How many wins does each team need to qualify for WTC Final before the start of IND vs NZ series?

India's PCT skyrocketed to 74.24 after the win against Bangladesh in the two-match Test series. India have eight matches remaining in the current cycle, a 3-0 win against New Zealand will be the need of the hour for India to leave as minimum requirement as possible on the Australian tour. 4 out of 8 should be enough for India, a fifth will officially seal the deal

New Zealand can't afford a slip-up now, as simple as that. Having suffered back-to-back 2-0 series defeats, first against Australia and now to Sri Lanka, the Black Caps are in a must-win zone. They will have to win all six of their remaining Test matches (three away in India and three at home against England), which will help them catapult their PCT to 64.28. Even one loss will see them depending upon others

Pakistan dropped to bottom of the points table in WTC 2023-25 cycle after the defeat to England in the series opener. Even if Pakistan win all of their remaining six matches, their PCT will only get to 52.38. Since the cutoff is around 58.5, Pakistan will not be able to make it having lost the Multan Test

England with a win in the first Test against Pakistan in Multan took their PCT to 45.59. Including the ongoing Test, England have five matches remaining in the current WTC cycle and even if they win all of them, their PCT will only get tpo 57.95. The qualification is tough but that is all in their hands

Sri Lanka won three Tests in a row, one in England and two at home against New Zealand and find themselves in third place with 55.56 PCT. Sri Lanka have a tour to South Africa remaining and a home series against Australia. If Sri Lanka win three out of their four remaining games, their PCT will get to 61.53 and since they are facing both teams in contention, that might just be enough

South Africa, given the schedule, have the best chance of challenging India and Australia for a spot in the final. The Proteas are scheduled to play Bangladesh away and Sri Lanka and Pakistan at home. Out of the remaining six Tests, South Africa have to win five even after a draw against the West Indies. 5 out of 6 wins will take their PCT to around 61, which should keep them around India, Australia on the table

Bangladesh with a 2-0 loss against India didn't help their cause as far as WTC points table is concerned. Bangladesh have a home series against South Africa and a tour to West Indies remaining and even if they win all four matches, their PCT will only get to 56.25

Australia with a PCT of 62.5 are comfortably placed in the second spot on the WTC points table. Australia have to play five Tests against India at home and two away against Sri Lanka. Even if they win four out of their seven remaining Tests, Australia should have their PCT in 60s to get to the final. But both their assignments are against teams in contention, so they can't afford a slip-up

West Indies after the 3-0 series loss to England and 1-0 defeat to South Africa have been knocked out of the World Test Championship final race. Even if they win their remaining four Tests, their PCT will only reach 43.58 which won't be enough for them to make it to the final