ICC World Test Championship Final 2023: Australia vs India, Final, Match Update

ICC World Test Championship Final 2023: The 251 Runs Partnership Between Steven Smith and Travis Head Put Australia on the Driving Seat  Australia and India square off in the World Test Championship final at Kennington Oval, London. India won the toss and decided to bowl first. David Warner and Usman Khawaja came to bat and Mohammed Shami opened the bowling attack. In the 4th over, Usman Khawaja got out for a duck on the fourth ball. In the 6th over, Warner hit a four on the third ball and it was the first boundary of the match. After the first wicket, David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne showed great display and played very well against the Indian bowler in the start. After 10 overs, AUS was at 22-1. In the 15th over, Warner hit a four on the second ball and finished the over with back-to-back three fours. With these boundaries, Australia reached 50 runs. In the 22nd over, Warner hit a four on the second ball and got out after scoring 43(60) on the fourth ball. It was the biggest breakthrough for India as Warner was looking in a good touch. Australia was at 73-2 in 23 overs at the end of session 1. Siraj and Thakur shared one wicket each. At the end of 1st session, Australia was at 73-2 and Marnus Labuschagne 26(61) and Steven Smith 2(7) were playing. Mohammed Siraj started bowling when session 2 resumed. In the 25th over, Labuschagne got out after scoring 26(62) on the first ball and Head finished the over with a four. In the 30th over, Head hit a four on the first ball and Australia reached 100 runs. In the 31st over, Head hit back-to-back two fours. After the Labuschagne wicket, Australian batter Steven Smith and Travis Head made a partnership and kept adding runs to the scorecard. In the 38th over, the partnership between Steven Smith and Travis Head reached 50 runs on the first ball and Head hit back-to-back two fours and Smith finished the over with back-to-back two fours. In the 43rd over, Head hit a four on the last ball and Australia reached 150 runs. In the 44th over, Head hit a four and scored a half-century. After the end of session 2, Australia was at 170-3 in 51 overs. Umesh Yadav started the over when the third session resumed. In the 53rd over, Head hit a four on the first ball and the partnership between Steven Smith and Travis Head reached 100 runs on the second ball. In the 59th over, Australia reached 200 runs on the first ball and Head smashed back-to-back two boundaries. In the 60th over, Smith hit two fours. In the 62th over, Smith scored a half-century on the last ball. In the 65th over, Head scored a century on the fourth ball. In the 69th over, Smith hit two fours. In the 76th over, Head smashed back-to-back two fours. In the 80th over, Australia reached 300 runs. In the 84th over, Head smashed back-to-back two fours. At the end of day 1, Australia scored 327-3 in 85 overs. Stay tuned with us to get the latest update and live cricket news of upcoming matches!