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LONDON : India were left battered and bruised as they tried to cope with a vicious Australia bowling onslaught but somehow managed to limit the damage to reach lunch on 260-6 on day three of the World Test Championship (WTC) at The Oval on Friday.
Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has accused the Pat Cummins-led Australian team of altering with the condition of the ball in the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) Final against India at The Oval. After posting a total of 469, Australia restricted India to a total of 151/5 at stumps on Day 2. Amid Australia's dominance on the first two days of the match, Basit Ali, who played 19 Tests and 50 ODIs for Pakistan, said that Cummins and co. 'made the ball' near the 15th over, which led to India's batting collapse.
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.
India had a tough outing on Day 2 of the ongoing World Test Championship final against Australia at The Oval. The Rohit Sharma-led side bundled out Australia at a huge total of 469 after Travis Head and Steve Smith smashed 163 and 121 runs respectively. However, Team India visibly struggled with the bat as they were reduced to 151/5 at the end of the second day. Every fan had huge hopes from star batter Virat Kohli as he was coming back from an outstanding IPL season but he got dismissed for 14, leaving everyone shocked.
IND vs AUS, WTC Final Day 3 Live Updates: Team India have a mountain to climb when they resume play on Day 3 at 151/5 against Australia in the World Test Championship (WTC) Final at The Oval. The Rohit Sharma-led side trail by 318 runs with Ajinkya Rahane and KS Bharat unbeaten on 29 and 5, respectively.
Mohammed Siraj courted controversy on Day 2 of the World Test Championship (WTC) Final against Australia at The Oval when he threw the ball towards Steve Smith's direction in a bizarre incident. Smith started the day on 95 and was able to reach his century with two consecutive boundaries off the pacer's bowling. On the fourth ball of the over, Smith moved away from the stumps just before the ball was bowled due to some issue with the spider cam but Siraj went ahead and threw the ball straight. Former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar was not pleased with the incident and he made his views clear on commentary.
Steve Smith scored his 31st Test century before Australia captain Pat Cummins sparked India's collapse in the World Test Championship final on Thursday. Smith, 95 not out overnight, followed team-mate Travis Head in going to three figures with 121 in a first-innings total of 469 at The Oval.
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. Ravindra Jadeja (48 off 51 balls) and Ajinkya Rahane (29 batting off 71) offered hope to the partisan Indian supporters at The Oval with a 71-run stand off 100 balls before the former fell to Nathan Lyon 20 minutes before close of play. India were reeling at 151 for five at stumps in response to Australia's first innings score of 469, trailing by 318 runs.