Fifth versus sixth, and both sides know it matters more than the table suggests. India, on 48.15 per cent after nine matches, arrives in Sri Lanka carrying the bruises of a home series lost to South Africa; the host, on 44.44, senses an opening it hasn’t had since 2008 — the last time it beat India in a Test on its own soil.
Below is the updated WTC points table.
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Published on Jul 28, 2026