New Delhi:
Australia vs India 2nd Test: Team Rohit is on the back foot at the end of the second day of the second test of the pink-ball test match being played in Adelaide. After taking a lead of 157 runs in the first innings, India has scored 128 runs for 5 wickets in its second innings at the end of the day's play. Obviously, if India has to avoid defeat in Adelaide, it will have to score a big score by bridging the remaining lead of 29 runs of Kangaroos. However, now that there are three days left in the match, the danger of defeat seems to be looming over Team India. Let us tell you that if India loses in the second test, then what will Team Rohit have to do from here to reach the WTC Final.
This will affect India's position in the table.
At present, India is at number one position in the WTC Points Table. Till the Adelaide Test, India has 110 points from 15 matches with 9 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses. Its win percentage is 61.11 percent. But the defeat of Adelaide will give a huge blow to Team India. If India loses the second test, it will slip from first to third position in the points table. After this defeat, India will be forced to face its sixth defeat in 16 Test matches and its win percentage will be 57.29%. At the same time, Australia, which is currently at number three, will become the number one team in the rankings. At the same time, there will be no impact on the position of South Africa, which is currently at number two.
…then this is how you will get a ticket for WTC Final
Adelaide's defeat will not close Team India's path to the final, but its challenge will increase greatly. Let us know what Team Rohit will have to do after the defeat in Adelaide:
1. First option: India is not out of options to make the scoreline 3-1, but after the defeat in Adelaide, it will have to win all the remaining three Test matches. But the condition for this is that South Africa should not defeat Sri Lanka in the second test of the ongoing series. In such a situation, a draw between these two countries will help India a lot.
2. Second option: One option is that India wins the series 3-2, but for this it needs the help of Sri Lanka. For this, it is necessary that at least one test match should be drawn in the series to be played against Kangaroos from January 29. However, both the Tests will be played in Galle, where the pitch is very helpful for spinners. It will be a very difficult task to defeat Sri Lanka on this ground.
3. Third option: If India plays Australia 2-2…
In this situation, India's chances of reaching the final will be greatly reduced. But if this happens, then he will have to pray that South Africa beats the visiting Sri Lanka 2-0, and at the same time Sri Lanka also beats Australia 1-0 in the series to be played in January. Now let's see what happens next?
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