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How Can India Qualify For WTC Final: With the draw of the third match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023-25 series between India and Australia played at the Gabba Stadium in Brisbane, now once again the equation of reaching the final of the World Test Championship is gaining momentum for Team India. have turned. With the draw of the Gabba Test match, both the teams definitely got some points in which the Australian team is at second position with 58.89 PCT, while the Indian team is at third position with 55.89 PCT. Now in such a situation, some new equations have emerged as to how Team India can still secure its place in the finals.
Winning the last two tests will directly ensure a place in the finals.
The Indian team still has to play 2 more matches in the ongoing Test series against Australia, in which the next match will be played in Melbourne from 26th December while the fifth match will be played in Sydney from 3rd January. If Team India is successful in winning both these matches, then its PCT will directly reach 60.53 which will be higher than Australia and if it wins the next series against Sri Lanka by 2-0, then also it will be higher than Team India. Will remain at the bottom of the points table. By winning the last two matches, the Indian team will secure its place in the finals and will not have to depend on the results of any other series.
If Team India wins by 2-1 or the series ends in a draw at 2-2
If Team India wins one of the last two matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and one ends in a draw, then in this situation Australia will win the Test series against Sri Lanka by 1-0 while South Africa will win at home. By losing the Test series against Pakistan 1-0, Team India will secure its place in the finals. On the other hand, if the series between India and Australia ends in a 2-2 draw, then in this situation Team India’s PCT will be 55.26 and Australia will have to lose the Test series against Sri Lanka either 1-0 or 2-0. At the same time, South Africa also lost the test series against Pakistan 2-0.
If the test series ends in a 1-1 draw
If this Test series between India and Australia ends in a 1-1 draw, then Team India’s PCT will be 53.51, in such a situation South Africa will have to face at least 2-0 defeat against Pakistan. At the same time, the Australian team also loses the Test series against Sri Lanka by 1-0 or both the matches of the series end in a draw. In such a situation, the points of Team India and Australia will be equal, whereas if Team India wins more series in this cycle of the World Test Championship, it will secure its place in the final. However, if the Indian team faces even one defeat in this Test series, it will be completely out of this race.
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