ICC World Test Championship Final Scenario: South Africa has made it to the final of the ICC World Test Championship by defeating Pakistan by 2 wickets in the Boxing-Day Test match in Centurion. Now India and Australia, these are the two teams which have the highest chances of reaching the finals. Australia is currently at second place in the points table, while India is at third place in the table. However, Australia has two more matches than India and its chances of reaching the final are also higher.
ICC World Test Championship points table
South Africa has qualified for the finals with 7 wins and one draw in 11 matches. South Africa has only lost in this cycle and has 88 points. South Africa’s winning percentage is 66.67. South Africa has reached the final of the ICC World Test Championship for the first time.
Whereas India and Australia, who are playing the fourth match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Melbourne, are at the forefront in the race to reach the final. Australia is currently at second place in the table. He has 106 points in 15 matches with 9 wins and 4 losses. Australia has drawn two matches. However, Australia has also been penalized 10 points and its win percentage is 58.89.
Whereas India is at third place in the table. India has played 17 matches in the current cycle. During this period he has won 9 and lost 6. Whereas two matches have been drawn and after two points penalty, India has 114 points. India’s winning percentage is 55.88.
what is the equation
If Team India wins the Melbourne Test between India and Australia and after that Team India also wins the last match of the series to be held in Sydney, then it will easily reach the final of the World Test Championship. Even if Australia wins its remaining matches, it will not be able to surpass India’s winning percentage.
INDIA’S QUALIFICATION SCENARIO FOR WTC FINAL:
– If MCG test ends in a draw.
SCG Test is a must win match.
– Then Australia shouldn’t win both games against Sri Lanka.(India can qualify even if BGT ends in 1-1 but then SL should win the series 1-0 which is impossible as… pic.twitter.com/nHES7YEgfn
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) December 29, 2024
But if the match being played in Melbourne ends in a draw then it will be necessary to win the Sydney Test at any cost. But in such a situation, he will have to hope that Australia, who have to play two matches against Sri Lanka after this series, does not win both their matches. But if India loses this match, then the paths for it will be almost closed. In such a situation, only win or draw will be able to take India to the final.
Apart from this, if the Melbourne and Sydney Tests end in a draw and the five-match series is tied 1-1, then India will have to hope that Sri Lanka beats Australia 1-0 in the Test series on its home ground. This seems impossible because both the matches are to be held in Galle and till now no match in Galle has ended in a draw, every time the result of the match has come.
