India today qualified for the World Test Championship (WTC) final after New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka by two wickets in a thrilling last-ball finish in the Christchurch game. India will play against Australia in the WTC final at The Oval from June 7. After Indias selection in finals, International Cricket Council (ICC) tweeted, “India have qualified for the World Test Championship finals! They will take on Australia at The Oval for the #WTC23 mace!”India have qualified for the World Test Championship final!Theyll take on Australia at The Oval for the #WTC23 mace!More: https://t.co/75Ojgct97X pic.twitter.com/ghOOL4oVZB— ICC (@ICC) March 13, 2023This is Indias second successive entry into the World Test Championship final, with the previous one coming in the inaugural cycle in 2021, where they lost to New Zealand. After an exciting last ball finish, New Zealand put an end to Sri Lankas last attempt to reach the finals of WTC.Although, Indias test series against Australia did not begin well, with the low percentage of 57 percent even if there are no penalty points due to over rates. In order to qualify for the finals, India only had two choices, India either needed to win over Australia by 3-1 or wait for New Zealands performance.Sri Lankas best possible WTC points percentage if they win the second Test is 56 percentage because they originally battled with the rain and failed to bowl out New Zealand on day five of the first Test in Christchurch. In the first three Tests against Australia at home, Rohit Sharmas team secured a 2-1 series advantage, securing their spot in the WTC final. They will unquestionably win the Border-Gavaskar series if they win the fourth Test and avoid losing.India began its WTC campaign in England, outscoring Joe Roots team 2-1 before the fifth Test was cancelled due to COVID and moved to 2022. Although they dropped the fifth Test match in Birmingham, they advanced to the WTC championship by winning tough home series against Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and New Zealand.The World Test Championship Mace final between India and Australia will take held at The Oval in London on June 7. When Kane Williamsons squad chased down a target of 139 in Southampton in 2021, India fell to New Zealand in the first-ever World Test Championship match.India-Australia WTC final India will be featuring in its second WTC final against Australia, having finished runner-up in the previous cycle behind New Zealand. It will face the test from June 7-11, nine days after the IPL 2023 final in India. The test match will be played at The Oval in London.Sri Lanka can go up to 52.78 points if it still manages to win the next test match. That will be still behind Indias 56.94 if they go on losing the Ahmedabad test. If they draw the game, it is likely that India will be at 58.80 points. Australia has already qualified with 64.91 points, even if they lose the match in Ahmedabad.Australia is currently ranked top in the WTC points standings with a PCT of 64 plus. By taking the top spot in the WTC points table after defeating India in the third Test match, it has already qualified for the WTC final. Following Sri Lankas defeat by New Zealand, India will maintain its second-place ranking and advance to the WTC championship game. India and Australia will therefore compete against one another in the WTC final in June of this year.Can Team India overtake the top spot in the test rankingsTeam India to surpass Australia and take the top spot in the global test rankings, in following scenarios:2-0 series victory for the Indian team (India wins 2 matches and 2 matches are drawn)If Indias team takes the series 3-1 (India wins 3 matches and Australia 1)If team India wins the series 4-0, (India wins all 4 matches)Or, 3-0 series victory for the Indian team (India wins 3 matches and 1 is drawn).
