Is india qualified for world test championship

Sri Lanka initially struggled with rain and failed to bowl out New Zealand on day five of the first Test in Christchurch, resulting in a best possible WTC points percentage of 56% if they win the second Test. Rohit Sharma's team took a 2-1 series lead in the first three Tests at home against Australia, ensuring their place in the WTC final. If they avoid defeat in the fourth Test, they will win the Border-Gavaskar series outright. India started their WTC campaign in England, leading 2-1 against Joe Root's team before the fifth Test was postponed to 2022 due to Covid. While they lost the fifth Test match in Birmingham, they won strong home series against New Zealand, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh, paving their way to the WTC final. The winner of the World Test Championship mace will be decided at the final in The Oval, London, on June 7, between India and Australia. India lost the first-ever World Test Championship final to New Zealand in 2021 when Kane Williamson's team chased down a target of 139 in Southampton. Sounak Mukhopadhyay, who also goes by the name Sounak Mukherjee, has been producing digital news since 2012. He's worked for the International Business Times, The Inquisitr, and Moneycontrol in the past. He's also contributed to Free Press Journal and TheRichest with feature articles. He covers news for a wide range of subjects including business, finance, economy, politics and social media. Before working with digital news publications, he worked as a freelance conte...

By Rohan Sen: Team India have qualified for the inaugural ICC World Test Championship final after beating England an innings and 25 runs in the fourth and final Test in Ahmedabad on Saturday. India outclassed England with both the bat and ball inside 3 days to set up the World Test Championship final against New Zealand in June. Resuming on their overnight score of 294 for 7, the hosts added another 71 runs on Day 3 thanks to Washington Sundar and Axar Patel's 8th-wicket partnership to post 365 in their first innings. Left-arm spinner Axar Patel picked up yet another five-wicket haul while Ravichandran Ashwin also grabbed 5 for Team India. India needed just a draw to reach the WTC final but a victory means they qualified for the summit clash in top spot with 490 points. India registered 12 wins from 17 Tests, lost 4 and drew just 1 Test in the competition. No other team came close to matching India's record. England had 11 wins from 21 Tests but still ended up in fourth place. New Zealand had already qualified for the WTC final with 420 points from 11 Tests with 7 wins and 4 losses. The World Test Championship final will be played at the Lord's Cricket Ground in London from June 18.

World Test Championship final: Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli star in India's fight-back World Test Championship final, The Oval (day four of five): Australia 469 (Head 163, Smith 121; Siraj 4-108) & 270-8 dec (Carey 66*; Jadeja 3-58) India 296 (Rahane 89, Thakur 51; Cummins 3-83) & 164-3 (Kohli 44*) Australia need seven wickets, India 280 runs Scorecard Australia are on course to be crowned world Test champions but must find a way past India's Virat Kohli if they are to win the final at The Oval. Set a world record 444 to win, India reached 164-3 at the close on day four, with Kohli in imperious touch for his 44 not out and Ajinkya Rahane unbeaten on 20. India earlier slipped to 91-3 after Cameron Green was controversially adjudged to have caught Shubman Gill and a stand of 51 between Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara ended with both falling for the addition of one run. On a glorious evening, with India's passionate fans delighting at every addition to the scoreboard, Australia ended needing seven more wickets, India another 280 runs. Australia earlier declared their second innings on 270-8 an hour after lunch, with wicketkeeper Alex Carey 66 not out. There is a reserve day scheduled for Monday if time is lost to bad weather, but the forecast for Sunday suggests there will be ample time to determine the second world Test champions, after New Zealand two years ago. If there is no time lost and the game is drawn on the fifth day, Australia and India will share the title. • H...

World Test Championship points table: India qualifies for WTC final after NZ beats SL, faces Australia in June final WTC points table latest update: India qualified for the WTC final after Sri Lanka lost to New Zealand by two wickets in Christchurch, setting a face-off with Australia in the summit clash at the Oval in June. Published : Mar 13, 2023 12:12 IST - 2 MINS READ India qualified for the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2021-23 final on Monday ahead of the culmination of its fourth Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) Test against Australia in Ahmedabad. Sri Lanka, which was the other team in contention for a spot in the WTC final, lost its first Test against New Zealand by two wickets, propelling India through with its points percentage (PCT) advantage. The Ahmedabad Test ended in a draw after Australia declared on 175/2 in the final session of the last day. Sri Lanka was required to beat New Zealand 2-0 in the two-match Test series to qualify. However, rain in Christchurch took an entire session away as it attempted to defend 284 runs against the Kiwis. Kane Williamson’s unbeaten century (121) then handed the home side a thrilling win. The result ensured that India will meet Australia in the WTC final. India’s results in ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 cycle • England v India in England, 5 Tests (2021/22): 2-2 • India v New Zealand in India, 2 Tests (2021): 1-0 • India v South Africa in South Africa, 3 Tests (2021-22): 1-2 • India v Sri Lanka in India, 2 Tests (2022...

The current ICC World Test Championship period has come to an end, following the completion of the second Test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka finally showed some fight on the fourth day in Wellington, but skipper Tim Southee (3/51) got the final breakthrough to ensure New Zealand clinched a comfortable innings and 58-run victory over Dimuth Karunaratne's side. New Zealand overcome Sri Lanka's resistance to take the Test series 2-0. The triumph helped New Zealand jump from eighth to sixth on the World Test Championship standings, with Pakistan and West Indies each dropping a place following the final Test of the period. There is of course still the World Test Championship final ahead, with Australia and India scheduled to do battle in the one-off Test at The Oval in London at the start of June after they finished in the top two positions on the standings. South Africa finish in third place and narrowly behind India in second, while England rise to third and in front of Sri Lanka following the Asian nation's 2-0 series loss to New Zealand. Sri Lanka could have qualified for the final with a 2-0 series sweep over New Zealand, but a narrow loss in the first match of the series and a disappointing effort in the second Test saw them drop to fifth on the standings. There were some positives for the island nation on Monday, with Dhananjaya de Silva (98), Nishan Madushka (39) and Kasun Rajitha (20) frustrating New Zealand and making it hard for the hosts to take wicke...