WTC 2023-25 points table: India reclaim top spot with 295-run win against Australia under Jasprit Bumrah's leadership, keep final hopes alive

WTC 2023-25 Standings: India kickstarted their campaign under stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah with a 295-run win over Australia.

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• Mon • 25 Nov 2024

Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah of India celebrate the wicket of Alex Carey of Australia and winning the match during day four of the First Test at Perth Stadium on November 25, 2024.

Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah

Highlights:

Australia will face a major slump if they lose the Adelaide Test.

India registered their maiden win at Perth Stadium.

India beat Australia by 295 runs in Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 opener.

India beat Australia by a massive margin of 295 runs at Optus Stadium, Perth to reclaim the top spot on the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 table. Under the leadership of Jasprit Bumrah, India stayed on track to qualify for their third consecutive WTC final. This is India's ninth win in 15 Tests in the current WTC cycle.

Jasprit Bumrah-led India became the first team to beat Australia at Perth Stadium. This is India's biggest win against Australia in Australia (excluding win by an innings). The previous best was by 222 runs in Melbourne in 1977.

This is India's ninth win in 15 Tests in the current WTC cycle. India need to win three of their remaining four Tests in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 to get a direct qualification into the final. Otherwise, India will have to depend on results of other games for their final spot.

Meanwhile, Australia have a total of six Tests to play in the current WTC cycle. The defending champions will play a two-Test series in Sri Lanka next year.

Pos	Team	Match	Wins	Loss	Draw	Points	PCT
1	India	15	9	5	1	110	61.1
2	Australia	13	8	5	1	98	57.69
3	Sri Lanka	9	5	4	0	60	55.56
4	New Zealand	11	6	5	0	72	54.55
5	South Africa	8	4	3	1	52	54.17
6	England	19	9	9	1	93	40.79
7	Pakistan	10	4	6	0	40	33.33
8	Bangladesh	10	3	7	0	33	27.50
9	West Indies	9	1	6	2	20	18.52

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Australia's second spot in danger in Adelaide

Australia are followed by Sri Lanka on the table with a win percentage of 55.56. If they lost the pink-ball Adelaide Test next month, they will slip to the sixth position. Sri Lanka will tour South Africa for a two-Test series starting later this week. Currently, New Zealand (54.55) and South Africa (54.17) are placed fourth and fifth respectively. New Zealand will face England in a three-Test series at home whereas South Africa will face Pakistan in a two-Test series after the Sri Lanka series.

The second Test will begin on December 6 at Adelaide Oval. Before the pink-ball Test, India will play a two-day warm-up game against Prime Ministers XI at Manuka Oval, Canberra.