Australia finished second in the World Test Championship (2023-25) points table after a series sweep 2-0 win over Sri Lanka in Galle on Sunday. Australia had advanced to its second straight WTC title match after the 3-1 victory over India in last month’s Border Gavaskar Trophy series and will face South Africa in the final. … Read more
India was knocked out of the race for the World Test Championship (WTC) final after losing the fifth Test against Australia by six wickets in Sydney on Sunday. Australia, meanwhile, advanced to its second straight WTC title match with the win provided it does not have points docked for slow over rate. It sits second … Read more
India lost the fourth Test to Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday and its chances of making the World Test Championship final suffered a major blow. The side remains third in the standings after the 184-run defeat and needs to win the final Test to stay in contention. South Africa became the first … Read more
India held Australia to a draw in the rain-marred third Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test in Brisbane to keep the series level at 1-1 heading into the final two Tests. With the stalemate, India remains in third place in the World Test Championship (WTC) table although its PCT dropped to 55.88. Similarly, Australia’s PCT dropped to 58.89 … Read more
Australia beat India in convincing fashion in the second Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test under the lights in Adelaide to move back up to the summit of the ICC World Test Championship standings. With its ninth win in this cycle, the Pat Cummins-led side improved its PCT to 60.71 to usurp both South Africa and India in … Read more
South Africa’s Marco Jansen, centre, celebrates with teammates after dismissing Sri Lanka’s Vishwa Fernando during the fourth day of the first Test match. | Photo Credit: AP Photo/Themba Hadebe South Africa’s Marco Jansen, centre, celebrates with teammates after dismissing Sri Lanka’s Vishwa Fernando during the fourth day of the first Test match. | Photo Credit: … Read more
India beat Australia by 295 runs in the first Border-Gavaskar Test at the Optus Stadium in Perth to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. After setting a mammoth target of 534, courtesy centuries by Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli, the Jasprit Bumrah-led India was in full control of the game, dismantling Australia’s battling … Read more