Here's What Happens If India vs Australia WTC Final 2023 Match Ends In A Draw

The star-studded Indian team have a solid chance to attain a historic WTC title win on English soil, finally ending their ICC title drought.

Who will be declared the winner if IND vs AUS WTC Final 2023 match ends in a draw?

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IND vs AUS WTC Final 2023: Team India made it to the final of the World Test Championship 2023 (WTC Final 2023) by winning the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2-1 against Australia in February-March, earlier this year. Australia had qualified for WTC Final even before touring India for IND vs AUS five-match Border-Gavaskar Test series. Now, the summit clash will be played between India and Australia at Kennington Oval from June 7. The inaugural edition of WTC tournament in 2021 saw India losing to hosts New Zealand by eight wickets in the final. This year, the star-studded Indian team have a solid chance to attain a historic WTC title win on English soil, finally ending their ICC title drought. But what if IND vs AUS WTC Final match ends in a draw?

India vs Australia: Who will be declared the winner if IND vs AUS WTC Final 2023 match ends in a draw?

If India vs Australia World Test Championship (WTC) Final 2023 match ends in a draw, then not just one team, but both the teams will be declared joint-winners. This means, the trophy will be shared between both the teams. According to the ICC rules, both the teams will be declared joint-winners if there is a draw.

Reserve day for IND vs AUS WTC Final: ICC kept a reserve day (June 12) in case of a possible rain interruption in the five-day final. The Reserve day (6th day) will only be used if there is a rain interruption but if the match goes on smoothly for five days without any rain interruption, and it ends in a draw, the reserve day won't be used.

In case there is a rain interruption, reserve day comes into play. If the match ends in a draw even after the Reserve day is used, then the trophy will be shared between the two finalists, India and Australia. It won't matter which team sits on top of the points table and hence both India and Australia will be declared joint-winners.