WTCs: The first match of the 2 Test match series between Sri Lanka and New Zealand (SL VS NZ) was played at the Galle International Stadium. In the match played at the Galle International Stadium, the Sri Lankan team won the first match of the Test series by defeating New Zealand by 63 runs.
After winning the Test series, Sri Lanka's team has now moved up in the World Test Championship (WTC) cycle. After which it is now believed that the World Test Championship 2025 Final (WTC 2025 Final) match can be played between these two teams at Lord's ground in June 2025.
The situation of the competition was something like this
In the match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand held at Galle International Stadium, Sri Lanka defeated New Zealand by 63 runs. In the first innings, Sri Lanka scored 305 runs thanks to Kamindu Mendis' century. In response, New Zealand scored 340 runs in the first innings with the help of half-century innings of Latham, Mitchell and Williamson.
Batting for the second time in the match, Sri Lanka's team scored 309 runs with the help of half-century innings of Karunaratne, Chandimal and Mathews. After which Sri Lanka needed 284 runs to win in the fourth innings but New Zealand's team collapsed at 211 runs in the fourth innings and in this way Sri Lanka's team won the match.
Sri Lanka's victory changed the WTC equation
With Sri Lanka's victory at the Galle ground, Sri Lanka's team has now reached the third position in the World Test Championship cycle. In such a situation, if the Sri Lankan team continues to perform like this in the upcoming matches, then the Sri Lankan team can reach the top 2 by the end of this World Test Championship cycle.
If this happens, then the Indian team and Sri Lankan team can face each other in the final match of the World Test Championship to be held at Lord's ground in the year 2025. If this happens, then this will be the first time when the Sri Lankan team will qualify for the final of the World Test Championship.
See the updated POINTS TABLE of WTC 2023-25 here:
