2023-06-11 12:10:42
The Oval: World Test Championship title for Australia. Chasing a target of 444 runs, India’s innings ended at 234 runs. Nathan Lyon took four wickets and Scott Boland took three wickets to destroy India. This is the second time in a row that India have lost in the World Test Championship final. India lost to New Zealand last time.
Virat Kohli who scored 49 runs, Ajinkya Rahane who scored 46 runs and Rohit Sharma who scored 43 runs were the only ones who resisted in the Indian line. Man of the match was Travis Head who scored 163 runs in the first innings and laid the foundation for the Aussies win.
Score- Australia- 469 & 270/8 declared & India 296 & 234
India needed another 280 runs to win on the fifth day. But it was Boland who cleared the way for Australia to win by dismissing Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja early. Later, Ajinkya Rahane and Srikar Bharat tried to hold back, but the Aussie bowlers took wickets at regular intervals and defeated India’s ambition.
Aussies won the match by scoring 469 runs in the first innings. The battered Indian batting line-up was not able to produce a significant performance in the reply batting. In the second innings, the Aussies overcame the challenge of the Indian bowlers and set a great target. Cricket experts are of the opinion that following two months of IPL, India did not seek adequate training in red ball cricket. The pitch in favor of pace bowling at the Oval also dimmed India’s chances.
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