Team India is currently at the crease. Indian bowlers picked up on Day 2 of ICC WTC 2023 and restricted Australia at 469. But the batters are struggling to perform as they face a mammoth target
Rohit Sharma-led Team India managed to cross the 151-runs mark after losing 5 wickets. It is still trailing by 318 runs. Ajinkya Rahane and KS Bharat are currently on the crease
Ravindra Jadeja fell short of just two runs from scoring a half-century. He was dismissed by Nathan Lyon. The Australian bowlers Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Scott Boland, Cameron Green and Nathan Lyon, picked one wicket each
As per Team India Playing XI, if another wicket falls, Shardul Thakur is likely to bat the next
Ex-India captain Virat Kohli has reclaimed his record of scoring maximum runs for India in WTC. Rohit Sharma made a new record by scoring 1,809 runs but Kohli overtook him again in the 15th over of the India innings
WTC Final between India and Australia is being played at The Oval stadium in London. The pitch traditionally offers assistance to skippers and aids batting in the second half. WTC Final Ind vs Aus match is being live streamed on Disney+Hotstar app and the website and live telecast on Star Sports Network
Travis Head and Steve Smith helped Australia recover on the ICC WTC day 1. Head scored 146 runs not out and Smith scored 95 not out as they added 251 runs unbeaten for the fourth wicket partnership
Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur took Australian opener Usman Khawaja and David Warner’s wickets respectively. Later, Mohammed Shami castled Marnus Labuschagne
Both Team India and Team Australia are missing some of their key players. Jasprit Bumrah, R Ashwin, Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul are missing from the Indian Team and Australian star player Josh Hazlewood is off the pitch due to an injury
Due to the same reason, legends including Ravi Shastri, Ricky Ponting, Wasim Akram and others have predicted in favour of Team Australia. Google Win Predictor has further reduced India’s chances to win to 8%