Australia vs India, Final, ICC World Test Championship Final 2023: The final match of the second edition of the World Test Championship will be played between India and Australia today. Both the teams will clash for the reign of Test cricket at the Kennington Oval in London from 3 pm. Team India has reached the WTC final for the second time, while Australia has made it to the title match for the first time. Know how the playing eleven of India and Australia can be in the final match.
Selection of playing XI will not be easy for Rohit Sharma
The selection of playing XI for Indian captain Rohit Sharma is not going to be easy at all. Who will be the wicketkeeper in the team? Who will get a chance in Umesh Yadav and Jaydev Unadkat? Will the team go with 2 spinners? Captain Rohit has to answer many such questions.
Scott Boland will get a chance in place of Josh Hazlewood
Australian captain Pat Cummins has indicated that Scott Boland may get a chance in the final match in place of Josh Hazlewood. And the wicketkeeper will be Alex Carey. However, there is another option in the team in the form of Josh Inglis.
pitch report
This will be the first Test match to be held at The Oval in the month of June in its 143-year-long history. The pitch of the Oval was visible green in the photographs that surfaced before the match. If a similar wicket is seen in the match as well, then it can prove to be very effective for the fast bowlers. However, the mood of the pitch depends a lot on the weather.
weather report
The match will start today from 7th June and its last day will be on 11th June. However, June 12 has been kept as a reserve day. The possibility of rain on the first three days i.e. 7, 8 and 9 June is negligible, but there is a strong expectation of rain on the third and fourth day. At the same time, there is a danger of rain on the day of Reserve Day. Now it has to be seen whether the rain will disturb the match or the fans will enjoy the entire match.
rain can disturb the match
There is a forecast of rain on the third and fourth days in the final match of the World Test Championship to be played from June 7 to 11. However, the weather is likely to remain clear for the first two days. However, the ICC has kept reserve day on 12 June. Still, there is a question in the mind of the fans that if the result of the match does not come out even in six days, then who will be declared the winner.
Who will be the winner if the match is drawn?
If the final match of the World Test Championship ends in a draw, then not one team, but both the teams will be declared joint winners. That is, the trophy will be shared between both the teams. On the other hand, even if the title match is tied, both the teams will jointly become champions. According to the ICC rules, both the teams are declared joint winners when the final draw of the ICC Championship or tournament is held.
Possible playing XI of Australia- David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (captain), Scott Boland and Nathan Lyon.
India’s possible playing XI- Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj.
