64.8%
- Current leader
- Australia, with 80.00%
- Other leading teams
- South Africa have 75.00%, New Zealand 72.22%, and Bangladesh 55.56%
- Qualification benchmark
- The article identifies 60 percentage points as a score that should give a team a fair chance of reaching the final