Team India, WTC Final: Till two months ago, no one would have thought that the condition of Team India, the biggest contender to reach the final of the World Test Championship, would be like this. The Indian team is out of the race for the WTC final after losing the five-match Test 3-1 in Australia. Whereas the Australian team has entered the finals. After the defeat in Sydney, the Indian team’s dream of entering the WTC final for the third consecutive time was shattered.
South Africa had already qualified for the WTC final. Now Australia has also reached the final of the World Test Championship. The title match will be played between these two teams at Lord’s in England from June 11. Australia has reached the final for the second consecutive time, but South Africa will stake claim for the trophy for the first time.
India’s dream broken
To keep the hopes of the WTC final alive, India had to at least draw the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, but Team India also lost in the fifth and final Test match played in Sydney. In such a situation, Australia captured the series 3-1. Before this, Team India had reached the WTC finals twice, but missed out on winning the title both the times.
Australia won Sydney Test by 6 wickets
The fifth Test match played between India and Australia in Sydney ended within three days. In the first innings of this test, the Indian team could score only 185 runs. However, after this the bowlers performed strongly and bowled out Australia for only 181 runs. Then in the second innings, the Indian team was all out for 157 runs and gave Australia a target of 162 runs. Kangaroos achieved this target by losing 4 wickets. In this way Australia won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after 10 years. Also entered the WTC finals for the second consecutive time.
