Watch: India Star KS Bharat Struck By Nasty Blow From Mitchell Starc's Fast Delivery In WTC Final

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.

Fast bowler Cummins, in his 50th Test, then removed opposing skipper Rohit Sharma to initiate India's second-day slump. Ajinkya Rahane (29 not out), struck some painful blows on the glove, held firm with Ravindra Jadeja (48) after India had been reduced to 71-4. But India were 151-5 at stumps, a huge deficit of 318 runs. Rahane and KS Bharat, who copped a nasty blow from Mitchell Starc in the last over, were the two unbeaten batters at the crease at stumps.

Watch: India Star Struck By Nasty Blow From Mitchell Starc's Fast Delivery

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Rohit was plumb lbw for 15 to a full-length ball from Cummins, who had close figures of 1-36 in nine overs.

Four balls later, India were 30-2 when Shubman Gill (13) was bowled playing no shot to Scott Boland after being deceived by a sharp off-cutter. England's Stuart Broad tried to rile Australia before this match by saying he hoped Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli kept Cummins's men in the field for a long time ahead of next week's first Ashes Test at Edgbaston.

But both senior India batsmen fell for 14 on Thursday. Pujara was bowled leaving a delivery from all-rounder Cameron Green and Kohli was undone by a spiteful, lifting ball from Mitchell Starc that took the shoulder of the bat, with Smith holding an excellent leaping catch above his head at second slip.

Left-hander Jadeja defied Australia in an aggressive 51-ball knock featuring seven fours and a six. But he