Who will benefit if India-Australia Test is drawn due to rain, how much will the points table change? – News-Patiala Punjabi

New Delhi- The third Test between India and Australia has started from Saturday. The match is being played in Brisbane, where the weather is bad. This also affected the India-Australia Test match and only 13.2 overs could be played in the first session on the first day. Meanwhile, the game had to be stopped twice due to rain. Rain is expected in Brisbane for the next 5 days.

If there is more rain, the Brisbane Test could remain a draw. Let’s see how much impact it will have on the World Test Championship i.e. WTC points table if this match is a draw. Who will benefit from the match being drawn?

Let’s find out what is the latest standings on the WTC points table before the impact of the India-Australia Test draw. Currently, South Africa is at the first position with 63.33 percent marks. Australia is second (60.71) and India (57.29) is third. Sri Lanka (45.45) ranks fourth after South Africa, Australia and India. These four teams are in the running for the WTC finals.

Now let’s talk about the possible draw of the India-Australia third test. If this match is drawn then both India and Australia’s points will be reduced but there will be no change in the points table. If the match is a draw, Australia’s points will drop from 60.71 to 58.89. India’s score will drop from 57.29 to 55.88. But there will be no change in the ranking of both the teams. Australia will finish second and India third. Similarly, South Africa will be at the first position and Sri Lanka will be at the fourth position.

New Zealand (45.24) is fifth. But now he is out of the running for the finals. Even if New Zealand defeats England in the third Test, they will be able to score only 48.21 percent, which will not be enough to play the final.