WTC Final 2023-25: On the last day of the Boxing-Day Test, the Kangaroo team defeated the Indian team by 184 runs. In this match played at Melbourne Cricket Ground, while chasing the target of 340 runs given by Australia, the Indian team was all out for 155 runs in 79.1 overs. With this win, the host team has taken a 2-1 lead in the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy. At the same time, India’s hopes of reaching the final of the World Test Championship (WTC 2023-25) have suffered a major setback. However, still all the doors for the Indian team to reach the WTC final are not closed. Let us know the complete equation of India reaching the WTC final.
Let us tell you that after the end of the fourth match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Melbourne on Monday, a big change has been seen in the points table of the World Test Championship. In the WTC Points Table, the Australian team has further improved its position at second position with 61.46 percent win, while the Indian team’s win percentage has dropped to 52.78. However, despite this the team is still in third place. At the same time, after winning the first match of the two-Test series against Pakistan last Sunday, South Africa has become the first team to reach the final of the World Test Championship 2023-25. South Africa is at first place in the WTC Points Table with 66.67 percent win.
WTC Points Table 2023-25
This is how India can reach WTC Final
With the win in Melbourne, Australia has taken a 2-1 lead in the five-match series after four Tests. Now the fifth and last Test will be played in Sydney from January 3. If India has to reach the WTC Final, then it will now have to depend on the results of other teams along with winning the Sydney Test. However, this task will not be that easy as 1 draw or defeat will take the Indian team out of the race for the final.
Australia will go to play test series against Sri Lanka
Let us tell you that after the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Australia has to play a two-match Test series against Sri Lanka. If Sri Lanka defeats the Kangaroo team in this series then the situation will become opposite for Australia. If the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is a draw, India’s PCT will be 55.26, while Australia’s PCT will be 54.26 due to the defeat against Sri Lanka. If Australia is successful in drawing a Test against Sri Lanka then its PCT will become 56.48.
India will be out of the race for the final if they lose the series against Australia. At the same time, if Sri Lanka, after drawing one match, wins the second match and wins the series 1-0, then Team India will reach the finals. At the same time, if Sri Lanka loses even one match, Australia will secure its place in the final. On the other hand, if Sri Lanka wins both the matches, it will ensure its place in the final by eliminating India and Australia.
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