WTC Final 2023

India slipped to defeat early on day five of the WTC Final, losing by 209 runs to Australia on Sunday. An additional 15 minutes were taken at the end of the session to allow the final wicket to be taken, and Nathan Lyon picked up the scalp of Mohammed Siraj to secure Australia the WTC title. India have been fined 100 percent of their match fee while Australia docked 80 percent of their match fee due to their sluggish over rates, breaching Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players.

On the fourth day of the match, Gill fell when Scott Boland extracted an outside edge off his defensive prod, and the ball flew low to Green's left at third slip. The tall all-rounder took out his left hand and took a one-handed screamer, with Kettleborough adjudging it as a clean catch after viewing multiple replays of it.

Australia's victory was set up on Day One of the five-day match by a 285-run partnership between Player of the Match Travis Head (163) and Steve Smith (121) after Australia were sent in to bat first by India. Australia reached 469 in their first innings and India could manage only 296 in response to a key partnership between Ajinkya Rahane (89) and Shardul Thakur (51).

India's hopes depended on the partnership between Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane as they started playing on the fifth day at 164/3 in their chase of a gigantic target of 444. However, Kohli was the first to get out at 49 as he tried to hit a ball pitched wide off his off-stump and edged to Steve Smith at second slip.

Australia clinched a dominant 209-run victory early on the fifth day of an enthralling contest at The Oval on Sunday. Chasing the target of 444, India were bowled out for 234 in the second innings, with the last seven wickets falling for just 70 runs. Taking to Twitter, Ashwin congratulated Australia for winning the WTC title and acknowledged team India's efforts .

India were involved then, too; but the opposition were England, not Australia. The home side opted to bat and obtained a first innings lead of 103 runs. They then scored 334 for eight before English captain Mike Brearley declared, thereby on the fourth day setting India 438 runs to win.

But Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane put together a solid unbeaten 71-run partnership on yet another day of gripping Test cricket action and took India to 164/3 at stumps on Day Four, keeping India alive in the chase with 280 runs needed on the final day of the match on Sunday.

Gill was out when Boland extracted an outside edge off his defensive prod, and the ball flew low to Green's left at third slip. The tall all-rounder took out his left hand and took a one-handed screamer, with the third umpire Richard Kettleborough adjudging it as a clean catch after viewing multiple replays of it.

India were put in to chase after wicketkeeper-batter Alex Carey remained unbeaten on 66 as Australia declared their second innings at 270/8 in 84.3 overs, inviting India to break the World Record of 418 for the most successful fourth innings chase in a Test match for winning the coveted Mace.

At lunch, Australia are 201/6 in 70 overs, with Mitchell Starc keeping Carey company by being 11 not out. It was an absorbing session of Test cricket where Australia amassed 78 runs for the loss of two wickets, taken by Ravindra Jadeja and Umesh Yadav as India put up a fight with discipline in lines and lengths.