Australia defeated India in the Sydney Test by six wickets to book their place in their second successive World Test Championship final. The Aussies are looking to defend their WTC title. Australia have shattered a world record of India in ICC tournaments.
WTC final qualification: The final day of the Melbourne Test between India and Australia was set up for a thrilling finish. Australia needed seven wickets to pick in the final session and they managed to do it with India getting bowled out with 14.5 overs left in the day.
South Africa have become the first team to qualify for the World Test Championship 2025 final. They defeated Pakistan in the first Test of their two-match series to make their way into the Lord's final next year. Here is how the result has affected India's chances and the updated WTC standings.
South Africa were asked to chase 148 in the first Test against Pakistan. Led by some late fight from Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen, the Proteas registered a very close win. With this, they have become the first team to qualify for the World Test Championship 2023-25 final.
WTC Final qualification scenario continues to evolve for India and Australia with every passing Test match. The recent Test between the two teams ended in a draw at the Gabba in Brisbane due to rain. Here are the latest scenarios for India to make it to the final of the competition.
India are in major trouble in the third Test match against Australia at Gabba and are hoping for rain to save them. The visitors went to stumps on Day 3 at 51/4 and still trail by 394 more runs. Here is how India can qualify for the WTC 2025 final if the Gabba Test is washed out.
India's loss to Australia in the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy has proved to be a shot in the arm for the Aussies as they look to defend their WTC title. Here are the qualification scenarios of all teams for the WTC final after the India vs Australia 2nd Test.
This is only India's second Test win in Perth and their first at the Optus Stadium. Their first-ever Test win in Perth had come at the WACA during the 2007-08 Test series. Notably, India are still in contention to qualify for the WTC final.
India have suffered their first-ever home Test series whitewash of three or more Test matches. New Zealand have etched their name into the history books with this unthinkable 3-0 sweep. Can India still qualify for the WTC final? Check here.
India suffered their first Test match loss to New Zealand at home after 36 years. The Blackcaps chased down a not-so-challengable 107-run target at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium on Day 5 to go 1-0 up in the series. The defeat has brought a loss in points percentage for India in the WTC standings.
India will be playing ten Test matches in the coming four months. The Men in Blue are set to host Bangladesh and New Zealand before travelling to Australia for the high-octane Border-Gasvaskar series. Will India qualify for the final if they win 2-0 against Bangladesh? Check here.
Legendary India batter Sunil Gavaskar questioned Rohit Sharma and Co's approach ahead of an overseas Test assignment once again as they gear up to face the West Indies.
According to a report from BARC, the WTC Final 2023 enjoyed a 32% of increment in viewership compared to WTC Final 2021.
"If you see the five-six years between 2001 and 2006, India's batting scored 500-600 runs in big-big venues," Ganguly added.
"You can string down series in isolation, you can talk about the subcontinent journey where we went from Pakistan to Sri Lanka into India," McDonald added.
Harbhajan Singh reacted sarcastically as a fan credited MS Dhoni alone for India's T20 World Cup 2007 win and compared it with India's current team after WTC Final 2023 loss.
Shubman Gill is fined 115% of his match fee while India was slapped with 100% of a match fee by ICC after the World Test Championship final 2023.
WTC Final Day 5: India vs Australia Weather Update, Mild thunderstorm is predicted for the last two sessions with a chance of 52% precipitation around 3 pm local time.
“First, put the clause and then ask the franchises to decide how much they want to invest," Ravi Shastri added.
"I think in the heat of the moment, I thought it was clean and threw it up and obviously showed no sign of any doubt," Green said.
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