World Test Championship (WTC) Final 2023 :
The excitement of cricket fans are on top as India and Australia will play the ICC (World Test Championship) WTC Final 2023 in June this year. World Test Championship final clash is set to be played on June 7-11 at the Oval in London .
On 13th March, India qualified for the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) for the second time in a row. Victory of New Zealand over Sri Lanka secured the place for team India in the World Test Championship final for the second time in a row.
While Australia topped the WTC 2021-23 standings with a 66.67% and 152 points had secured their place in the WTC final. Sri Lanka’s loss against New Zealand resulted in a sense of relief for men in blue as they prepare themselves to battle against Australia in the much-awaited WTC final .
Date and Venue for the ICC WTC Final 2023 :
India and Australia will play the World Test Championship final match on June 7, 2023 at the Kennington Oval Stadium in London, UK. There is also a reserve day (June 12), in case rain intrepts . Both teams will be looking forward to the finals.
Time and Streaming : ICC WTC Final 2023
IND vs AUS will start at 02:30 pm (IST) can be watched live on the Star Sports Network on Television and Live streaming of the WTC final 2023 will be available on Disney+Hotstar app and website.
Recently, Ricky Ponting said, “I think it will be India’s top order against Australia’s fast bowling. It is a bit of a mouth-watering thought going forward.” Australia is confident in their ability to defeat India in the upcoming final matches. Steven Smith and Marnus Labuschagne, who are currently playing county cricket, add strength to Australia’s batting lineup.
Both teams have strong players in their squad , so it will be interesting to watch who will ultimately be crowned the champions.
India have qualified for the World Test Championship final!
They’ll take on Australia at The Oval for the #WTC23 mace!
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— ICC (@ICC) March 13, 2023
Points Table : WTC Final 2023
Latest points Table of ICC World Test Championship shows , Australia holds the top spot with a PCT of 66.67% and India holds the 2nd spot with a PCT of 58.8.
India’s Squad : ICC WTC Final 2023
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, KL Rahul, KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat
Australia’s Squad : ICC WTC Final 2023
Pat Cummins (Captain), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Todd Murphy, Matthew Renshaw, Steve Smith (vice-captain), Mitchell Starc, David Warner