WTC 2023 final, AUS vs IND Stats Preview: Players records and approaching milestones

The Ultimate Test is finally here as the giants of world cricket, India and Australia, collide in the World Test Championship (WTC) Final 2023. The much-awaited encounter is slated to take place from Wednesday, June 7-11 at the iconic Oval in London. India and the Aussies qualified for the summit clash after securing 127 and 152 points respectively on the points table of the 2021-23 cycle.

Both sides met earlier this year in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) in India, where the hosts defeated the Kangaroos by a margin of 2-1 (4). After suffering defeats in the first two matches, the visitors bounced back brilliantly to clinch the third Test in Indore. The fourth and final game in Ahmedabad ended up in a draw with the Australians taking a lot of confidence after the completion of the series.

Notably, India has reached their second consecutive WTC Final as they faced New Zealand in the inaugural final held in Southampton in England in 2021. The Blackcaps beat India by eight wickets to become the first-ever World Test champions. Rohit Sharma and his men will look to get things right this time around and claim their first ICC title since winning the Champions Trophy way back in the year 2013. On the other hand, Pat Cummins and his side will create history if seal a victory as they will become the first team to win all major ICC titles.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of the World Test Championship (WTC) Final 2023 between India and Australia:

Head-to-Head: India and Australia have met each other 106 times, with Asian giants winning on 32 occasions and the Aussies on 44. One game ended up in a tie with 29 ending in a draw.

59 – Cameron Green (941) needs 59 runs to reach the landmark of 1000 runs in Tests.

1 – Pat Cummins (49) is one game away from appearing in 50 Test matches.

2 – Mitchell Starc (598) requires two scalps to get to 600 wickets in international cricket.

3 – Mohammed Siraj (47) needs three scalps to complete 50 wickets in Test cricket.

4 – Cummins (396) is four scalps away from completing the milestone of 400 wickets in international cricket.

69 – Ajinkya Rahane (4931) needs 69 runs to reach 5000 runs in Test matches.

21 – Virat Kohli (1979) needs 21 runs to reach the landmark of 2000 runs against Australia in Tests.

1 – David Warner (199) is one grab away from reaching 200 catches across formats.

3 – R Ashwin (697) requires three wickets to reach the milestone of 700 wickets across formats.

1 – Rahane (99) is one grab away from completing 100 catches in Tests.

9 – Virat Kohli (941) needs nine fours to get to 950 fours in the longest format of the game.

1 – Rohit Sharma (49) is one match away from appearing in his 50^th Test.

110 – Shubman Gill (890) requires 110 runs to get to 1000 runs in Tests.

4 – Cummins (46) is four scalps away from completing 50 wickets against India in Test cricket.

6 – Starc (44) needs six wickets to get to 50 wickets against India in Test matches.

3 – Green (97) requires three fours to complete 100 fours in Test cricket.