WTC Point Table Updates: Australia defeated India by ten wickets in the second Test played at Adelaide Oval to level the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series 1-1. With this win, Australia has again reached the first position in the ranking of the 2023-2025 ICC World Test Championship. The point percentage of the Pat Cummins-led team has now become 60.71, leaving them behind India and South Africa. This is their ninth win in the current World Test Championship cycle.
On the other hand, the Indian team led by Rohit Sharma has dropped to the third position after this crushing defeat. India's point percentage has dropped from 61.11 to 57.29. India now has to win the remaining three Test matches in Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney to have a chance to reach the third consecutive Test Championship final to be held at Lord's next year.
South Africa has a point percentage of 59.26 and is in a strong position in the ongoing home Test against Sri Lanka. If they win this match, they can reach the first position in the rankings. Pat Cummins bowled brilliantly on the third day of the day-night Test played at Adelaide Oval, taking 5 wickets in 14 overs and bundled out India for just 175 runs in their second innings.
Australia needed only 19 runs to win, which they achieved in just 3.2 overs. With this, the Kangaroos made a strong comeback in the series. Australia had earlier lost the first match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by 295 runs in Perth. The second match, which was played with the pink ball, was hbecamethe shortest test between Australia and India, in which only 1031 balls were bowled, and the match ended before two hours after the third day. Travis Head, who played a quick innings of 140 runs in 141 balls in this match, has been given the Player of the Match.
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