Team India’s condition in WTC Final is slim, match in Australia’s fist after two days of play – wtc final day 2 highlights australia is in strong position vs india

London: The condition of Team India in the final of the World Test Championship looks slim. After two days of play, the Indian team is 318 runs behind Australia and its five wickets have also fallen. Half of the Indian team has returned to the pavilion in front of Australia’s huge score. Unbeaten batsman Steve Smith (121 runs, 268 balls, 19 fours) completed his century on the second day in quick succession, while Travis Head reached his 150 (163 runs, 174 balls, 25 fours, 1 six). It was a matter of relief that both of them could not play marathon innings on the second day. Despite this the Australian team managed to reach 469. In response, the Indian team had lost five wickets for only 151 runs till stumps. Ajinkya Rahane was at the crease with 29 runs (71 balls) and Shrikar Bharath with 5 runs (14 balls).

• First session – Run 95, Over 24, Wicket 4
• Second session – Run 84, over 22.3, wicket 5
• Third session – 114 runs, 28 overs, 3 wickets

No one stayed in the top-4
Indian batsmen struggled on a pitch where batting seemed easy with Smith and Head on. Rohit Sharma (15 runs) and Shumbhan Gill (13 runs) got off to a positive start for India, adding 30 runs in the first six overs. However, both got out on the same score. Gill misreads an inside ball from Scott Boland and drops it. The ball flew past his stumps. Similarly, Cheteshwar Pujara (14 runs) also became the victim of Cameron Green. Virat Kohli (14 runs) also could not last long in front of Australia’s restrained bowling. Only Ravindra Jadeja (48 runs, 51 balls) counter-attacked from India. He hit seven fours and a six in his innings.

Steve Smith broke 87 years old record
Smith was not out on 95 on the first day. He hit his 31st Test century in the very first over of the day bowled by Mohammad Siraj by hitting fours on the on-side off two consecutive balls. Head reached the score of 150 runs in Tests for the fourth time in his career by hitting a boundary off Mohammad Shami. The pair of Smith and Head had shared a partnership of 251 * runs till the end of the first day’s play. When their partnership reached 267 runs on the second day, a new record was created. The pair of Smith and Head broke the 87-year-old record for the highest partnership for the fourth wicket at The Oval. England’s Wally Hammond and Thomas Worthington shared a 266-run partnership for the fourth wicket against India at The Oval in 1936. The pair of Smith and Head shared a partnership of 285 runs in 67 overs.

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