India saved their hopes of reaching the World Take a look at Championship (WTC) 2025-27 closing at The Oval subsequent 12 months alive with a 165-run win over Sri Lanka within the first Take a look at at Galle on Wednesday. The victory additionally helped Shubman Gill’s aspect make a small transfer up within the factors share (PCT).The win got here in India’s first Take a look at task since their 0-2 house sequence loss to South Africa in November final 12 months. The rain-affected match went into the fifth day after India had taken management of the competition.India bowled Sri Lanka out to safe their fifth win in 10 Assessments within the present WTC cycle. It was their first victory since they beat the West Indies in Ahmedabad final 12 months.India’s PCT elevated from 48.14 to 53.33 after the win. Nevertheless, they remained fifth within the WTC standings, behind Australia (77.77), South Africa (75.00), New Zealand (72.22) and Bangladesh (66.67).Australia proceed to steer the desk with a PCT of 77.78 regardless of their current house defeat to Bangladesh.Sri Lanka stay sixth. Their PCT dropped to 33.33 after they suffered their second defeat in 5 Assessments.India have yet another Take a look at left within the Sri Lanka sequence earlier than travelling to New Zealand for a two-Take a look at sequence. Their WTC marketing campaign will then finish with a five-Take a look at Border-Gavaskar Trophy sequence in opposition to Australia at house subsequent 12 months.India’s street to WTC closingIf India handle to win all eight remaining Assessments, their closing factors share might attain 74.07%, which might put them in a wonderful place to complete within the prime two.Successful at the very least six of the remaining eight video games would additionally put Indian workforce in a really robust place for the WTC Closing 2027.
WTC Factors Desk after IND vs SL, Galle Take a look at
| Rank | Workforce | P | W | L | D | Deducted | Factors | PCT |
| 1 | Australia | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 77.77 |
| 2 | South Africa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 75.00 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 72.22 |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 66.67 |
| 5 | India | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 53.33 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 33.33 |
| 7 | England | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 38 | 24.36 |
| 8 | Pakistan | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 22.22 |
| 9 | West Indies | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 20.83 |
