India’s hopes of making it to a third consecutive ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final have taken a massive hit after suffering a10-wicket humiliation against Australia in the second Test of theBorder-Gavaskar Trophy.
India’s hopes of making it to a third consecutive ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final have taken a massive hit after suffering a 10-wicket humiliation against Australia in the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
According to the Indian Meteorological Department, there are forecasts of rains for the rest of the week, which could seriously impact the Test. There is a 70 to 90 per cent chance of rain on the first and second days of the Test, and a yellow alert has also been issued for many places in the state of Karnataka (of which Bengaluru is a part).
After inclement weather conditions allowed only 35 overs of play in hte first three days of the second Test against Bangladesh, India adopted a never-seen-before ultra-aggressive approach to snatch a seven-wicket victory in Kanpur, and eventually complete a 2-0 whitewash of their eastern neighbours.
Gearing up for their second leg of the World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle, two-time WTC finalists India, currently at the summit of the standings are leaving no loose ends.
On the opening day of the World Test Championship Final (WTC Final) against India, Australia set a mountain of 327 runs. Australia has lost 3 wickets to India as of the first day's play.
We are going to bowl. Said Rohit Sharma
"(We don't know) who our best players are, and I think the players might've lost a little bit of an understanding of what their roles are.
South Africa had affirmed their position at the top of the WTC table after their win at Lord's, but an innings defeat here has reduced their win percentage to 66.67 percent, below that of Australia's 70 percent.
Each match of the upcoming WTC will now be contested for the same number of points – 12 for a win, four for a draw and six for a tie
