WTC Final 2023: India can reach WTC final even after series draw, World Test Championship 2021-23 (World Test Championship) cycle is nearing completion, only three more Test series before final (WTC) in June 2023 and Eight matches are to be played.
Three series left in WTC cycle:-
However, there is still suspense about the finalist (WTC Finalist Team) teams. Australia is currently topping the table with a percentage score of 75.56%.
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India is second with 58.93% marks, Sri Lanka third with 53.33% marks and South Africa fourth with 48.72% marks.
There are still three series left in the WTC cycle, with the upcoming India vs Australia (four Tests), New Zealand vs Sri Lanka (two Tests) and South Africa vs West Indies (two Tests). What are the chances of the Indian team making it to the two finalist teams.
If Rohit Sharma leads the four-match Test series against Australia by a margin of 4-0, 3-0 or 3-1.
India will definitely qualify for the WTC final, irrespective of the outcome of the other two Test series.
Border Gavaskar Trophy against Indian team Australia:-
If the Indian team loses the Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia by 4-0, then India will end up with 45.4% marks and will be out of contention for the finals as well.
If Rohit Sharma & Co. win 2-1, their final points percentage in the table will be 58.8%. In case of 2-0, it would be 60.65% and a 1-0 win would give them 56.94% points percentage.
In such a situation, South Africa will be out of the race. But India’s chances here will hinge on how Sri Lanka fares in New Zealand.
If the Sri Lankan team does not win more than one Test in New Zealand, then India has a chance to qualify. On the other hand, if Sri Lanka loses both the Tests, then India will definitely play the final. But if Sri Lanka wins 2-0 then it will reach the final.
India draws series or Australia wins it:-
If Team India draws the series 2-2, then their points percentage on the points table will be 56.4%. In such a situation, South Africa will be out of the race.
If Sri Lanka doesn’t win the series then India will qualify. If India loses the series by a score of 0-2, 1-2, 1-3 or 0-3 then India will be heavily dependent on other teams.
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If India lose 0-1, their final points percentage will be 51.39% and they will depend on the results of Sri Lanka and South Africa.
