India's road to 2023 WTC final

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India will play a second consecutive World Test Championships (WTC) final, this time against Australia starting on Wednesday at The Oval. Here's how they made it to the 2023 WTC final:

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India vs England 2021

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India vs NZ 2021

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India vs SA 2021-22

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India vs SL 2022

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India vs England 2022

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India vs Ban 2022

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India vs Australia 2023

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