Qualifying for WTC 2023-25 Final: Can Rohit Sharma's Team India Make it Three in a Row?

Kanpur: Yashasvi Jaiswal's stellar performance in the second innings led India to victory against Bangladesh in the second Test at the Green Park Stadium on Tuesday. India successfully chased down 95 runs in just 17.2 overs, with Jaiswal scoring a brilliant 51. As a result of this win, India clinched the series 2-0, following their first game victory by a massive 280 runs.

The win also proved significant for India as they consolidated their top position in the World Test Championship (WTC) points table. Before this win, India needed four wins from their remaining Test matches to make it to the final for the third consecutive time. Earlier, India played in both WTC finals in 2021 and 2023, but lost on both occasions.

With the victory in Kanpur, India are just three wins away from the summit clash. Also they now have a point percentage of 74.24 ahead of Australia (62.50%) and Sri Lanka (55.56%) who are in second and third places respectively.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh, who were placed fifth before the second Test, have slipped to seventh after this loss. England, South Africa and New Zealand are fourth, fifth and sixth respectively. India will next play New Zealand in three Test matches at home before flying to Australia for the five-match series.