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World Test Championship Final: India vs New Zealand - Number's Game
An upbeat New Zealand will take on an undercooked India aiming to become Test cricket's first official world champions when they clash in the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) Final in Southampton from Friday (June 18). The one-off match at the Ageas Bowl marks the culmination of a two-year cycle of the WTC, which was launched in 2019 to create Test cricket's own pinnacle event. Through these collection of pictures we look at some of the WTC stats of top stars who will be involved in the final.
Kane Williamson has scored 817 runs in 9 WTC games
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New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson is his side's leading run-scorer in the World Test Championships heading into the final against India. Williamson has scored 817 runs in 9 WTC games with a top-score of 251. (Source: Twitter)
Neil Wagner has 32 wickets in just 7 WTC games
New Zealand's Neil Wagner has picked up the most scalps for the Kiwis in WTC after Tim Southee and Trent Boult. Wagner has picked up 32 wickets in just 7 WTC games at an average of 22.5. (Source: Twitter)
Tim Southee has picked up 51 wickets in 10 WTC games
Tim Southee is New Zealand's highest wicket-taker in the World Test Championships. Southee has picked up 51 wickets in 10 WTC games at an average of 20.66. (Source: Twitter)
Rishabh Pant scored 662 runs at a strike-rate of almost 70
Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant played a major role in his side's win in Test series over Australia. Pant scored 662 runs in 11 games at a strike-rate of almost 70 with 1 hundred and 4 fifties in WTC. (Source: Twitter)
Virat Kohli scored 877 runs in 14 games
Indian skipper Virat Kohli notched up two centuries and five fifties in the World Test Championships. Kohli managed to score 877 runs in 14 WTC games but leading run-scorer for India was Ajinkya Rahane with 1,095 runs in 17 games followed by Rohit Sharma, who tallied 1,030 runs in 11 matches. (Source: Twitter)
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