Who will be the new ruler of Test cricket will be decided today, today is the fifth and last day of the final of the ICC World Test Championship, the match has entered the decisive stage.

The final of the ICC World Test Championship between Australia and India is underway at the Oval Cricket Ground. Today is the fifth and final day of play and the match has entered the deciding phase.

Australia need 7 wickets to become the ruler of Test cricket while India need 280 runs to complete their dream.

In the final match, in response to Australia’s first innings score of 469, the Indian team was bowled out for 296 runs in the first innings, so Australia got a lead of 163 runs in the first innings.

On the fourth day of the match, Australia declared their second innings 270 runs with 8 out and gave India a target of 424 runs to win.

By the end of the match on the fourth day, India had scored 164 runs for the loss of three wickets. Virat Kohli is at the crease with 44 and Ajinkya Rahane with 20 runs.

If the match ends without a result, both teams will be declared joint winners.

The winning team of the final will be entitled to a prize money of 1.6 million dollars along with the trophy, while the runner-up team will receive 8 million dollars.

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