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After the crushing defeat in the Pune Test, Team India's hopes of securing its place in the final of the ICC World Test Championship have suffered a huge blow. At present, even after losing the Pune Test, Team India remains on top in the points table of the World Test Championship, but now the race for the final has become more interesting than before. Team India still has to play the third Test against New Zealand and then the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. So in such a situation, let us know how the equations of Team India going to the final are formed?
Understand the complete equation of Team India going to the final
Let us tell you that Team India's third test match against New Zealand will be played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai from November 1. After this series, five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be played between Team India and Australia from 22nd November. At present, Team India is at the first position with a points percentage of 62.82, whereas, Australia is at the second position with a percentage of 62.5. This means that after another defeat, Team India will slip to second place in the points table.
Now Team India has to play a total of 6 test matches before the schedule of the World Test Championship. If Team India wants to secure its berth in the final without getting into any trouble, then it will have to win at least four Test matches in the next 6. If Team India defeats New Zealand in the last test, then after that it will have to win at least three matches against Australia. If Team India is unable to do this, then it will have to depend on the results of other teams to go to the finals.
Team India has played two finals
Let us tell you that in the history till now, the final of the World Test Championship has been played twice. In the first final played in the year 2021, Team India had to face defeat against New Zealand by 8 wickets. After this, the final match was played between Team India and Australia in the year 2023. In the final match played at The Oval ground, the Australian team registered a big victory by 209 runs. India is the first country to play two finals so far.
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