The dates for the final of the World Test Championship have been revealed. Cricket fans around the world have been waiting for the final dates of the World Test Championship for a long time. This big match will be played at the Oval ground in England. The ICC has announced the dates on Wednesday. The World Test Championship will be played in the first week of June.
New Delhi: The dates for the final of the World Test Championship have been revealed. Cricket fans around the world have been waiting for the final dates of the World Test Championship for a long time. This big match will be played at the Oval ground in England. The ICC has announced the dates on Wednesday. The World Test Championship will be played in the first week of June.
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The dates for the ICC World Test Championship Final later this year have been revealed 🤩#WTC23https://t.co/gOJcoWVc58
— ICC (@ICC) February 8, 2023
The final of the second edition of the ICC World Test Championship will be played from June 7 to 11 with a reserve day (June 12) at The Oval, London. Last year, New Zealand won the maiden title by defeating India by eight wickets in the 2021 final in Southampton.
Currently, Australia are number one in the points table with 75.56 points percentage and they have the highest chances of qualifying. After this comes the number of India who have 58.93 points. Both the teams will face each other in the four-match Test series starting from February 9 in Nagpur. The two teams playing the final can be decided from this series.
Sri Lanka and South Africa are also in the race
Sri Lanka is the third name in the list. Whose winning percentage is 53.33. At the same time, South Africa are at number four with 48.72 win percentage. Both these teams still have a big chance to reach the finals. Sri Lanka has to play two Tests against New Zealand. While South Africa is going to face West Indies in a two-match home Test series.
Remaining schedule of World Test Championship:
India v Australia (1st Test) – Nagpur, India, 9-13 February
India v Australia (2nd Test) – Delhi, India, 17-21 February
India v Australia (3rd Test) – Dharamsala, India, 1-5 March
India v Australia (4th Test) – Ahmedabad, India, 9-13 March
South Africa v West Indies (1st Test) – Centurion, South Africa, 28 February-4 March
South Africa v West Indies (2nd Test) – Johannesburg, South Africa, 8-12 March
New Zealand v Sri Lanka (1st Test) – Christchurch, New Zealand, 9-13 March
New Zealand v Sri Lanka (2nd Test) – Wellington, New Zealand, 17-21 March
