IND vs AUS WTC Final Day 3 Highlights: Green, Labuschagne Solid As Australia Lead India By 296 Runs At Stumps
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After losing quick wickets, Marnus and Green ensure no further setbacks till stumps on Day 3 as Australia extend their lead over India to 296. Australia are pretty much ahead in the game and on their way to secure a maiden WTC Final win. India were disciplined with the ball today but looks like it is too late now. They need a miracle here. India were reeling at at 152/6 when their lower-order batters Rahane and Shardul staged fightback to avoid the follow-on and get close to 300. Australia are clearly the favourites to win this final.
Jadeja STRIKES for the second time! Caught & Bowled this time to get rid of dangerous Travid Head -- Australia's highest run-getter in their first innings has been dismissed cheaply!! Jadeja has now removed both the centurions (Travid Head and Steven Smith) of the first innings! AUS are 112-4 after 37 overs
OUT! Steven Smith caught out by Shardul Thakur! The Aussie premier tries to slog a wide off ball over mid-on but only gets a leading edge to give Thakur an easy catch. Jadeja provides crucial breakthrough. AUS 90-3 after 32 overs, lead India by 263 runs
OUT! Veteran Umesh Yadav gets the second breakthrough for India! Yadav picks up his first wicket of WTC Final 2023 by dismissing Usman Khwaja, who knicks an outside off ball to keeper KS Bharat.
The final session of the day starts and Australia are in a superb position, effectively 196 for 1.
OUT! India gets the much-needed breakthrough! Siraj is the man once again! He gets a thick outside edge from Warner's bat and wicketkeeper KS Bharat dives across, gets his gloves under to take a difficult catch. AUS 2-1 after 4 overs.
Australia (469-10) bowl out India (296-10) for 296 in their first innings on Day 3 of IND vs AUS WTC Final. Australia have a healthy lead of 173! From reeling at 71-4 at one point to staging a fightback to reach 296-10, it has been a remarkable battle from India.
OUT! Australia captain Pat Cummins beat bowler Umesh Yadav on the outside edge as the ball rattles his off and middle stump. Yadav is clean bowled and the delivery by Cummins was too good, even for any top-order batter. IND 271-8 after 66 overs, trail by 187 runs.
OUT! Cameron Green pulls off a screamer to end Rahane's gritty innings at the Oval. Rahane tries to punch the ball but only manages to get a thick edge. The ball flies to gully where Green takes a one-handed stunner. The 109-run partership between Rahane and Shardul has been broken. IND 261-7 after 62 overs.
Ajinkya Rahane and Shardul Thakur still fighting to keep India alive in the game. The duo have fought hard as they walk off to a great applause. At Lunch on Day 3 of IND vs AUS WTC Final 2023 Test, India have lost 6 wickets at the score of 260 runs with Rahane and Shardul Thakur batting unbeaten at the crease. Rahane is playing on 89 while Shardul Thakur has so far scored 36 runs.
Sixth hundered-run partnership for seventh wicket or below for India in England! Shardul Thakur and Ajinkya Rahane looking solid vs Australia.
5,000 runs for Ajinkya Rahane in Test cricket. He becomes the 13th Indian to the milestone! Ajinkya Rahane standing like a wall for team India against Aussies. The ongoing solid stand between Rahane and Shardul Thakur is key for six-down India as they aim to bounce back after losing quick wickets on Day 2. Perfect situation for veteran Rahane to prove his mettle in the comeback game. IND 244-6 after 57 overs
Good little fightback this for India. But they would want this stand to go on and on. Rahane (68*) and Thakur (29*) have shown positive intent and that has made the difference for them this morning on England. IND- 229/6 after 54 overs. They still trail by 240 runs.
Half-century for Ajinkya Rahane on comeback. He has got there in some style with a six off Cummins. India-191/6 after 46 overs. They trail by 278 runs. Thakur batting on 12 at the other end.
Shardul Thakur is the new man in for India. This is the last recognised batting pair. Rahand and Thakur. India need both of them to bat out of their skins in a game which is quickly running out of their hands.
WICKET!! And there it is just the most perfect start for Australia and the worst that an Indian fan could have imagined. Bharat gets out off just the second ball of the day where the Boland's length gets the better of Bharat and the ball hits his pads to rattle the stumps. Bharat departs for 5 off 15. Second wicket for Boland and India are 152/6.
Hello and Welcome to our live coverage of IND vs AUS WTC Final Day 3. Focus will be on India's Ajinkya Rahana and Srikar Bharat as they look to try and cut the deficit with India still trailing by 318 runs. Australia, meanwhile, would want to wrap up the Indian innings quickly to take a giant stride towards becoming the World Test Champions.
Background
The ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final has been dominated by the Aussies so far. Despite being in put in to bat first by India skipper Rohit Sharma, Australia managed to post 469 in their first innings, thanks to centuries from Travis Head (163) and Steve Smith (121). In response, the Indian openers had got off to a brisk start. However, their joy was short-lived as Rohit, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara all failed to make a significant contribution with the bat.
Had it not been for the 71 off 100 balls stand between Ravindra Jadeja and Ajinkya Rahane, things would have looked far worse for Team India. But just when India were closing in on ending the day on a bit of a high and ignite hopes of some sort of a comeback in the summit, India's top-scorer of the innings so far, left-haded Jadeja fell to the off spinner Nathan Lyon for 48. India ended Day 2 at 151/5, still trailing by 318 runs with Rahane unbeaten on 29 off 71 and KS Bharat batting on 5 off 14.
Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Scott Boland, Cameron Green and Nathan Lyon have all picked up a wicket each in what has been a disciplined bowling effort by the Aussies. Moreover, the wicket also seems to be changing drastically at the Oval in London and all things suggest it would need a miraculous effort from the Indian middle and lower order to get as close to the total as possible before thinking of a way to save the Test.
Not much batting remain after the current duo with only Shardul Thakur's ability somewhat recognised with the batter. But will he be able to make an impact against this Australian attack in this high-pressure under testing conditions when he is called upon to do so will be the big question. For now, Rahane and Bharat would want to whether the storm in the first hour when play begins on what is Day 3 of the Test match on Friday (June 9).
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