We're down to the final round of the World Test Championship. After 6 exhilarating rounds of cricket, Pakistan lead the Championship table on 52 points with 4 wins, 1 draw and a single loss to Sri Lanka back in Round 4.
They are favourites to take one of the places in the final, with the other place likely to be either New Zealand or South Africa. Australia also have an outside chance of making the final, but a lot would have to go their way. The fixtures for Round 7 are below:
New Zealand are at home and face a West Indies side that are unbeaten in 4 matches and are playing some of their best cricket right now. If New Zealand win then they will be in the Final. A draw may still see them through depending on what happens with South Africa.
Pakistan face their old rival India. India have been disappointing in the tournament and will be looking to finish strong, especially against Pakistan. There is a chance India could deny Pakistan a place in the final if they won and if New Zealand and South Africa also won. It would then come down to a tie breaker (the procedure for which is shown below). Pakistan only need a win or draw to qualify for the final.
South Africa head home after their crushing defeat in Perth. They will play England in Johannesburg and need to win to be in with a chance of making the final. Their place will then depend on the outcome of New Zealand's game and perhaps Pakistan's and Australia's.
Finally, Australia need to beat Sri Lanka and hope that Pakistan and New Zealand lose and South Africa lose or draw. They then need to win out on the tie breaker procedure to book an unlikely place in the Final.
In the event that one or more teams are tied on points at the end of the tournament, the following tie breaker would be used to separate them:
1) Net run rate through tournament
2) Result between tied teams
3) Most runs scored between tied teams
4) Fewest wickets lost between tied teams
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