Published 18:34 IST, August 26th 2024
WTC 2025: India vs Pakistan in World Test Championship Final POSSIBLE? Here's how it can happen
While the chances of a India vs Pakistan WTC final is slim, but again, funnier things have happened in the sport.
WTC 2023-25 Final: Who does not want to see an India versus Pakistan cricket match? Everybody wants it. What if it happens to be a World final? Even better. Thanks to the policy adopted by the governments of the two countries, there are no bilateral ties between the two cricketing powerhouses. While that is not good from the point of view of fans, that is how it is. So, India and Pakistan face-off only at World events in cricket. Now, that brings us to the moot question here - is there a faint possibility of the arch-rivals locking horns in the final of the upcoming World Test Championship final? The chances were already low and with Pakistan's humiliating 10-wicket loss against Bangladesh, only a miracle would see the arch-rivals in the summit clash at the WTC.
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India Lead WTC Points Table
With six wins in nine matches and a winning percentage of 68.52, India are one of the certainties to make it to the summit clash.
India's Upcoming Tests: Bangladesh, New Zealand and Australia.
Pakistan Languish at Bottom of WTC Points Table
While India find themselves at the numero uno position in the points table, Pakistan languish at the bottom. With merely two wins in six matches, the Shan Masood-led side are currently at the eighth position. Pakistan have eight Tests still to go and even if they win the remaining eight - which will not be easy - they would still have to depend on results of other teams and hope the results are in their favour.
Upcoming Tests Versus: England, West Indies, and South Africa.
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BIG SETBACK: Pakistan and Bangladesh have suffered a blow to their chances of reaching the ICC World Test Championship final after they were found guilty of a slow overrate during the first Test in Rawalpindi.
Hosts Pakistan were found to be six overs short during the Test and lost six World Test Championship points, while visitors Bangladesh - who recorded a 10-wicket triumph over their Asian rivals - were docked three points after being found three overs short of the acceptable rate.
Updated 20:10 IST, August 26th 2024