What happened in the South Africa-Sri Lanka Test that can make India’s path to the WTC final easier?

New Delhi. Now good news has come from Durban for the Indian team which defeated Australia in the Perth Test. The test match between the host team and Sri Lanka started in this South African city from Wednesday. In this match, the first session was still being played when it rained heavily. We were forced to take lunch break before time. After this there was waiting for the rain to end. The rain kept coming and going but the game could not be resumed and finally the day’s play had to be declared over. At the end of the first day’s play, South Africa’s score was 80 runs for 4 wickets.

Now let us tell you what benefit India and Australia will get from rain in the match between South Africa and Sri Lanka. Actually, apart from India and Australia, there are only three teams in the race for the World Test Championship (WTC) final. These three teams are South Africa, Sri Lanka and New Zealand. The first Test match of the two-match series is being played between South Africa and Sri Lanka in Durban. Whichever team wins this match will overtake Australia and come second in the WTC points table. But if this match is a draw then this will not happen. If the Durban Test is drawn, Sri Lanka will slip from third to fourth position. New Zealand will benefit from this and will move from fourth position to third position. South Africa will remain at fifth position.

Talking about India, it is at first place in the WTC points table with 61.11 percent points. Australia (57.69) is at second position, Sri Lanka (55.56) is at third position, New Zealand (54.55) is at fourth position and South Africa (54.17) is at fifth position. The final is to be held between the top-2 teams in the WTC points table. To remain in the top-2, India will have to win at least 3 Tests in Australia and draw one. But if the Sri Lanka and South Africa Test draws end, then India, Australia and New Zealand will directly benefit from it. In such a situation, it is natural for these three teams to be happy with the rain in Durban. Yes, Sri Lanka and South Africa would not at all want the match to end in a draw.

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