After the Gabba Test match played between Team India and Australia, the race for the final of the World Test Championship has become more exciting. Apart from these two teams, South Africa also remains a big contender to reach the final. But the path to reach the final is not going to be easy for all three teams. Last time champion Australia is also in danger of being out of the race for the final. The last two matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy are going to be very important for Australia. Otherwise we may see a clash between India and South Africa in the final.

Difficult for Australia to reach the final of WTC

So far 3 matches have been played between India and Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, during which Australia has won one match and lost 1. At the same time, one match also ended in a draw. In such a situation, now 2 matches are left in this series. If Australia has to reach the final without depending on any team, then the remaining two matches will have to be won at any cost. If she succeeds in doing this, she will directly secure her place in the finals.

But if Australia loses both the matches of this series, then it will be out of the race for the final, even if it wins both the Test matches against Sri Lanka. If Australia loses both the matches, its maximum points will be only 57.02 and the Indian team will be ahead of it. On the other hand, if Australia loses one and draws one in the remaining two matches against India, then it will have to beat Sri Lanka 2-0 to reach the final. If it also fails to do so, then the final will be played between India and South Africa.

Australia will be stuck even if the series is drawn

If the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between the two teams ends in a 2-2 draw, then Australia will have to win the series in Sri Lanka without losing any match, only then it will be able to reach the final. Apart from this, if Australia wins the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by 2-1 then it can directly reach the final. This means that the path to the final is not easy for Australia at the moment and it may also be out of this race. On the other hand, South Africa needs to defeat Pakistan only in 1 of the 2 Test matches to reach the finals.