England has climbed to the top spot of World Test Championship Table. India has slipped to fourth position and cannot afford another loss in the four-match series. India will be looking to win at least two of the remaining three matches to secure a place in the final.
England had a comprehensive victory over India in the first Test match at Chennai that made the visiting team to have a 1-0 lead in the series. England’s winning start against India keeps hopes of making the final of the nine-team competition.
England moves to first place with 70.2 percentage points on the points table and they’ve improved their chances of securing one of the three series results in their favour that could see them through to the final.
India has slipped to fourth position with 68.3 percentage points, and cannot afford another loss in the four-match series and will be looking to win at least two of the remaining three matches to secure a 2-1 or 3-1 result and a place in the final.
Australia will get to feature in a Trans-Tasman summit clash if the India-England series is drawn or if England wins 1-0, 2-1 or 2-0.
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