World Test Championship Final Scenario for India: Here’s What India Needs from the Test Series Against Australia.
IND vs AUS Test Series Details
Total Matches: 4
Match Venues: Nagpur, Delhi, Dharamshala and Ahmedabad
Match Starting Time: 9:30 AM
Indian Captain: Rohit Sharma
Australian Captain: Pat Cummins
Indian Squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R. Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Suryakumar Yadav
Also read: India vs Australia Match Prediction: Who will Win The First Test of Border- Gavaskar Trophy?
Australian Squad: Pat Cummins (Captain), Steve Smith (vice-captain), Ashton Agar, Alex Carey (wk), Scott Boland, Peter Handscomb (wk), Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Mitchell Swepson, Usman Khawaja, Matthew Renshaw, Mitchell Starc, David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Lance Morris, and Todd Murphy
World Test Championship Rankings: India and Australia in the Points Table
| TEAMS | M | W | L | T | D | N/R | PT | PCT | Series Form | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 AUSTRALIA | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 136 | 75.56 | D,W,W,W,W | vs IND |
| 2 INDIA | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 99 | 58.93 | W,W,L,W,W | vs AUS |
| 3 SRI LANKA | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 53.33 | W,L,W,L,W | vs NZ |
| 4 SOUTH AFRICA | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 48.72 | D,L,L,L,L | vs WI |
| 5 ENGLAND | 22 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 124 | 46.97 | W,W,W,W,W | vs AUS |
| 6 WEST INDIES | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 40.91 | L,L,W,W,W | vs SA |
| 7 PAKISTAN | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 38.10 | D,D,L,L,L | – |
| 8 NEW ZEALAND | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 27.27 | D,D,L,L,L | vs SL |
| 9 BANGLADESH | 12 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11.11 | L,L,L,L,L |
World Test Championship (WTC) Final Scenario for India
India needs to win the Test series against Australia either by 3-1, or 2-1 or draw the series by 2-2 to qualify for the World Test Championship Final in 2023. If the Indian team manages to draw the series 1-1 then South Africa can qualify for the WTC Final by beating West Indies 2-0 in the upcoming Test series between the two nations.
Meanwhile, Australia is already in the final as they can only be ousted from the WTC final race if they lose 4-0 against India and then Sri Lanka defeats New Zealand 2-0 in New Zealand. Both of these outcomes are quite unlikely.