Hat-tricks are tricky to pull off, and now the Indian cricket team is going to find out firsthand how tough it can get. The team is on the threshold of making a stellar three-peat: securing a third Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) trophy in Australia alongside a third successive World Test Championship Final qualification. But the journey to the WTC 2025 Final is hardly easy going. Their hope of qualifying for the competition, therefore is going to depend on what they have in store during BGT 2024-25. This will particularly prove to be critical with them having received a serious jolt earlier this month. New Zealand has managed a whitewash for the first time in their history against India at home. Rohit Sharma's men lost the pole position in the WTC points table and found themselves at the second spot. Also Read | Who is the First Italian Player in IPL 2025 Auction? Find Out WTC Final Qualification Scenarios for India based on the outcome of BGT 2024-25 Mathematically, there are nine ways in which Team India is still in contention to qualify for the WTC Final and all of these are intrinsically linked to what happens in BGT 2024-25. It's complicated but we have tried to break them down below to help you understand the context of the team's quest for an historic final again. If Result of the BGT 2024-25 is Qualification scenario for India IND win 4-0/5-0 vs AUS India directly qualifies for the Finals. IND win 3-0/3-1/4-1 vs AUS ENG must draw a Test match vs NZ IND win 2-0 vs AUS ENG must win a Test against NZ IND win 3-2 vs AUS ENG must win a Test against NZ, and SL must draw a Test against AUS IND win 1-0 vs AUS IND draws 1-1 vs AUS IND win 2-1 vs AUS NZ should win just one Test against ENG, and SL must draw one Test against AUS IND draws 2-2 vs AUS NZ should win just one Test against ENG, and SL must beat AUS IND Loses 2-3 vs AUS NZ should win just one Test against ENG, SL and SA should not win more than 2 of their 4 Tests Both IND and AUS ends BGT at 0-0 IND loses 0-1/1-2/1-3 against AUS ENG must beat NZ. PAK and SL must win 2-0 over SA and AUS, and SA vs SL should end 1-1 IND loses 0-2/0-3/1-4 vs AUS ENG must win 2-0/3-0 over NZ. PAK and SL must win 2-0 over SA and AUS and SA vs SL should end 1-1 IND loses 0-4/0-5 vs AUS India is disqualified