With exactly 7 weeks to go till the ICC World Test Championship final, here are 7 interesting facts on the occasion. This is the closest there has been to a World Cup final in Test Cricket. New Zealand and India have a shot at world glory in the premier form of the game.
New Zealand last won a Test Match away from home against India in 1988.
India have never played a neutral Test Match before.
This will be the 7th Test Match Ageas Bowl are hosting since making a Test debut in 2011 when England played host to Sri Lanka.
After 1912 England have only hosted two neutral Tests which was in the summer of 2010 where Pakistan played Australia.
India have only won 7 Tests in England whereas New Zealand have only won 5. Pakistan by contrast have won 13 which includes a neutral affair against Australia in the summer of 2010 as referred to in the previous point.
Neither India or New Zealand played a Test series in England during the course of the World Test Championship league stages.
New Zealand lost the last global final played in the UK in 2019 which was the World Cup final at Lord’s whereas India lost the previous global final in the UK before that which was the ICC Champions Trophy final in 2017 at the Kennington Oval.
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