London: India and Australia will compete for the ICC World Test Championship trophy, starting Wednesday (June 7).
Australia topped the WTC league table (2021-23 cycle) with 66.67 points per cent (PCT). India was the runner-up with 58.8 PCT. This is the second edition of the ICC’s showpiece event. In the inaugural edition’s final, India had also made it to the final but that time the Virat Kohli-led side had lost against New Zealand. Indian fans will be hoping to one-better that result this time under skipper Rohit Sharma.
Here is a list of all things Indian cricket fans want to know regarding the WTC final:
What is the WTC final date?
The final will be played from June 7 to 11.
What is the WTC final venue?
The match will be played at the Oval Cricket Ground in London.
What is the telecast time?
The scheduled day of play will start at 3:00pm IST (11am local time) on every match day.
What are the squads and the predicted playing XIs?
INDIA predicted XI:
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishan Kishan (w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj and Umesh Yadav.
Other squad players: Axar Patel, Srikar Bharat, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat.
AUSTRALIA predicted XI:
David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (w), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland, Nathan Lyon.
Other squad players: Todd Murphy, Michael Neser, Marcus Harris.
*Pacer Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out because of an injury.
Is there a reserve day for the final?
Yes. If the match is affected due to rain or any other non-cricketing factor, then the match will continue on June 12, the reserved day.
Where to watch the match?
In India, the match will be telecast live on Star Sports and streamed on Disney+Hotstar.
