India’s qualification chances for WTC Final: How can Rohit Sharma’s men enter summit clash for 3rd consecutive time?

Kanpur: Yashasvi Jaiswal starred in the 2d innings with the bat as he led India’s chase with a fifty against Bangladesh in the 2d Test on Tuesday at the Green Park Stadium. Chasing Ninety five runs to win with two sessions to go, India took 17.2 overs to romp home with Jaiswal top-scoring with Fifty one. With this win, India took the series 2-Zero, having won the first game by a mammoth 280 runs.

The win also proved significant for India as they consolidated their top position in the World Test Championship (WTC) points table. Before this win, India needed four wins from their remaining Test matches to make it to the ultimate for the third consecutive time. Earlier, India played in both WTC finals in 2021 and 2023, but lost on both occasions.

With the victory in Kanpur, India are only three wins faraway from the summit clash. Also they now have a level percentage of seventy four.24 ahead of Australia (sixty two.50%) and Sri Lanka (fifty five.fifty six%) who're in 2d and third places respectively.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh, who were placed fifth sooner than the 2d Test, have slipped to seventh after this loss. England, South Africa and New Zealand are fourth, fifth and sixth respectively. India will next play New Zealand in three Test matches at home sooner than flying to Australia for the five-match series.

India haven't lost a match to Bangladesh in Test cricket and the proven fact that they won this contest in a mere six sessions after losing two full days to rain, speaks volumes of the gulf between the two teams. Sri Lanka should win the series against Australia (home) and South Africa (away) to qualify for the ultimate. in case Australia win the series against Sri Lanka, then the previous team move all through the summit clash.