Match Details
Match Bulletins (Day 1):
Siraj gives India a head start, nicking off Khawaja for 0
Labuschagne gets hit on his left glove off Siraj
Warner and Labuschagne cautiously bat out Shami and Siraj
Session 1, Drinks: AUS- 29/1 (12 overs), Warner 17(33), Labuschagne 11(29)
Umesh fails to backup the good job of the new ball bowlers
Warner smashes Umesh Yadav for 4 fours in an over
50-run partnership between Warner and Labuschagne
Umesh comes back well and hits Labuschagne on the gloves
Shardul pins Labuschagne on the pads twice but reviews favoured the batter
Seven minutes before Lunch, Lord Thakur dismisses Warner
Lunch, Day 1: AUS- 73/2 (23 overs) Labuschagne 26(61), Smith 2(7)
Shami cleans up Labuschagne in the second over after Lunch.
Siraj troubles Smith who cops up blows on trot.
Travis Head caresses
Session 2, Drinks: Aus- 125-3 (36) Head: 35(28), Smith: 19(57)
50 runs partnership between Smith and Head.
Head brings up half-century via TravBall.
Ravindra Jadeja introduced- first sign of spin in the 39th over.
Tea, Day 1: AUS- 170/3 (51) Smith: 33*, Head: 60*
Head and Smith bring their 100-run partnership straight after tea
Indian attack Head with short deliveries and the southpaw dealt with it nicely
Smudge breached his 38th Test fifty in his own style
Head notched his 6th Test hundred, his first century versus India and his first century in England
Session 3, Drinks: AUS- 247/3 (67 overs) Smith: 57(160), Head 105(114)
200-run partnership between Smith and Head
Australia crossed the 300-run mark just before the second new ball
Indian bowlers couldn't find anything from the second new ball
Smith signs off the day with a delightful extra cover drive
Stumps, Day 1: AUS: 327/3 (85 overs) Smith: 95(227), Head: 146(156)
Match Bulletins (Day 2):
Steven Smith caresses back-to-back fours in the first over of the day to rack up the 31st Test ton
Travis Head brings up 150 in the 89.5th over
Short ball ploy yields dividends for Siraj as he removes Head for 163
Shami lures Green onto a drive and gets his outside edge nicked
Session: 1, Drinks: AUS - 382/5 (97 overs) (Smith 120*, Carey 4*)
Steven Smith chops on off the bowling of Shardul Thakur
Team 400 up for Australia in 102.5 overs
Axar Patel’s (sub) direct throw sends Mitchell Starc back to the hut
Day 2, Lunch: AUS: 422/7 (109 overs) Carey: 22*, Cummins: 2*)
Carey and Cummins pile on the agony and add a 50-run partnership, taking Australia past 450
Ravindra Jadeja introduced late in the day, traps Carey in front
Siraj cleans up the tail
First Innings, AUS: 469 (121.3 overs) Head 163(174), Smith 121(268), Siraj- 4/108 (28.3)
Shubman Gill creams a cover drive to get his first runs in the final
Cummins traps Rohit plumb in front
Boland leaves Gill puzzled as the latter misjudged the line
Tea Day 2: IND- 37/2 after 10 overs (Pujara:3*, Kohli: 4*)
Cameron Green removes Pujara for 14 as the latter misjudged completely
Mitchell Starc gets rid of Virat Kohli for 14 with a beauty
Ajinkya Rahane survives a review scare as Pat Cummins oversteps
Session 3, Drinks: IND- 98/4 after 24 overs (Rahane 17*, Jadeja 18*)
Rahane survives a lbw decision as the Aussie skipper oversteps
Rahane and Jadeja bring up 50 runs partnership
Nathan Lyon comes into the attack and removes Ravindra Jadeja for 48
Bharat gets peppered on his body with the extra bounce of the Oval
Rahane and Bharat did well to take India to Stumps without any further hiccups
Stumps Day 2: IND- 151/5 after 38 overs (Rahane: 29*, Bharat: 5*) trail AUS by 318 runs
Match Bulletins (Day 3):
Scott Boland removes KS Bharat off the second ball of the day
Shardul Thakur receives a barrage of short balls from Pat Cummins
Green at gully puts down a catch of Thakur
50 runs stand between Thakur & Rahane
50 for Rahane and brought up with a six off Cummins
Drinks Session 1: India 209/6 after 49 overs. (Rahane- 62, Thakur-16)
Australia’s slip cordon let go Rahane’s edge
100 runs partnership between Thakur and Rahane
Thakur survives a lbw scare as Cummins oversteps
