Ashwin celebrating with his Indian teammates. (Credit: AP)
With rain threatening a wash-out, India and West Indies will not be able to pocket a maximum of 12 points according to the WTC 2023-25 rules
With every passing minute of rain at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad during the second Test between India and West Indies, chances of Rohit Sharma and Co. winning the match would diminish even as they remain favourites to win the second Test and inflict a 2-0 clean sweep. The start of play on Day 5 was delayed due to rain, and while the West Indies wouldn’t mind the series decider being washed out due to rain, it will definitely be a missed opportunity for India.
The Indian team need just 8 wickets to win the second Test and complete a 2-0 clean sweep having won the previous Test by an innings and 141 runs in Dominica.
Ahead of the start of play on Day 5, the Windies needed 289 runs to win the game, holding 8 wickets in hand as they finished Day 4 at 76/2. Ravichandran Ashwin struck twice in quick succession to shock the hosts however, Jermaine Blackwood and Tagenarine Chanderpaul fought valiantly to return unbeaten.
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Much to the frustration of fans, who had seen the play getting interrupted thrice on Day 4, with the second session being washed out entirely, Day 5 couldn’t get underway due to overnight rain in Port of Spain, and the bad weather threatened to foil India’s chances of winning the second Test even as they were in the driving seat.
According to the rules of the World Test Championship, the Indian team would have pocketed 12 points as well as 100 percentage of points should they win the second Test.
However, in the event of a tie, both India and West Indies will be rewarded with six points each and they will get 50 percentage of points. But, since Day 5 could be washed out and the match could end as a stalemate, in the event of a draw, India and West Indies would receive just 4 points each and both teams will get 33.33 percentage of points following a drawn 2nd Test.