India defeated Bangladesh by 3 wickets in a thrilling encounter played at Sher E Bangla Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka on 25 December 2022. With this win, the Indian team consolidated their second place in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship and hope to stake a claim for the finals to be played in 2023.
Australia is currently at the No.1 spot and looks in pole position to reach the finals if they could win the second Test match against South Africa to be played on 26 December 2022. Indian team consolidated their No.2 spot after a 2-0 series win over Bangladesh.
South Africa would be looking to make a comeback in the Test series against Australia. They are currently at the No.3 spot and need to show their fighting skills against the hosts. The fight for the finals race is between India and South Africa as Australia looks like the favorite to qualify for the prestigious tournament grand finale.
India will play Australia at home next
India will take on Australia in four-match Test series at home from Feb- March, while South Africa are playing against Australia in two-match Test series. The second Test kicked off in Melbourne on 26 December, while the third Test match will be played in New Year.
It promises to be an exciting fight for the finals that will be played in 2023. India will look to dominate Australia at home and gain points would help them to qualify for the grand finale.
Here we look at the points table of World Test Championship 2021/23 Points table after India versus Bangladesh’s second Test match.
| S NO | Team | Played | Wins | Losses | Draw | Penalty | Points | Percentage Points |
| 1 | Australia | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 120 | 76.92 |
| 2 | India | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 99 | 58.93 |
| 3 | South Africa | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 54.55 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 53.33 |
| 5 | England | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 124 | 46.97 |
| 6 | West Indies | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 54 | 40.91 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 38.89 |
| 8 | New Zealand | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 25.93 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11.11 |
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