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India will have to win the Melbourne Test to make it to the final of the World Test Championship (WTC). On Sunday, South Africa defeated Pakistan in the first test and confirmed its place in the final. Therefore, now there is only one team left, for which India and Australia are the strongest contenders.
If India wants to play the final on its own, it will have to win the Melbourne Test. Not only this, the team will also have to win the fifth match of the series in Sydney. On the other hand, if Australia team defeats India even by one match then it will become the second team to reach the final.
India can get 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 was ahead by 105 runs in the first innings, hence their lead is 333 runs.
On the fifth day, if India takes the last wicket in 3 overs after giving some runs, then the team can get the target of around 350 runs in 85 overs. Till date no team has achieved such a big target in Melbourne. If Team India wins here, it will overtake Australia and reach second place in the WTC table with 58.33% points.
India will have to win the Sydney Test also If Australia loses in Melbourne, it will reach third place in the points table with 55.21% points. India will still have to win the Sydney Test to confirm a place in the final. Let us know in points, what effect will the result of the fifth test have on India’s points?
- India won: Place in final confirmed with 60.53% points
- Match Draw: There will be 57.02% points. Will have to wait for Sri Lanka’s victory for qualification
- India lost: There will be 55.26% points. Sri Lanka will have to wait for 2 wins for qualification.
Nitish Reddy scored a century in Melbourne. On the basis of his century, India remains in a position to win the match.
Australia also has 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 at second position with 61.46% points. Then even if the match is a draw in Sydney, the team will remain ahead of India with 59.80% points. They will then need only a draw in the remaining 2 Tests against Sri Lanka.
On the other hand, if Australia loses in Melbourne and Sydney then the team will be out of the race to reach the finals. Then the team will remain at 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 is the champion of 2023 WTC, the team had defeated India in the final.
How did South Africa reach the final? By defeating Pakistan in the first test, South Africa registered its 7th win in the current cycle of the World Test Championship. The team has 88 points and is at first position with 66.67% points. Now even if the team loses the second test, it will finish on 61.11% points. In such a situation, his stay in top-2 position is confirmed.
India, Australia and Sri Lanka are also in the race to play the final. Among these, only Australia can overtake South Africa by winning all its matches. India and Sri Lanka will not be able to leave South Africa behind even after winning all the matches. Therefore, due to the top-2 position being confirmed, South Africa also made it to the WTC final.
Sri Lanka also has one chance left Sri Lanka increased its troubles by losing both the Tests in South Africa. Now the team has only 60 points from 5 wins and 6 losses in 11 tests. The team is at fifth position with 45.45% points, they have 2 matches left against Australia. By winning 2-0, the team will score 53.85% points and can reach the top-2. However, for that, South Africa and India will have to lose most of their matches. If Sri Lanka plays even one draw then the team will be eliminated.
If Sri Lanka wins 2-0 against Australia then the team will still have a chance to reach the final.
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