Lunch Day 3: IND- 260/6 (60 overs), Rahane (89 off 122), Shardul (36 off 83)
Green at gully with an one-handed screamer to dismiss Rahane 11 short of his century
Shami and Thakur hit some strokes collecting important runs
Shardul with a perfect straight drive off Cummins
Shardul gets to yet another fifty at the Oval
India bowled out for 296 conceding a lead of 173 runs to Australia
Siraj removes Warner early in the second innings
Marnus Labuschagne gets hit on the gloves multiple times by Siraj
Tea Day 3: Aus- 23/1 (11 overs) Khawaja 13, Labuschagne 8
Umesh Yadav removes Usman Khawaja for 13
50 runs partnership between Smith and Labuschagne
Drinks Session 3: AUS- 83/2 (28 overs)Labuschagne 34, Smith 32
Jadeja outfoxes Smith as he looks to slog him down the ground
Siraj with a short ball ploy to Head, which almost works
Umesh Yadav puts down a simple catch of Head and parries it over the ropes
Jadeja takes a sharp return catch and gets rid of Head
Labuschagne and Green negotiate the remaining part of the day
Stumps Day 3: AUS- 123/4 (44) Labuschagne 41, Green 7
Match Bulletins (Day 4):
Umesh Yadav dismisses Marnus Labuschagne in the 3rd over of the day
Drinks: Australia: 156/5 after 58 overs. (Cameron Green: 21, Alex Carey: 15)
Ravindra Jadeja removes Cameron Green for 25.
Day 4, Lunch, Session 1: AUS: 201-6 Starc: 11*(19), Carey: 41* (61)
Alex Carey reaches his 4th Test fifty.
Mohammad Shami dismisses Mitchell Starc for 41.
Drinks Day 4: Australia: 269/7 after 84 overs. (Carey:66, Cummins: 5)
Innings Break: Australia: 270/8 declared after 84.3 overs. (Carey 66*)
Scott Boland removes Shubman Gill for 18.
Tea Day 4: India: 41/1 after 7.1 overs (Rohit : 22*)
Rohit and Pujara steadies proceedings for India, gels 50-run partnership
Nathan Lyon comes into the attack and gets rid of Rohit Sharma for 43
Cheteshwar Pujara gives his wicket away to Pat Cummins.
Drinks, Day 4: India: 101/3 after 23 overs. Virat Kohli: 8, Ajinkya Rahane: 0
Stumps, Day 4: India 164/3 after 40 overs. Virat Kohli: 44, Ajinkya Rahane: 20
Scott Boland sets up Virat Kohli who falls for 49
Change of angle removes Jadeja for a silver duck in the same over from Boland
Session 1, Drinks: IND: 195-5; Bharat: 14 (22), Rahane: 31 (89)
Mitchell Starc strikes and gets rid of Ajinkya Rahane for 46
Nathan Lyon removes Shardul Thakur, traps plumb in front
Umesh Yadav and Bharat fell in quick succession.
Siraj is the last man out as Australia wins the game by 209 runs to win the WTC 2023.
Australia are the Test Champions.
KEY MOMENTS OF THE WTC FINAL (AUSTRALIA):
The Head-Smith massive stand
Earlier, Australia posted a total of 469 runs on the back of two tons - Travis Head and Steve Smith. Despite being in a tricky situation after the second session on Day 1, Smith and Head built a 285 runs partnership to change the complexion of the game and take Australia to a commendable state.
David Warner’s gritty 43 in the first innings.
Warner had the tough job to negate the moving ball while Warner and Shami dished bullets at him. It was a bit overcast and not easy to be dealt with. He didn’t let the momentum shift on the Indian side despite losing Usman Khawaja early. He made the run-scoring easy for the next batters to follow.
Alex Carey’s valuable contributions
Carey’s contribution to the Test will be eclipsed by the two centurions in Steve Smith and Mitchell Starc. But it is worth mentioning that he glued a 51 runs stand with Pat Cummins (1st innings) and a 93-run stand with Mitchell Starc (2nd innings) which helped Australia to get a lead of 443 runs at the end of the third innings. Carey (48 & 66) silently did his job and excellently batted against the spinner.
Scott Boland and his precision.
The Scott Boland dismissal to remove Virat Kohli in the 2nd innings has to be one of the best set up’s of this final Test. He also removed Shubman Gill and Ravindra Jadeja in the 2nd innings. Also, the dismissal of Shubman Gill in the first innings was clinical to push India on the back foot.