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India stay 5th in WTC table after Sri Lanka draw
The Indian Express··27 Aug
India remained fifth in the World Test Championship table with a points percentage of 51.52 after drawing the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo. Sri Lanka's Sonal Dinusha scored centuries in both innings to deny India a series sweep. The series ended 1-0 in India's favour after their win in the first Test at Galle.
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What It Means For You
- Fans following India's WTC campaign know the team holds fifth place heading into the next cycle of matches.
- Cricket followers can track how points percentage, not wins alone, decides World Test Championship standings.
- Sri Lanka series watchers get closure: India won the series 1-0 despite missing a whitewash.
What's Happening
- Sonal Dinusha's twin centuries for Sri Lanka denied India victory in the second Test at Colombo.
- Australia lead the WTC table with a points percentage of 80.00 after beating Bangladesh in their second Test.
- Pakistan sit at the bottom of the table after an innings and 103-run defeat to England at Headingley.
How The WTC Points Percentage Works
- The World Test Championship ranks teams by points percentage, not total points, to account for differing numbers of matches played.
- England have played the most matches this cycle, 14, but a 14-point deduction for slow over-rates has hurt their standing.
- West Indies also lost points for over-rate offences, a recurring penalty affecting several teams' final table positions.
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