How Can India Qualify For World Test Championship Final? All Scenarios Explained

04.03.2023 - 06:37 sports.ndtv.com

Humbled in Indore, an outright victory in Ahmedabad will seal India's place in the World Test Championship final against Australia but if Rohit Sharma's team loses or plays a draw, its fate will depend on the outcome of the Sri Lanka-New Zealand series.

Australia by virtue of their nine-wicket win in Indore have already qualified for the grand finale at the Oval from June 7-11.

Australia are sitting atop the WTC table with 68.52 percentage points (PCT). Percentage points are calculated when points earned by a team are divided by the points contested for.

A team earns 12 points for a win, four for a draw and six in case it's a tie. As of today, Australia have 148 points by virtue of 11 wins and four draws from 18 matches.

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