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World Test Championship: BIG Week For Test Cricket. All 5 Teams In Contention For WTC Final Will Play

It started in June 2023 with The Ashes, which was contested between England and Australia and it is scheduled to finish in June 2025

All 5 Teams In Contention For WTC Final Will Play this week.
All 5 Teams In Contention For WTC Final Will Play this week.

The 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship is an ongoing tournament of Test Cricket which is the third edition of the ICC World Test Championship. It started in June 2023 with The Ashes, which was contested between England and Australia and it is scheduled to finish in June 2025 with the final match planned to be played at Lords.

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India Vs Australia

Team India bulldozed Australia by 295 runs in the Perth Test. Stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah led from the front and took eight wickets in the match. Bumrah registered a fifer in Australia’s first innings as he dismissed Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Steven Smith, Alex Carey and Pat Cummins. The right-arm fast bowler was adjudged Player of the Match for his incredible performance. The batting order led to masssive 534 runs target for Australia to chase with Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli hitting a century. The contribution of KL Rahul’s 77 runs in the second innings was a memorable one. The next match will be played on 6 December in Adelaide.

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New Zealand Vs England

England beat New Zealand in the first test by 8 wickets at Hagley Oval in Christchurch. Brydon Carse claimed his Test-best figures of 6 for 42, in the process becoming the first England seamer to take an overseas ten-wicket haul in 16 years before Jacob Bethel capped the contest with an unbeaten fifty on debut. This was a major concern for India as the Kiwis whitewashed the Indians on home ground last month. The next match will be played on 5 December.

Also Read: IND Vs AUS: ‘He Enjoys The Responsibility’ Ravi Shastri Praises Jasprit Bumrah’s Captaincy

South Africa Vs Sri Lanka

South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 233 runs in Durban and has moved to the second place just below India in the points table. After setting Sri Lanka a target of 516 and taking five wickets on the third evening, South Africa may have expected play on the fourth day to be nothing more than a formality. The next match will be played on 5 December.

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