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Australia is the best test team as seen in the past 3 WTC cycles. They stand favorites to be in the finals for the third time in 4 cycles.

New Zealand and South Africa are the 2nd and 3rd best test teams.

Although India has made the finals twice, however unlike Aus, NZ and SA, India have not yet won WTC. So India is the 4th best in the previous 3 WTC cycles.

No other team apart from Australia, NewZealand, South Africa and India have challenged these 4 top teams consitently enough. Who do you think will make this WTC finals.


Winners and runners up of the Previous cycles are as follows:

2019–2021 WTC Cycle
Winner: New Zealand
Runner-up: India


2021–2023 WTC Cycle
Winner: Australia
Runner-up: India

2023–2025 WTC Cycle
Winner : South Africa
Runner-up: Australia

2025–2027 WTC - Current Cycle
Rankings: (1) Australia, (2) New Zealand, (3) South Africa, (4) Sri Lanka, (5) Pakistan, (6) India, (7) England , (8) Bangladesh, (9) West Indies.

2025–2027 WTC - Win / Loss/ Draw details
Australia: Played 7,Won 6,Lost 1

New Zealand: Played 3,Won 2,Lost 0

South Africa: Played 4,Won 3,Lost1

Sri Lanka: Played 2,Won 1,Lost 0

Pakistan: Played 2,Won 1,Lost 1

India : Played 9,Won 4,Lost 4

England: Played 9,Won 3,Lost 5

Bangladesh : Played 2,Won 0,Lost 1

West Indies : Played 8,Won 0,Lost 7

This can go in live cricket thread can it not please?

Won't mind in Live Crikcet as well.

Updated rankings:

1.Australia
2. New Zealand
3. South Africa
4. Sri Lanka
5. Pakistan
6. India
7. England
8. Bangladesh
9. West Indies

andy wrote:This can go in live cricket thread can it not please?

Done!

This cycle looks very interesting.

South Africa off to a good start to their defence.