Colombo, June 28 -- After their side's series win, which marked the new ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 cycle, Sri Lankan skipper Dhananjaya de Silva said that the championship has become more competitive and with less Tests under their belt, a lot of matches become a "knockout" fixture for them.

Sri Lanka started their WTC 2025-27 campaign with a 1-0 win over Bangladesh.

SL will be playing only a two-match series throughout their cycle, as the schedule stands right now. The important statistic in WTC is "percentage of points won", which means that teams that play far fewer games than others can still finish in the top two. But it is important for them to win a lot of games and not miss a step.

After the win, Silva stated, as...