The second match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 was played at the Adelaide Oval ground in Adelaide. In this match, Team India had to face a crushing defeat by 10 wickets. With this, this series is now tied at 1-1. The first match of the series was played in Perth, where Team India won but this time Australia managed to counterattack. After this match, the points table of the World Test Championship has also completely changed. Team India, which became number-1 by winning the last test, has now lost this crown. Also, the hopes of reaching the finals have also suffered a setback.

Snatched the number-1 crown in WTC points table

Before the Adelaide Test, Team India's winning percentage was 61.11 and it was at number one. But after this defeat, Team India has fallen straight to third position. Team India's winning percentage has now become 57.29. At the same time, the Australian team has now gone straight from third to first number. Australia's winning percentage has increased from 57.69 to 60.71. This means that Australia has increased its hopes of reaching the final of the World Test Championship for the second consecutive time. At the same time, South African team is at second place with 59.26 win percentage.

How will India reach the final of WTC?

The race to reach the final of the World Test Championship has now become more exciting. However, India still has a chance to control its destiny. Team India still has 3 matches left in this series. In such a situation, if the Indian team wins the remaining three matches, then it will win the series 4-1, that is, Team India will reach the final without any problem. At the same time, even if Team India wins this series 3-1, it will still be a big contender to reach the finals.

At the same time, if Team India wins this series by 3-2, then it will have to depend on Sri Lanka. Actually, Sri Lanka has to play 2 test matches against Australia at home. In this series, Sri Lanka will have to draw at least 1 match. On the other hand, if this series ends in a draw of 2-2, then Team India will have to pray that South Africa team beats Sri Lanka 2-0 and then Sri Lankan team beats Australia 1-0. If this happens then the Indian team will be seen playing the final for the third consecutive time.