{
  "id": 1898132,
  "title": "ICC WTC 2025-27 Standings: India Stay Alive In Finals Race After Galle Win",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/icc-wtc-2025-27-standings-india-stay-alive-in-finals-race-after-galle",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-19T08:39:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/icc-wtc-2025-27-standings-india-stay-alive-in-finals-race-after-galle-win"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "India secured a comfortable 165-run victory over Sri Lanka in the first Test at Galle. The win lifted the Men in Blue to fifth place in the World Test Championship standings, with their points percentage rising to 53.33. With eight Tests still remaining, India will look to build on this result, improve their record, and break into the top two to secure a place in next year’s WTC final. Victory in…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}