IND vs AUS WTC Final 2023 Day 1 Highlights: Head, Smith Star As Australia Post 'Daunting' 327/3 Vs India At Stumps
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Things were balanced between India and Australia till lunch, after which Steven Smith joined Travid Head to punish Indian bowlers at every oppurtunity they got, powering Australia to 327/3 at stumps on Day 1. Head remains unbeaten on 146 off just 156 balls, and Smith is just five short from his hundred. India won the toss and invited Australia to bat first.
Indian bowlers frustrated at the moment. 200-run partnership between Travid Head and Steve Smith puts Aussies on top.
Indian bowlers struggling for wicket! They are definitely missing Jasprit Bumrah here.
TON for Travid Head! The Aussie star removes his helmet, receives a huge appalause from the crowd and the Australian dressing room. Head gets to his ton in 106 balls. This is his personal best score while batting in England. He completes his century in 106 balls with the help of 14 fours and a six at a strike rate of 94.33 .
150-run partnership between Travis Head and Steven Smith! Also, Smith attains a hard-fought half-century, his 38th in Test cricket.
Indian bowlers need to come up with a better plan here! Australia are 170 for 3 after 28 overs at Tea break of Day 1. India were off to a remarkable start in the post-lunch session with Shami cleaning up big fish Marnus Labuschagne in his very first ball of the session. Australia's number 5 Travis Head, the next man in, did the bulk of scoring to bring up his 60-ball fifty. Smith provided him great support from the other end. He didn't scored runs with the fluency he is known for in red-ball format, but he made sure to nopt just throw away his priced wicket in frustration.
Travis Head scored his career's 14th Test fifty to push Indian bowlers on backfoot. Steve Smith also dealing in boundaries and providing him good support. Three-down Aussies aiming to end 2nd session on a dominating note.
WICKET! Shami strikes with his very first ball in the post-lunch session!! Labuschagne fails to resist a drive to a fuller length delivery, pitched just outside off and the ball jags in sharply to clip the stump. Travis Head comes to the crease. Australia are 85-3 after 26 overs.
OUT! Second wicket for India!! Just at the stroke of lunch, Australia loses big wicket of opener David Warner. Shardul Thakur gets the priced scalp of Warner and that too by bowling such an innocuous delivery. Warner gets a thin edge and Srikar Bharat takes an easy catch behind the stumps. Steven Smith comes to the crease. AUS 72-2 after 22 overs.
Mohammed Siraj and Mohammed Shami are troubling the Aussies with their perfect line and length. India gained upper hand in the WTC Final after early wicket of Usman Khawaja on Day 1 but it looks like the momentum is shifting towards the Aussies. David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne look firm, dealing in fours now, dominating Indian bowlers at the moment. Umesh Yadav gives away 16 runs in his over. Australia are 54/1 after 15 overs.
Both Warner and Labuschagne have been batting patiently as they are not trying to dodge the deliveries that are going outside off. Indian bowlers are also bowling on a tight length, not giving away any loose deliveries.
Siraj came up with a first breakthrough as he scalped the wicket of Khawaja and Srikar Bharat took a great catch at the end. It was a good length delivery by Siraj and Khawaja failed to judge it and ended up edging it.
Warner and Khawaja started the proceedings for Australia. Shami bowled the first over for India.
India's Playing XI: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Srikar Bharat(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj.
Australia's Playing XI: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland.
India won the toss and opted to bowl first at the Oval.
Predicted XI's:
India: Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma (C), Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, KS Bharat (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj.
Australia: Usman Khawaja, David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (WK), Pat Cummins (C), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland.
One of the most important topics is who will keep wickets for India. Will it be KS Bharat or Ishan Kishan? Bharat has already proved his worth as a keeper in the recently passed Border-Gavaskar trophy while Ishan on the other hand is yet to play a Test match for India.
Australia Squad: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland, Josh Inglis, Todd Murphy, Michael Neser, Marcus Harris.
India Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Srikar Bharat(w), Ishan Kishan, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jaydev Unadkat
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Background
The Indian team is facing Australia in the high octane in the ICC World Test Championship Final for the 2021-23 cycle at the Oval Stadium in London on Wednesday. Rohit Sharma’s team will be eyeing their first ICC title after a long period of 10 years as they won the 2013 Champions Trophy under the leadership of MS Dhoni.
On the other hand, Australia are coming to play the WTC final for the very first time and will be hoping to add another ICC trophy in their cabinet as they have already sealed ODI World Cup, T20 World, and Champions Trophy titles earlier. But for India, this will not be the first time as last year also they played the WTC final where they lost the game to New Zealand at Southampton in England by eight wickets under the leadership of Virat Kohli.
Team India will be led by Rohit Sharma who will be eyeing to go past his colleague Ajinkya Rahane and former India skipper Sourav Ganguly’s record of most Test wins by an Indian skipper against Australia. Pat Cummins on the other hand will be looking to take revenge for the loss they face in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to India.
Predicted XI's:
India: Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma (C), Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, KS Bharat (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj.
Australia: Usman Khawaja, David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (WK), Pat Cummins (C), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland.
Squads:
India: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Srikar Bharat(w), Ishan Kishan, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jaydev Unadkat.
Australia: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland, Josh Inglis, Todd Murphy, Michael Neser, Marcus Harris.
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