Ahmedabad: The last and fourth Test match of the Border Gavaskar series is being played between India and Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. On the third day of the match, with the help of Shubman Gill’s century, the Indian team is giving a strong reply to Australia, but the way in which Australia batted for two days and piled up 488 runs in this match and now the Indian batsmen are batting, the chances of this high-scoring Test match being drawn have increased. is Will India reach the final if the match is drawn when it is absolutely necessary for India to win this test match to reach the WTC final? His concern is starting to haunt the fans. So let’s know what will happen if the Ahmedabad Test match is drawn…
There are still two days of play left in the Ahmedabad Test match and two more innings to be played. In such a situation, there is every possibility that the Ahmedabad Test match will be drawn. That this Test match in Ahmedabad is very important in view of the final of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC). If the Indian team wins this match, they will enter the finals of the WTC.
The WTC final will be played at the Oval in London from June 7 this year. However, by topping the points table, the Australian team has already secured their place in the WTC finals. Now another finalist team is waiting. In addition to the Indian team, Sri Lanka is also in contention for the second finalist spot.
Battle between India and Sri Lanka for the final
This is the second season of the biennial World Test Championship. Now only 4 matches are left in this championship. In which, the match between South Africa and West Indies does not matter. Because both teams are out of the race. Test match between India and Australia is being played in Ahmedabad. If the Ahmedabad Test is drawn or the Indian team loses, the whole affair will shift to the Sri Lanka-New Zealand Test series. In that scenario, Sri Lanka would have to win the Test series against New Zealand with a 2–0 clean sweep to reach the WTC final. The series is being played in New Zealand. If even one match of this series is drawn or Sri Lanka loses, then the Indian team will reach the final of the WTC even after losing the Ahmedabad Test.
Ahmedabad Test Draw or India Defeat WTC Final Equation
If Sri Lanka clean sweep New Zealand in the two-Test series, they will book a place in the WTC final. If even one match of the two-Test series between Sri Lanka and New Zealand is drawn, Team India will make it to the WTC final. If Sri Lanka lose even one match in the two-Test series against New Zealand, Team India will book a place in the WTC finals.