Watch: KS Bharat Has No Answer For Scott Boland's Ripper, Gets Clean Bowled In WTC Final

09.06.2023 - 10:39 sports.ndtv.com

KS Bharat was dismissed on the second ball of Day 3 of the World Test Championship (WTC) Final as Scott Boland claimed another wicket at The Oval on Friday.

It was a length delivery from Boland which seamed back in and went right through Bharat's defenses to crash into the stumps.

The ball did hit the stumps on the way but it did not change anything as Bharat was dismissed for 5 off 15 deliveries. It was the second wicket of the encounter for Boland who enjoyed healthy movement off the pitch.

The failure of India's famed top-order against a high-quality pace attack in a pressure game put Australia in firm control of the World Test Championship final in London on Thursday.

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