Wives of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma – Anushka Sharma and Hrithik Sajdeh were seen supporting Team India at The Oval for the World Test Championship final on Wednesday, June 7. The picture of the two watching the WTC final in London went viral in no time. Notably, this is the second time Anushka and Ritika are watching the WTC final.
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Anushka Sharma and Ritika Sajdeh in the stands at The Oval. pic.twitter.com/COuBpvkI3r– Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) June 7, 2023
At the lunch break, India pacer Mohammed Siraj fired through his opening spell before fast bowler Shardul Thakur dismissed David Warner to leave Australia 73 for two at lunch on the first day. World Test Championship Final.
After surviving challenging conditions in the first hour at The Oval, Warner (43 off 60) and Labuschagne (26 off 61) were on course to see out the session until Thakur took the left-handed opener Was not dismissed by a short ball targeting his rib cage. , Wicketkeeper KS Bharath took a fine catch down the leg side.
As expected, India opted to bowl in overcast conditions and on a pitch with a fair amount of grass. He made the tough call to drop Ravichandran Ashwin from the playing XI for an all-round pace attack including Shami, Siraj, Umesh Yadav and Shardul Thakur.
Both Siraj and Shami kept Australia in control in the first hour, sharing six overs each and conceding only 29 runs.
Siraj bowled with a strong seam and got more out of the surface than Shami. Usman Khawaja (0 for 10), who has a modest record in England, started the tour on a disappointing note as he got a faint edge from a ball pitched outside off-stump and was seamed.
There was minimal foot speed and he paid the price for playing away from the body and got out easily by Bharath behind the stumps.
Warner, who has a point to prove in this game and is looking to cement his place in the playing XI for the upcoming Ashes, struggled with composure and took his chances every time he was offered width. He fought hard for the first boundary of the game.
After an entertaining opening hour, India took their feet off the pedal with Umesh Yadav giving Warner plenty of chances to score, who hit the pacer for four boundaries in the 15th over.
It was too tough for Labuschagne, who took a nasty blow on his left thumb from a sharp delivery from Siraj. Later in the session, he managed to avoid two close DRS lbw calls off Thakur. As is often the case in England, the sun came out in the second hour and made batting easier.
Australia were looking to close the session strongly until Warner went for a delivery bowled by Thakur, who went away from the crease coming around the wicket as the batsman tight for room could not keep the pull down. Bharat justified his selection over Ishan Kishan by taking a diving catch. (With PTI inputs)