India have qualified for the second consecutive final of the World Test Championship 2021-23 after New Zealand beat Sri Lanka in the 1st Test. Rohit Sharma's side will now take on Australia, who will make their first appearance in the summit clash. India finished the WTC 2021-23 standings with a point percentage (PCT) of 58.8, behind Australia, who have 66.67. South Africa and Sri Lanka finished third and fourth on the standings, respectively. Meanwhile, check out the table in the ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 points table below. Nathan Lyon, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja Shine As Australia Register Nine-Wicket Victory in 3rd Test vs India; Qualify for World Test Championship 2023 Final.

In the WTC 2021-23, each of the nine Test-playing nations will play three home and three away series in the two-year cycle. For a win, a team will get 12 points. In case of a tie, each team will be awarded six points and for a drawn game, each team will get four points. For slow over-rates, teams will lose one championship point for each over short. Teams will be ranked on the percentage of points won and not on total points.

ICC World Test Championship (2021-2023) Points Table:

WTC 2021-23 points table (Source: ICC)

New Zealand won the inaugural WTC final after defeating India by eight wickets. The two teams topped the WTC 2019-21 points table and went on to play the final at The Rose Bowl in Southampton. The venue for ICC WTC 2021-23 has not been decided yet.

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