Massive shift in WTC Standings after Australia crush India at the Adelaide Oval in the Pink Ball Test
Australia came back strongly in the Pink Ball Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25 in Adelaide by decimating India by 10 wickets. They suffered a crushing defeat in the first Test match at the Optus Stadium in Perth by 295 runs. However, the team led by Pat Cummins bounced back convincingly to increase their dominance in the pink ball test.
Australia won their ninth match in the WTC 2023-25 cycle and increased their PCT to 60.71 and now leads the points table chart. South Africa is in second place with 59.26 PCT. Meanwhile, India has dropped down to the third place in the points table with 57.29 PCT. South Africa is in a completely dominant state in the ongoing Test match against Sri Lanka and will lead the points table with a win.
WTC 2025: World Test Championship Standings
| Position | Team Code | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Draw | Points | PCT |
| 1. | AUS | Australia | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 102 | 60.71 |
| 2. | SA | South Africa | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 64 | 59.26 |
| 3. | IND | India | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 110 | 57.29 |
| 4. | SL | Sri Lanka | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 60 | 50.00 |
| 5. | ENG | England | 21 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 114 | 45.24 |
| 6. | NZ | New Zealand | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 69 | 44.23 |
| 7. | PAK | Pakistan | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 33.33 |
| 8. | BAN | Bangladesh | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 45 | 31.25 |
| 9. | WI | West Indies | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 24.24 |
(Source: ICC)
Rohit Sharma opted to Bat first as India face Adelaide backlash
Meanwhile, coming to this match, Indian captain Rohit Sharma was back for this Test match after missing the first due to the birth of his baby. He won the toss and made the choice of batting first. However, his team was bundled out for 180 runs in the first inning. Nitish Kumar Reddy was the highest scorer of the inning with 42 runs. Shubman Gill scored 31 runs, and KL Rahul scored 37 runs. The Indian captain managed to score just three runs, and Virat Kohli scored seven runs.
Australia scored 337 runs in their first inning, led by Travis Head’s century. He smashed 140 runs off 141 balls and was well supported by Marnus Labuschagne. Marnus scored 64 runs off 126 balls. In reply, India was dismissed for 175 in the second innings and could only manage to give Australia a target of 19 runs, which they chased down without losing any wickets. Travis Head won the Player of the Match for his inning on his home ground.
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