A Look At The World Test Championship Rating After England-Sri Lanka Test Series, India At Top

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

Qualification scenarios for reaching WTC final:

India: 71.7 percentage points
Remaining matches: Four-Test home series against England
To 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.

New Zealand: 70.0 percentage points
Remaining matches: None
The 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's chances of making the final.

Australia: 69.2 percentage points
Remaining matches: Three Tests in South Africa (To Be Confirmed -- TBC).
Australia 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's chances of making the final. Any other results require a favourable combination of series results not featuring Australia.

England: 68.7 percentage points
Remaining matches: Four Tests in India
Fourth-placed England'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.

South Africa: 40.0 percentage points
Remaining matches: Two Tests in Pakistan, Three-Test home series against Australia (TBC)
After England's series win in Sri Lanka, South Africa's hopes of making the final have ended.

The remaining teams -- Pakistan, Sri Lanka, the West Indies and Bangladesh -- cannot reach the WTC Final even if they win all their remaining fixtures.