It's here. It all boils down to one last game of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final of the 2021-2023 cycle as Australia and India will battle for the Test bragging rights in the WTC Final 2023 at the Kia Oval in London, England.
These two teams have been the best teams during the current WTC cycle. Australia played 19 Tests in total, winning 11 out of them to finish at the top of the WTC standings. India played 18 Tests and won 10 matches, finishing in second place.
Both sides displayed some fabulous brand of cricket and were superior than the rest of the teams that participated.
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Contests between Australia and India have always been intense. Players are charged up more than a 100% and the sledging adds more flavour to an already mouth-watering matchup.
If you are worried that the WTC Final 2023 will not live up to all the hype and build up, then you don't need to look any further than Australia's tour to India earlier this year, a closely-contested four-match Test series that India won 2-1.
Who will win WTC Final 2023?
It's tough to predict who will come out on top in this fixture. Both teams have absentees but it's India who have more regulars missing from the squad due to injury.
While Josh Hazlewood couldn't be fit in time for the heavyweight clash, India are without the services of KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, and Jasprit Bumrah.
The recent history, though, favours India. In the last 10 Test matches played between Australia and India, the latter have won five times while the former have won just twice. Three games ended in a draw.
| Australia win | Draw | India win | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odds (Dafabet) | 1.95 | 5.60 | 2.72 |
TSN's Pick: India to win - 2.72
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WTC Final 2023: Player of the Match betting odds
Australia skipper and all-rounder Pat Cummins sits as the favourite to win the Player of the Match award in WTC Final 2023.
Cummins has been in terrific form in the current WTC cycle and is the joint fifth-highest wicket-taker with 53 wickets from 15 matches, while also coming up with vital batting contributions down the order.
He averages 21.22 at a strike rate of 47.39, which means he takes a wicket roughly every eight overs. He also have three fifers with best bowling figures of 5-38. It's his ability to make the new ball swing both ways and to trouble the batsman with his nagging lengths that makes him such a huge threat. His lanky physique helps him generate extra bounce, and with the pitch at Kia Oval expected to be bouncy, Cummins can wreak havoc with the cherry.
While Cummins is tipped to play a prominent role and be the MVP in the WTC Final 2023, keep an eye on Ravindra Jadeja and Steve Smith as well.
| Player of the Match | Odds (Dafabet) |
|---|---|
| Pat Cummins | 9.40 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 9.60 |
| Steve Smith | 9.60 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 9.80 |
| Cameron Green | 11.00 |
TSN's Pick: Pat Cummins as Player of the Match - 9.40
WTC Final 2023: Top batsman and bowlers odds in 1st innings
With so many big names playing in this game, the focus will be on which batsmen will score the most runs and which bowlers will be the most lethal.
The likes of Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, and Marnus Labuschange are expected to be the highest run-getters in the 1st innings for their respective sides.
As for the bowlers, the focus will be on Australian fast-bowling duo Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins, while India will be banking on the experience of Mohammed Shami and Ravichandran Ashwin.
| Odds (Dafabet) | |||||
| Top batsman | Steve Smith (3.10) | Virat Kohli (4.00) | Marnus Labuschange (4.10) | Shubman Gill (4.60) | Usman Khawaja (4.80) |
| Top bowler | Pat Cummins (3.10) | Mohammed Shami (3.25) | Mitchell Starc (3.40) | Mohammed Siraj (3.65) | Ravichandran Ashwin (3.70) |
WTC Final 2023: Odds for Virat Kohli to score a hundred in the 1st innings
No other player has been in more spotlight than Virat Kohli, who suffered a bit of a dip in Test cricket in the last two to three years. However, he scored his first Test century since 2019 against Australia earlier this year, a terrific 186-run knock.
He is a batting great, perhaps the best batsman of his generation. But his numbers are a bit pale in comparison to Australia's Steve Smith, widely regarded as the best Test batsman of this generation.
However, Kohli has a chance to etch his name amongst the finest Test batsmen of all-time if he drops in a stellar batting display in the WTC Final against the Aussies, two years after he failed to help India win the inaugural edition.
| Virat Kohli to score a hundred in 1st innings | ||
| Odds (Dafabet) | Yes (5.70) | No (1.12) |
TSN's pick: Virat Kohli will score a century - 5.70
WTC Final 2023: AUS vs IND other betting markets
Here are some of the latest odds and selected other markets for CSK vs GT in the IPL 2023 final. You can find more markets and bet on the WTC Final 2023 with Dafabet.
| Market | Odds (via Dafabet) |
| When will the Test match end? | Day 1 (101.00) / Day 2 (34.00) / Day 3 (13.00) / Day 4 (1.85) / Day 5 or Reserve Day (1.85) |
| Kohli to score more runs than Smith (1st Innings) | 2.00 |
| Shami to take more wickets than Siraj | 1.85 |
| Who will win the toss? | Australia (2.00) / India (2.00) |
| Any player to score 100 | Yes (1.79) / No (1.92) |
