With India’s draw against Australia in the last test of the Border Gavaskar series and also New Zealand’s terrific victory over Sri Lanka, has made India versus Australia official in the WTC final. Fans are indeed very excited to see the clash of these giants in the biggest stage of test cricket, with both the parties having some iconic matches in their records.
Dates and Venue set for the WTC final
The dates and avenues for the WTC final are set long before. The WTC final will be played between India and Australia at Kennington Oval. The match will go on from 7th to 11th June, with 12th June as Reserve Day. Fans are expecting to watch a worth it 5 day test match. The last WTC final was in the favor of New Zealand but rain didn’t allow the match to be interesting.
India’s unique qualification
Though India needed a 4-0 win or at least 3-1 win against Australia in this series to qualify without depending on any other team, with Srilanka being in the race. However, India ended up being 2-1 in the series with they being the victory side, and on the other hand, New Zealand was able to defeat Sri Lanka in an epic thriller.
Though India brilliant fought back in the last test match, where Gill and Virat Kohli both scored centuries, but as always the mighty Australians never fail to give a tough challenge and this time was not an exception too. It is to be seen how these two toppers in the WTC table, face each other in the showdown and what strategies are brought by the captains of Australia and India, which will be Pat Cummins or Steve Smith and Rohit Shrma respectively.
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