WTC Final LIVE: The final of the World Test Championship being played between India and New Zealand in Southampton is being played on Reserve Day. Team India has scored 130+ runs for the loss of 5 wickets so far. Currently, Rishabh Pant is at the crease with 28 runs and Ravindra Jadeja 12 runs. Team India has taken the lead of 100+ runs so far.
In the reserve day, India started playing 64 for 2 in the second innings. Team India could only add 7 runs that the third wicket also fell. Kyle Jameson made Virat Kohli a victim for the second time in the match. Kohli was caught by wicketkeeper BJ Watling for 13 runs.
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Half the Indian team returned to the pavilion for 109 runs
Jamieson gave India the fourth blow on the score of 72. He got Cheteshwar Pujara caught by the wicketkeeper for 15 runs. Half of India’s team returned to the pavilion on the score of 109. Ajinkya Rahane was dismissed for 15 runs in the form of the 5th wicket. He was caught by Trent Boult at the hands of the wicketkeeper. Rahane added 37 runs for the fourth wicket with Rishabh Pant.
Pant Got Life
In the second innings, Rishabh Pant got life on the last ball of the 40th over. Tim Southee dropped a simple catch at slip off fast bowler Kyle Jameson. At this time Pant was playing after scoring 5 runs.
98 Overs to be Played Today
The ICC has told that if the weather cooperates on the last day, then there will definitely be a game of 98 overs. The last hour of the match will not start until 83 overs have been played. Even if for this the match has to be dragged beyond the stipulated time of the stumps. If the match is a tie or a draw, India and New Zealand will be declared joint winners. WTC Final Live.
Prize to The Winner
The team that becomes the champion will get a prize money of $ 1.6 million (about Rs 11.71 crore). At the same time, the team that loses in the final will be given $ 8 lakh (about Rs 5.85 crore). The champion team will get the prize money as well as the Test Championship mace. If the match ends in a draw or the game is not possible due to rain, then the two joint winning teams will be given 12-12 million dollars (Rs 8.78-8.78 crore).
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Australia will Get Rs 3.29 Crore
The ICC said that Australia’s team, which finished third in the Test Championship race, will be given $ 4.5 lakh (about Rs 3.29 crore). Fourth-placed England will be given $ 3.5 million (about Rs 2.56 crore) and fifth-placed Pakistan will be given $ 2 lakh (about Rs 1.46 crore). West Indies, South Africa and Sri Lanka, other teams that are part of the Test Championship, will be given $1 lakh each (about Rs 73 lakh).
