Australia emerged as the best team at the end of the first day of the World Test Championship Final 2023 against India on Wednesday, June 7. indian captain Rohit Sharma Won the toss and elected to bowl first after learning of the pace-friendly green surface at The Oval, London. The Indian fast bowlers took three wickets in the first 25 overs but then Travis Head and steve smith They shared an unbeaten 251-run partnership to help Australia score 327/3 in 85 overs at the end of the first day.
India’s decision to proceed without world No. 1 Test bowler Ravichandran Ashwin proved costly as Head smashed his maiden Test century and Smith showed his dominance in red-ball cricket by adding 95*.
The pitch didn’t help the fast bowlers much as Head and Smith adapted to the conditions quickly. India will enter the second day hoping for early wickets to get back in the game but will certainly need help from the Oval pitch.
Pitch Report – IND vs AUS, WTC Final, Day 2
The pitch unveiled for the summit clash had a good amount of green grass and considering this, the Indian team decided to bowl first. The pitch is expected to behave similarly on the second day but the pacers are likely to get some help from the seam and bounce from the new ball. indian spin option Ravindra Jadeja Wasn’t able to take any turn on Day 1 but could get some help during the third session with the new ball on Day 2.
WTC Final, India vs Australia, Day 2 Weather Forecast
There will be no change in the earlier weather forecast report which suggested clear skies on the second day. There were some dark clouds during the first session of the first day, but it did not affect. The latest weather update from AccuWeather shows that there will be no rain during the match and the temperature will be around 20 degree Celsius.
Kennington Oval, London- number game
basic test data
- Total Matches: 105
- Matches won batting first: 38
- Matches won bowling first: 29
Average Test Stats
- Average first innings score: 343
- Average second innings score: 304
- Average 3rd innings score: 238
- Average score in 4th innings: 156
Score statistics for test matches
- Highest total recorded – 903/7 (335.2 overs) by England vs Australia
- Lowest total recorded – 44/10 (26 overs) by Australia vs England
playing eleven
Indian team: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya RahaneSrikar Bharat (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed ShamiMohammed Siraj
Australia Team: David Warner, Usman KhawajaMarnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (Week), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan LyonScott Boland