India vs Australia, WTC Final: The final match of the World Test Championship will be played between India and Australia from June 7. This great match between the two teams will take place on neutral ground. Three new rules will be seen in this match. At the same time, this title match will be played with a special type of ball instead of Kookaburra or SG ball.
The final will be played on the ground of England
The final match of the second edition of the World Test Championship will be played at the Kennington Oval in England. A reserve day has also been kept for this mega match to be played between June 7 and 11. According to Indian time, this match will start at 3 pm.
Australia vs India, Test Head to Head
A total of 106 Test matches have been played between India and Australia so far, in which Australia has won 44 and India has won 32 matches. At the same time, 29 Test matches have ended in a draw and 1 has been a tie.
Final will be played with duke ball
Test cricket is played with SG ball in India and Kookaburra in Australia. At the same time, the final match of the World Test Championship will be played with Duke Ball. The Indian team had started practicing with the duke ball during the IPL itself, so that the team did not have to face further problems.
These three new rules will be seen in the final
1- It will be mandatory for the batsman to wear helmet while facing the fast bowlers.
2- It will be mandatory to wear a wicketkeeper’s helmet while keeping wickets against the stumps against fast bowling.
3- If the fielders in front of the wicket are fielding near the batsman, then it will be mandatory for them to wear helmets.
Who will be the winner if the match is drawn?
If the match of the World Test Championship played between India and Australia ends on a draw, then not one team, but both the teams will be made joint winners. That is, the trophy will be shared between both the teams. According to the ICC rules, both the teams will be declared joint winners if there is a final draw of the championship or tournament.
reserve day has been set
If the match is interrupted due to rain, then June 12 has been kept as a reserve day. However, whenever the reserve day is used, then 90 overs should not be bowled in the game on any one day or six hours of play could not be completed. On the other hand, if the rain disturbs the entire match, then both the teams will be made winners.
Team India reached WTC finals earlier also
The Indian team has reached the final of the World Test Championship for the second time in a row. Earlier, the Indian team faced New Zealand in the final of the 2021 World Test Championship. Although the Indian team had to face defeat by 8 wickets in that match. In the last edition, Virat Kohli was handling the command of Team India. And this time Rohit Sharma will captain Team India. Now it will be interesting to see how Team India performs under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma.