India made history: The team reached the final for the second time in a row, will face Australia
WTC Final 2023: Team India has made it to the final of the World Test Championship for the second time in a row. New Zealand beat Sri Lanka in the first Test. Due to this, the Indian team managed to make it to the finals. The Australian team has already made it to the finals. This is the second season of the championship. The Indian team managed to make it to the finals in the first season itself.
Under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, Team India has created history. The Indian team has secured a place in the final of the World Test Championship for the second time in a row. Sri Lanka lost the first Test against New Zealand by 2 wickets in Christchurch. Team India benefited from it.
The fifth and final day of the match was on Monday with New Zealand needing 257 runs to win. Also Sri Lanka needed 9 wickets. He got a target of 285 runs. The game was affected by rain, but the Kiwi team achieved the target with the loss of 8 wickets on the last ball. Kane Williams scored a century, scoring 121 not out. Daryl Mitchell also scored 81 runs. Now the Sri Lankan team will not be able to match India in terms of numbers. New Zealand are already out of the race for the finals.
As for the current season of the World Test Championship, the Australian team has already made it to the finals. He has got 68.52 points. The Indian team is second with 60.29 points. The fourth Test between India and Australia is currently being played in Ahmedabad. This match is also heading for a draw.
Sri Lanka had 48.48 points after losing the match. It is also at number four in the table. Six other teams have already dropped out of the race. The final match will be played at The Oval in England from June 7. In the final of the first season, the Indian team lost to New Zealand.
Team India has a chance to win 2 ICC trophies this year. Indian team has not won the ICC trophy since 2013. Apart from the final of the World Test Championship, ODI World Cup matches will be played in India in October-November.
