After defying all the odds and registering a brilliant victory in Perth, the India national cricket team suffered a ten-wicket loss against Australia in Perth. The Indian team was exposed by the Australian team and wasn’t able to enter the match at any point of time. Australian pacers Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins ended up picking up five-wicket hauls which helped the Aussies win the match. Australian batter Travis Head played an innings of 140 runs from 141 balls with the bat which put up the foundation for a big first innings score. With the loss, Team India moved to the third spot in the WTC 2023-25 points table, here is a look at the possible scenarios due to which Team India can qualify for WTC 2025 final:
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Possible Scenarios Through Which Team India Can Qualify For WTC Final Depending On BGT Result
- 3-1, 4-1 Win Against Australia: If the Indian team end up winning the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 by a margin of 3-1 and 4-1, they can directly qualify for WTC final.
- 3-2 Win Against Australia: Team India can make an entry in the World Test Championship 2023-25 final if they defeat Australia by 3-2 in BGT. They will also want Sri Lanka to at least draw one Test match against Sri Lanka.
- 2-1 Win, 1-1 Draw Against Australia: If the Indian team is able to win the BGT against Australia by 2-1 or draw the series by 1-1, they will want England to defeat New Zealand by 2-1 or 3-0 and Sri Lanka to at least win one Test match against Australia.
- 2-2 Draw Against Australia: If the IND vs AUS BGT series end up at 2-2, the Indian team will have to depend on Sri Lanka and want them to defeat Australia by any margin in the two-match home Test series.
- 2-3 Loss Against Australia: If the Indian team lose the IND vs AUS BGT series by 2-3 against Australia, then England must beat New Zealand by 2-1 or 3-0, Pakistan should defeat South Africa by 2-0 and Sri Lanka should win series against Australia by 1-0 or 2-0.
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Team India has qualified for the last two finals of the World Test Championship and ended up playing against New Zealand and Australia. However, the Kiwis and Aussies ended up winning on both instances. The Indian team led by Rohit Sharma was pretty much to comfortably qualify for WTC final, however, following their 3-0 loss to New Zealand, the Indian team has come in a spot of bother and have to depend on other teams.
