Team India had to face defeat in the first match of the three-match Test series against New Zealand. In this match played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, the New Zealand team won in a one-sided manner. With this, New Zealand achieved the feat of winning the Test in India after 36 years. At the same time, this defeat has cost Team India a lot. Team India has suffered a huge loss in the points table of the World Test Championship. Now the path to reach the final has also become difficult for them.

Team India's loss in WTC points table

Before the start of this series, the Indian team was on top with a win percentage of 74.24. But after this defeat he has suffered a huge setback. Now his winning percentage has become 68.05. This is the third round of the World Test Championship, which will run from 2023 to 2025. In this third cycle, Team India has played 12 test matches so far. During this period, it has won 8 matches and faced defeat in 3 matches. At the same time, one match has been a draw. Apart from this, Australia is in second place with 62.50 win percentage.

Will have to win so many matches to reach the finals

Team India now has 7 matches left in the third round of the World Test Championship. He has to play two of these matches against New Zealand. At the same time, Australia has to be toured for 5 test matches. In such a situation, if Team India has to reach the final of the World Test Championship, it will have to win at least 5 matches. Apart from this, in case of winning 4 matches, India may have to depend on the victory or defeat of some other team. This means that the path to the final has now become very difficult for Team India. Only victory in the Border Gavaskar Trophy can take the Indian team to the finals.

Bengaluru lost the test match by 8 wickets

Team India won the toss in this match and decided to bat first. But she was all out for 46 runs in her first innings. In response, the New Zealand team scored 402 runs in its first innings. At the same time, Team India made a comeback in the second innings and scored 462 runs. In such a situation, Team India set a target of 107 runs for victory in front of New Zealand in this match. New Zealand achieved this target at the loss of just 2 wickets and won a Test match in India after 36 years.