{
  "id": 3903344,
  "title": "WTC Schedule 2025-27: Remaining series fixtures, best possible finish for all teams",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/wtc-schedule-2025-27-remaining-series-fixtures-best-possible-finish",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-28T05:49:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/wtc-schedule-2026-27-schedule-series-best-possible-finish-teams-10852912/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "India's path to the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 final became even more arduous on Thursday after securing a draw in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo. This draw has left the Indian cricket team with a daunting task of winning all their remaining games. Currently, India holds a points percentage (PCT) of 51.52, trailing behind Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and Bangladesh. To secure a spot in the final, India would need to win all seven remaining matches, achieving a PCT of 70.37. However, their final position will also depend on the performances of the top two teams, Australia and South Africa, who are currently occupying the top two spots.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "India needs to win all remaining matches to reach World Test Championship final.",
    "Current points percentage (PCT) of India is 51.52, trailing behind top four teams.",
    "India's final position depends on Australia and South Africa's performances."
  ],
  "editors_take": "India's draw with Sri Lanka makes its path to the World Test Championship final more difficult, requiring the team to win all remaining games to boost its points percentage sufficiently.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}