The ICC World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand will be played at Southampton from June 18 to 22.
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The ICC World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand will be played from June 18 to June 22. The venue will be Southampton. A total of 3000 fans will be in attendance on each of the five days at the Rose Bowl. India and New Zealand are the top two teams who dominated the ICC World Test Championship cycle. Virat Kohli’s Indian cricket team won five out of the six series with their only loss coming against New Zealand. The Kiwis won three out of the five series while their away series was mixed.
In the series between India and New Zealand, the Kiwis whitewashed them 0-2. New Zealand has a great record against India in England, with four wins out of five ODIs. Kane Williamson’s side has not won an ICC event for 21 years while India have not registered for eight years. The match at Southampton could be hit by rain on all five days but there is hope that the rain stays away. Here are some details of the match.
The World Test Championship final, India vs New Zealand will be played at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton.
The match will be played from 3:30 pm IST from Friday, June 18. In case of rain, the game might begin at 3:30 PM but the final session will be extended.
Star Sports channels will provide live TV coverage of the match in multiple languages in India.
Hotstar will provide the live streaming of the World Test Championship final, India vs New Zealand.
A reserve day is in the event if a result is possible even if rain washes out some sections of the match on certain days. However, if rain washes out significant portions of all the days, then the reserve day might not be activated. The reserve day comes into play only if there is a result possible even after all the rain delays.
India have played two Tests in Southampton in 2014 and 2018. They have lost by 266 runs and 60 runs in both the games to England. Moeen Ali was the prime bowler who caused damage to India.
New Zealand full squad: Kane Williamson (c), Tom Blundell, Trent Boult, Devon Conway, Colin de Grandhomme, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Tom Latham, Henry Nicholls, Ajaz Patel, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Neil Wagner, BJ Watling, Will Young
India full squad: Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Hanuma Vihari, Wriddhiman Saha, Umesh Yadav
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