# India need eight wins in nine Tests to reach WTC 2027 final

2026-08-12T21:13:11+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk

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India resume their World Test Championship campaign against Sri Lanka on August 15 in Galle, needing to win eight of their remaining nine Tests to likely qualify for the 2027 final. Currently fifth with a 48.15 points percentage, Shubman Gill's side have nine Tests left: two against Sri Lanka, two in New Zealand and five at home against Australia. The average points percentage of past finalists is 67.4. India last played a WTC match in November 2025, losing a home series 2-0 to South Africa. Captain Shubman Gill is 157 runs away from becoming the first Indian to score 3,000 runs in the WTC. He has 2,843 runs in 40 matches. India have not lost a Test series in Sri Lanka since 2015 and have won nine Tests on the island. Sri Lanka's last Test win against India came in the Galle Test in 2015.

## Coverage

- timesnownews.com <https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/explained-what-india-need-to-do-reach-2027-wtc-final-as-they-resume-campaign-against-sri-lanka-article-155602779>
- timesnownews.com <https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/shubman-gill-needs-157-runs-to-creates-history-will-become-first-indian-in-this-exclusive-club-article-155598388>
- rediff.com <https://www.rediff.com/cricket/report/india-havent-lost-a-series-in-sri-lanka-since-2015-but/20260812.htm>

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