Team India suffered a 184-run defeat at the hands of Australia in the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar series in Melbourne. Chasing a target of 340 on the final day of the Test, the India batters gave a highly disappointing performance and got bundled out for only 155 runs.
Though a draw seemed evident after India still had 7 wickets left heading into the third session, the Australia bowlers pushed through and ended up taking all the 10 wickets with almost 13 overs left to spare.
Though the defeat didn’t affect India’s position on the WTC points table as they remained third, their hopes of reaching the tournament’s final took a major hit. The defeat saw India’s PCT drop to 52.78 while Australia remained second on the table with a PCT of 61.46.
South Africa have already booked their place in the final after their victory over Pakistan in Centurion. They currently sit atop of the WTC table with a PCT of 66.67.
In order to qualify for the WTC Final, India will have to win their final game against Australia and hope that Australia fail to register a single win in their two-match series against Sri Lanka.
| TEAMS | MATCHES | WINS | LOSSES | DRAWS | POINTS | PCT |
| South Africa | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 88 | 66.67 |
| Australia | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 118 | 61.46 |
| India | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 114 | 52.78 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 81 | 48.21 |
| Sri Lanka | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 60 | 45.45 |
| England | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 114 | 43.18 |
| Bangladesh | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 45 | 31.25 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 30.30 |
| West Indies | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 24.24 |
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