After the Gabba Test, these 6 teams were officially out of the race for the WTC Final, now only these 3 teams are contenders to play the final.

The race for the ICC World Test Championship final has become more interesting. After the draw of the Gabba Test match between India and Australia, the race for the WTC Final has become more exciting. 6 teams have been completely out of the race for the ICC World Test Championship final, while now only 3 teams are left in this race.

Let us know which are the three teams playing the ICC World Test Championship final and which two of these three teams can make it to the final.

If we talk about the three teams contending for the ICC World Test Championship final, it includes the teams of South Africa, Australia and India. Whereas the journey of the remaining 6 teams New Zealand, Sri Lanka, England, Pakistan, Bangladesh and West Indies has ended in the race for the ICC World Test Championship final.

If we look at the ICC World Test Championship points table, the South African team remains on top with 76 points and 63.33 PCT due to 6 wins in 10 matches, while the South African team remains on top with 9 wins in 15 matches and 106 points and 58.89 PCT. Australia's team is in second place.

In this list, the Indian team is at the third position, out of the 17 matches played in this cycle, the Indian team has won 9, while 2 matches have been drawn, while India has faced defeat in 6 matches. Indian team has 114 points, but the team's PCT is 55.88, due to which Team India is in third place.

What is the equation of which team to play WTC FINAL?

The South African team is among the strongest contenders to play the WTC FINAL. At one time, South Africa was nowhere to be seen in this race, but suddenly after defeating Bangladesh 2-0 and then Sri Lanka 2-0, the team has become a strong contender to play the final. South Africa has to play a 2-match test series against Pakistan at home, if South Africa wins 1 of these 2 matches, then it will make it to the finals.

WTC FINAL SCENARIO FOR INDIA IF GABBA TEST ENDS IN A DRAW:

– Assume SA beat Pak in one of their Test.
– India wins BGT 3-1, they will qualify for WTC final.
– India wins BGT 2-1, SL and Aus ends as 1-1 or SL 1-0.
– BGT ends 2-2, India can qualify if SL win by 1-0 or 2-0 Vs AUS. pic.twitter.com/QaQXztVr5Y

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) December 17, 2024

Present at number 2 in the ICC World Test Championship points table. The Australian team still has to play 4 matches in this cycle, in which 2 matches are to be played against India and 2 matches are to be played against Sri Lanka in the hosting of Sri Lanka. If Australia has to face defeat in 1 match against the Indian team, then it will not be able to play the final. To win both the remaining matches against Sri Lanka.

If the third-ranked Indian team wants to play the final, then it will have to win both its remaining matches, due to which the Australian team will be out of the race for the final and the final of the ICC World Test Championship will be between India and South Africa. Can be played in the middle.