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    "title": "A Look At The World Test Championship Rating After England-Sri Lanka Test Series, India At Top",
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    "excerpt": "The World Test Championship (WTC) final race is hotting up with fourth-placed England moving within 0.5 percentage points (PCT) of third-placed Australia. India are on top of the table with 71.7 perce",
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    "editor1": "<p>The World Test Championship (WTC) final race is hotting up with fourth-placed England moving within 0.5 percentage points (PCT) of third-placed Australia. India are on top of the table with 71.7 percentage points, followed by New Zealand on 70.0 per cent.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>England now have 68.7 percentage points, which is 0.5 lower than Australia&#39;s 69.2 percentage points.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>&quot;With a 2-0 series sweep over Sri Lanka, England are now only 0.5 percentage points behind Australia in the ICC World Test Championship standings,&quot;<\/strong> the International Cricket Council (ICC) tweeted.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The gap between the two teams was wide at the start of this year. However, Australia&#39;s 2-1 Test series loss to India saw them slip to third and England&#39;s 2-0 series win over Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka has narrowed the gap.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The top two teams will play the ICC World Test Championship final in London in June.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>WTC rankings after England-Sri Lanka series:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>1. India (71.7 percentage points)<br \/>\r\n2. New Zealand (70.0)<br \/>\r\n3. Australia (69.2)<br \/>\r\n4. England (68.7)<br \/>\r\n5. South Africa (40.0)<br \/>\r\n6. Pakistan (30.7)<br \/>\r\n7. Sri Lanka (16.7)<br \/>\r\n8. West Indies (11.1)<br \/>\r\n9. Bangladesh (00.0)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"page-break-after:always\"><span style=\"display:none\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Qualification scenarios for reaching WTC final:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>India: 71.7 percentage points<\/strong><br \/>\r\nRemaining matches: Four-Test home series against England<br \/>\r\nTo cement their place in the final, India will need to win their upcoming four-match home series against England by at least a two-match margin. If they lose one Test, they will need to win three games (4-0, 3-0, 3-1 or 2-0), whereas a 0-3 or 0-4 loss against England will wipe away their chances of making the final regardless of other results.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>New Zealand: 70.0 percentage points<\/strong><br \/>\r\nRemaining matches: None<br \/>\r\nThe equation for New Zealand is simple; as they may not have more engagements (their home series against Bangladesh is not confirmed). New Zealand will remain on 70.0%, having claimed 420 points from a possible 600. Therefore, they need no more than one other team to finish with more than 70.0% of points earned. For example, a combination of England winning all their remaining matches and South Africa winning by a 3-0 or 2-0 margin against Australia would end New Zealand&#39;s chances of making the final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Australia: 69.2 percentage points<\/strong><br \/>\r\nRemaining matches: Three Tests in South Africa (To Be Confirmed -- TBC).<br \/>\r\nAustralia have slipped to third place with 69.2% points after their loss in the final Test against India in Brisbane. To secure a place in the final, Australia will have to win at least two Tests of the yet to be confirmed three-match series against South Africa and avoid any losses. On the other hand, a home series win by South Africa will end Australia&#39;s chances of making the final. Any other results require a favourable combination of series results not featuring Australia.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>England: 68.7 percentage points<\/strong><br \/>\r\nRemaining matches: Four Tests in India<br \/>\r\nFourth-placed England&#39;s best chance of reaching the final is to win the four-match series against India by a 3-0 or 4-0 margin. Any other results require a favourable combination of series results not featuring England.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>South Africa: 40.0 percentage points<\/strong><br \/>\r\nRemaining matches: Two Tests in Pakistan, Three-Test home series against Australia (TBC)<br \/>\r\nAfter England&#39;s series win in Sri Lanka, South Africa&#39;s hopes of making the final have ended.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The remaining teams -- Pakistan, Sri Lanka, the West Indies and Bangladesh -- cannot reach the WTC Final even if they win all their remaining fixtures.<\/p>\r\n",
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