NEW DELHI: India solidified their position in the
World Test Championship
(WTC) standings by securing a five-wicket victory against
Ben Stokes
' England in the fourth Test at Ranchi on Monday.
Under the captaincy of
Rohit Sharma
, the hosts now hold an insurmountable 3-1 lead in the five-Test series.
With this hard-fought win, India's point percentage rose from 59.52 to 64.58, widening the gap between them and the third and fourth-placed teams, Australia (55%) and Bangladesh (50%), in the
WTC standings
.
On the flip side, England find themselves in the eighth position with a point percentage of 19.44%, just ahead of the bottom-placed Sri Lanka, who are yet to secure any points in the World Test Championship.
In the ongoing WTC cycle, India has participated in eight Tests, securing victories in five matches, suffering two defeats, and drawing one game.
England's 'Bazball' approach doesn't seem to have given them rich dividends with the visitors having won just three matches, while losing five and drawing one so far.
New Zealand are leading the standing with 75 percentage points and have played just four Tests so far.
A total of 12 points are awarded for a win, six for a tie and four for a draw. Teams are ranked according to the percentage of points.
The top-two teams will progress to the final at Lord's in 2025.
India have reached the WTC final both the times since the format was launched. They lost to New Zealand in the inaugural championship final, while bowing to Australia in the second edition.
India have a great chance to further cement their second position if they win the fifth and final Test in Dharamsala, beginning from March 7.
(With inputs from PTI)
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