India, which was spinning in the circle of failure, finally found direction in Perth. India defeated Australia by 295 runs in the first Test of the series. The huge win saw the Asian team regain their lost throne in the 2023-25 Test Championship cycle as well.
Australia topped the points table for the 2023-25 Test Championship cycle with a success rate of 62.50 per cent before the start of the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. India was second with 58.33 percent. Both the teams are in the top two at the end of the India-Australia first Test which ended in four days today in Perth. Only places have been swapped. India came out on top with a 295-run win. The Asian team's success rate is 61.11 percent. India has played 15 Tests in this cycle.
Australia won the throne in India's victory. Ajid's success rate, which dropped to two, is 57.69. They have played 13 matches in this cycle so far. They still have 6 matches in hand. Out of which Australia will play 4 more Tests in the series against India. The Australia-India second Test will start in Adelaide on December 6. This match is day and night. The third and fourth Tests will be played at the Brisbane and Melbourne Cricket Grounds (MCG). Where the Boxing Day Test will start on December 26 at the MCG. The fifth Test of the Australia-India series will begin on January 3 in Sydney.
Australia will play two Test matches against Sri Lanka after the India series. Both Tests of the Sri Lanka-Australia series will be played. The first Test of the series will begin on January 29. The last and second Test will be on February 6. The Lankans have 4 matches left in this cycle including the Australia Test series. The Lankans are third in the points table for the 2023-25 Test Championship cycle with a success rate of 55.56 percent.
India, Australia, Sri Lanka as well as New Zealand, South Africa are also likely to play in the final. Kiwis and Proteas at four and five have a success rate of 54.55 and 54.17 percent. The Kiwis have three matches in hand. The New Zealand-England three-match Test series starts in Christchurch on November 28. South Africa has four matches left in this cycle. Proteas will play two Tests against Sri Lanka and Pakistan. The South Africa-Sri Lanka two-match Test series starts tomorrow in Durban.
England, Pakistan, Bangladesh and West Indies, who are number six, seven, eight and nine in the points table, have lost their chance to play in the final. Bangladesh only 2 matches left in this cycle. Bangladesh will play both the matches against the West Indies at their home ground. The Asian team is currently busy in Antigua for the first Test of the series against the Windies. The match started on November 22. Bangladesh is still trailing by 181 runs at the end of three days till yesterday.
