India will need to win the Melbourne and Sydney Tests to qualify for the World Test Championship (WTC) final. On Sunday, South Africa defeated Pakistan in the first Test to confirm their place in the final. Therefore, if India loses even one of the two Tests, Australia’s chances of playing in the final will increase.
After the Australia tour, India will not have to play a Test until the WTC final. While Australia is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka. The team will play two tests there. Australia will also need to win 3 of the remaining 4 matches to reach the final.
India can reach the target of 350. The fourth Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia is being played in Melbourne. On the fourth day, Australia scored 228 runs after losing 9 wickets, the team had a lead of 105 runs in the first innings, so their lead increased to 333 runs.
On the fifth day, if India wins the last wicket in 3 overs after giving away a few runs, then the team can achieve the target of around 350 runs in 85 overs. So far, no team has achieved such an ambitious goal in Melbourne. If the Indian team wins here, it will overtake Australia and reach second place in the WTC rankings with 58.33% points.
India will also have to win the Sydney Test, if Australia loses in Melbourne, they will reach third place in the points table with 55.21% points. India will still need to win the Sydney Test to confirm a place in the final. Tell us in points, what effect will the result of the fifth Test have on India’s points?
India won: Place confirmed in the final with 60.53% points. Draw: 57.02% points, Sri Lanka needs a win to qualify. India lost: 55.26% points, Sri Lanka needs 2 wins to qualify.
One scenario is that even if India loses one Test and wins the other, they should still reach the WTC final. Provided Australia loses both Tests against Sri Lanka.
Nitish Reddy scores a century in Melbourne. Based on his century, India remains in a position to win the match.
Australia is also scheduled to play 2 Tests in Sri Lanka. Australia is also a strong contender in the race to reach the WTC final. By winning the Melbourne Test, the team will strengthen its position in second position with 61.46% points. So even if the match is drawn in Sydney, the team will remain ahead of India with 59.80% points. They will then just need a draw in the remaining 2 Tests against Sri Lanka.
On the other hand, if Australia loses in Melbourne and Sydney, the team will be out of the running to reach the final. Then the team will remain in third position with 58.77% points even after winning 2-0 in Sri Lanka. On the other hand, Team India will qualify with 60.53%. Australia need a draw or a win against India if they are to keep their hopes alive until the series in Sri Lanka.
Australia is the 2023 WTC champion, the team beat India in the final.
How did South Africa reach the final? By defeating Pakistan in the first Test, South Africa registered their 7th victory in the current cycle of the World Test Championship. The team has 88 points and occupies the first position with 66.67% points. Now, even if the team loses the second test, they will finish with 61.11% points. In such a situation, its retention in the top 2 is confirmed.
India, Australia and Sri Lanka are also in the race to play in the final. Among them, only Australia can overtake South Africa by winning all their matches. India and Sri Lanka will not be able to leave South Africa behind even after winning all the matches. Therefore, thanks to the confirmation of second place, South Africa also reached the WTC final.
Sri Lanka also has a chance. Sri Lanka compounded their problems by losing both Tests in South Africa. Now, the team has only 60 points from 5 wins and 6 losses in 11 Tests. The team is in fifth position with 45.45% points, with 2 matches left against Australia. By winning 2-0, the team will score 53.85% points and will be able to reach the top 2. But for this, South Africa and India will have to lose most of their matches. If Sri Lanka draws even one match, the team will be eliminated.
If Sri Lanka wins 2-0 against Australia, the team will still have a chance to reach the final.
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Melbourne Test – Australia 228/9, leads 333 runs
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