How many wins India need to qualify for WTC Final after loss to New Zealand in 1st Test in Bengaluru

Team India suffered its first defeat to New Zealand at home in 36 years as the Black Caps took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series with an 8-wicket win

India were skittled out for 46 on the second day of the Test match after the opening day was lost due to incessant rains. That first innings to a large extent almost decided the result as the hosts were only chasing the game since then

India fought hard with the bat in the third innings getting a lead of 106 runs after being 356 runs behind. However, New Zealand chased it down without much discomfort. India's PCT dropped to 68.06 after the loss but still stay at the top of the WTC points table

India still require four wins to stay in the race for the WTC points table. 4 wins out of 7 remaining matches will take their PCT 64.03, however, a fifth win will seal the deal regardless of what happens in other matches

New Zealand, on the other hand, need to win all of their remaining five matches to get their PCT to 64.28, in the range for having a shot at qualification. The win in Bengaluru helped them jump up a couple of places to 4th on the points table

England lost the second Test against Pakistan in Multan are now are officially out of the WTC race which makes them join West Indies, Pakistan and Bangladesh (highly unlikely) on the list of eliminated teams

Bangladesh begin their two-match home series against South Africa in Dhaka on Monday, October 21. South Africa are still in the hunt as if they win five out of their six matches, they will be able to challenge India and Australia for the match