After an impressive display from the batsmen, the Australian bowlers delivered the second day to put India on the back foot in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship Final 2023 at The Oval on Thursday, June 8. Australia’s first innings collapsed on the second day with Travis being bundled out for 469. top scorer with 163 runs and steve smith Added his 31st Test century. Mohammad Siraj took four wickets for India Mohammed Shami And Shardul Thakur picked two each.
Indian opening batsman Rohit Sharma And Shubman Gill Started positively with 30 runs in the first five overs but India lost five wickets at the end of the third day. India’s top order was struggling to keep up against Australia’s pace attack but Ravindra JadejaAn inning of 48* off 51 balls helped them post a score of 151/5 in 38 overs. Ajinkya Rahane Wicket-keeper batsman KS Bharat remained on the pitch with 29* off 71 balls, India’s last hope of salvaging something from the first innings of the third day.
Pitch Report – IND vs AUS, WTC Final, Day 3
The pitch remained green with a dry surface on the first two days. However, 3 days less green is expected if the weather remains cloudy. The spinners of both the teams did not get much help on the first two days but are likely to play some part in the remaining three days. The fast bowlers from both the teams dominated the second day and will be expected to make a similar impression in the first session with the new ball on Friday.
WTC Final, India vs Australia, Day 3 Weather Forecast
The weather remains similar to the initial forecast but there will be a slight increase in the temperature on the third day. AccuWeather suggests 7% cloud cover during play time with temperatures hovering around 20-24 on day three. There is no forecast for rain. on day 3.
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 KohliAjinkya Rahane, Srikar Bharat (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Umesh YadavMohammed Shami, Mohammed 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