WTC Final Day 5 Highlights: Australia are new Test champions of the world

India vs Australia Highlights, World Test Championship Final, Day 5: Once again, India have fallen short in yet another ICC event and it is Australia who take the only trophy lacking in their cabinet

7:12 PM

That’s where the game finished

7:04 PM

WTC Final 2023: A look at the brief scorecard

India vs Australia Match Summary, WTC Final 2023

Australia- 469 (1st Inn)	India
Travis Head- 163	Mohd Siraj 4/108
India- 296 (1st Innings)	Australia
Ajinkya Rahane- 89	Pat Cummins- 3/83
Australia 270/8 Decl (2nd Inn)	India
Alex Carey- 68*	Ravindra Jadeja- 3/58
India- 234 (2nd Inn)	Australia
Virat Kohli- 49	Nathan Lyon- 4/41

6:47 PM

World Test Championship Final 2023: Match Summary

 

After winning the toss and deciding to bowl first, nothing went well for India and its captain Rohit Sharma. Australia piled on 327 at the end of Day 1ith Travis Head hitting a scintillating century and Steve Smith batting on 95. On Day 2 India tried to make a comeback as they bowled Australia over for 469. 

 

But again the problems started to pile up for the Indian team as they were reduced to 151/5 by the end of the Day’s play. They came back hard on the third day as Ajinkya Rahane added 109 alongside Shardul Thakur in the morning session. But post Lunch things changed again as India were bowled for 296 with 36 runs being added to the total at Lucnh. 

 

Australia played cautiously and were too slow as they could score only 123 at the loss of four wickets. On Day 4 they lost overnight batter Marnus Labuschagne early. However, Alex Carey partnered Cameron Green for 43 and then Mitchell Starc for 93 as Australia declared the innings at 270/8, giving India a target of 444 to get in nearly 130 overs. 

 

India started with positive intent, getting to 41 in only the seventh over before Shubman Gill was given out controversially. Even after that Cheteshwar Pujara and Rohit Sharma added 51 for the second wicket and kept the hopes alive for a miraculous win. Both got out in quick succession and then Virat Kohli and Rahane added 71 to end Day 4 with India at 164/3, needing 280 on the last day with seven wickets in hand. 

 

On Day 5 though things changed drastically as India lost its last seven wickets for only 70 runs, losing the match by 209 runs eventually. 

 

With this win, Australia have now won every ICC trophy and have become the first team to do so. This was also their ninth ICC trophy, the most by any men’s team in cricket. 

 

6:22 PM

WTC Final Day 5 Summary: Australia complete the job in 23.3 overs

 

With 280 to get and Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane fully set, Indian fans hoped to see a gripping day of action. However, it turned out to be a meek surrender. For the first six overs, it turned out to be a defensive approach from Team India. However, Scott Bokand started to cause problems from the 47th over onward. He got Kohli and Jadeja in the same over, both edging out to slip and the keeper respectively. 

 

Rahane tried to approach the chase patiently but could add only 33 with Srikar Bharat before being caught by Carey off Mitchell Starc. This started the fall of wickets that ended with the 10th wicket of Mohammed Siraj. India lost its last seven wickets for a meagre 70 runs in 23.3 overs to lose the game by 209 runs and remain winless in yet another ICC event final since the 2013 Champions Trophy. 

 

Four Australia, Nathan Lyon took three while Boland and Starc had two wickets each among the seven that fell this evening. 

 

5:57 PM

Australia in ICC events: 5 ODI World Cups, 1 T20 World Cup, 1 World Test Championship, 2 Champions Trophy

5:54 PM

Travis Head: Player of the Match for hitting a game-changing 163 in the first innings

5:52 PM

This was the WTC Final winning moment for the Aussies

5:49 PM

Winning Test matches is the biggest satisfaction: Australia captain

 

In the post-match presentation, Australia captain Pat Cummins said that they should have driven the game home quite early, but for a window of opportunity that they gave to India. He also mentioned Scot Boland to be his favourite player from now onwards. 

 

5:38 PM

We will fight for the next championship as well: India's captain

 

Rohit Sharma was all praise for his team for being able to make back-to-back finals in the World Test Championship. However, he said that they lacked to apply themselves with the bat particularly. He said that Rahane and Shardul gave Team India a chance, but the rest of the players could not really convert that chance. 

 

5:29 PM

Lyon has Siraj as his fourth scalp and Australia win the trophy

 

This is it then. Australia have won the only ICC trophy lacking in their cabinet. Shami tried to reverse sweep it but could get only as far as the backward point where Boland caught it easily. It was just the formalities left and they have been completed. 

 

India live score 234/10 in 63.3 Overs

 

5:22 PM

Bharat out trying to slog, India nine down

 

Srikar Bharat, who looked good for the first time in the match with the bat, had no one to give company to and tried to get quick runs and reduce the target down. He went for the big slog against Nathan Lyon but ended up getting the ball only as far as Lyon. India are now nine down 

 

India live score 224/9 in 62 Overs

 

5:06 PM

A brilliant catch from Carey gets Umesh, Starc has his second

 

Mitchell Starc is spitting fire with the ball as he banged it short and Umesh Yadav, taken aback by the bounce tried to get his hands down but wasn’t quick enough to do that. The ball brushed off the gloves, rose up and Laex Crey took a brilliant catch jumping up and taking it one-handed. 

 

India live score 220/8 in 60.2 Overs

 

4:43 PM

WTC Final: Lyon gets Thakur out for duck

 

India are now seven down even before Lunch and Australia are all over them. This time around, it is the wicket Shardul Thakur and Nathan Lyon has got hom trapped leg before wicket. Thakur reviewed but to no avail. 

 

India live score 218/7 in 59 Overs

 

4:41 PM

Rahane removed, India are now six down

 

Mitchell Starc has struck for the first time in teh fourth innings and it is the wicket of Ajikya Rahane that he has managed to pick. India are now six down and Australia can smell the win very close. 

 

India live score 212/6 in 56.1 Overs

 

3:42 PM

Boland has another, India dealt a double blow as Jadeja

 

Gone!! Jadeja has been taken by Carey behind the stumps and Scott Boland has two in the over. Jadeja is out trying to feel for the ball and knicking it back to the keeper. He scored 0 off two balls and India are now five down 

 

India live score 179/5 in 47 Overs