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Home  »  Cricket  »  ICC World Test Championship Final  »  Final Full Commentary

India vs Australia 2023 Final Full Commentary

Result · Jun 07 2023, Wed - 03:00 PM (IST)
AUSTRALIA
469, 270/8 decl
INDIA
296, 234
Australia won by 209 runs
CRR:3.69
Player Of The Match
  • 121.3

    OUT! Caught. Mohammed Siraj to Pat Cummins. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to extra cover, caught by Rahane. That brings the Aussies' first innings to a close. Australia have posted a mammoth first innings total of 469 on the board. Smith and Head played memorable knocks for their side. Mohammed Siraj bowled brilliantly and picked up four wickets. Stay tuned!

  • 121.2

    Mohammed Siraj to Pat Cummins. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Pujara.

  • 121.1

    Mohammed Siraj to Pat Cummins. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Pujara.

  • 120.6

    Ravindra Jadeja to Scott Boland. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Bharat.

  • 120.5

    Ravindra Jadeja to Scott Boland. Quicker length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to square leg for no runs, fielded by Yadav.

  • 120.4

    Ravindra Jadeja to Scott Boland. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

  • 120.3

    Ravindra Jadeja to Scott Boland. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs.

  • 120.2

    Ravindra Jadeja to Scott Boland. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs.

  • 120.1

    Ravindra Jadeja to Scott Boland. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

  • 119.6

    Mohammed Siraj to Scott Boland. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Thakur.

  • 119.5

    OUT! Bowled. Mohammed Siraj to Nathan Lyon. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed. Knocked him over!

  • 119.4

    Mohammed Siraj to Nathan Lyon. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed past fine leg for 4 runs.

  • 119.3

    Mohammed Siraj to Nathan Lyon. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Yadav.

  • 119.2

    Mohammed Siraj to Nathan Lyon. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Pujara.

  • 119.1

    Mohammed Siraj to Pat Cummins. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot dropped, to point for 1 run, fielded by Rahane.

  • 118.6

    Ravindra Jadeja to Nathan Lyon. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Kohli.

  • 118.5

    Ravindra Jadeja to Nathan Lyon. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs.

  • 118.4

    Ravindra Jadeja to Nathan Lyon. Quicker ball half volley, off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs.

  • 118.3

    Ravindra Jadeja to Nathan Lyon. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Sharma.

  • 118.2

    Ravindra Jadeja to Nathan Lyon. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Sharma.

  • 118.1

    Ravindra Jadeja to Nathan Lyon. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Gill.

  • 117.6

    Umesh Yadav to Nathan Lyon. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to point for 1 run, fielded by Jadeja.

  • 117.5

    Umesh Yadav to Nathan Lyon. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Shami.

  • 117.4

    Umesh Yadav to Nathan Lyon. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge to second slip for no runs, fielded by Thakur.

  • 117.3

    Umesh Yadav to Nathan Lyon. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Sharma.

  • 117.2

    Umesh Yadav to Nathan Lyon. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, inside edge to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Pujara.

  • 117.1

    FOUR! Umesh Yadav to Nathan Lyon. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs.

  • 116.6

    Ravindra Jadeja to Pat Cummins. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

  • 116.5

    Ravindra Jadeja to Pat Cummins. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Sharma.

  • 116.4

    Ravindra Jadeja to Nathan Lyon. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Thakur.

  • 69.4

    OUT! Caught. Mitchell Starc to Mohammed Shami. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, Gloved, caught by Carey. That brings the first innings to a close. India bowled out for 294, and the Aussies have a healthy lead of 173 runs. The skipper Cummins bagged three wickets to his name. Do join us back in a bit for the second innings of Australia.

  • 69.3

    Mitchell Starc to Mohammed Shami. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.

  • 69.2

    Mitchell Starc to Mohammed Shami. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, inside edge to backward point for no runs, fielded by Green.

  • 69.1

    Mitchell Starc to Mohammed Shami. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to deep extra cover for 2 runs, run save by Labuschagne.

  • 68.6

    Cameron Green to Mohammed Siraj. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to point for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.

  • 68.5

    APPEAL! Cameron Green to Mohammed Siraj. Half volley, middle stump on the front foot flick, inside edge to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne, appeal made for L.B.W. Good review from Siraj.

  • 68.4

    Cameron Green to Mohammed Siraj. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.

  • 68.3

    OUT! Caught. Cameron Green to Shardul Thakur. Seaming away length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge, caught by Carey. A brilliant knock from Thakur comes to an end.

  • 68.3

    Wide Cameron Green to Shardul Thakur. Bouncer, outside off stump no foot movement Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Carey.

  • 68.2

    Cameron Green to Mohammed Shami. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Head.

  • 68.1

    Cameron Green to Mohammed Shami. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to mid off for no runs, fielded by Cummins.

  • 67.6

    FOUR! Pat Cummins to Shardul Thakur. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past long off for 4 runs.

  • 67.5

    Pat Cummins to Shardul Thakur. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, hit body to gully for no runs, fielded by Green.

  • 67.4

    Pat Cummins to Shardul Thakur. Seaming in back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Late Cut, to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Lyon.

  • 67.3

    FOUR! Pat Cummins to Shardul Thakur. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past long on for 4 runs.

  • 67.2

    Pat Cummins to Shardul Thakur. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Starc.

  • 67.1

    Pat Cummins to Shardul Thakur. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.

  • 66.6

    Scott Boland to Mohammed Shami. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.

  • 66.5

    Scott Boland to Mohammed Shami. Half volley, off stump on the front foot flick, well timed to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Head.

  • 66.4

    FOUR! Scott Boland to Mohammed Shami. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, inside edge past fine leg for 4 runs.

  • 66.3

    FOUR! Scott Boland to Mohammed Shami. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past long off for 4 runs.

  • 66.2

    Scott Boland to Shardul Thakur. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Labuschagne.

  • 66.1

    Scott Boland to Shardul Thakur. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, in the air under control to fine leg for no runs, fielded by Starc.

  • 65.6

    Pat Cummins to Mohammed Shami. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.

  • 65.5

    OUT! Bowled. Pat Cummins to Umesh Yadav. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed. Cleaned him up!

  • 65.4

    Pat Cummins to Umesh Yadav. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.

  • 65.3

    FOUR! Pat Cummins to Umesh Yadav. Short, outside off stump on the back foot Late Cut, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.

  • 65.2

    Pat Cummins to Umesh Yadav. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, missed back to bowler for no runs.

  • 65.1

    Pat Cummins to Shardul Thakur. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Head.

  • 64.6

    Scott Boland to Umesh Yadav. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Cummins.

  • 84.3

    OUT! Caught (Sub). Mohammed Shami to Pat Cummins. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to cover. Axar takes a simple catch. Australia decided to declare their innings and set a massive target of 444 runs. Alex Carey played a pleasing cameo for his side. An uphill task ahead for India? Stay tuned!

  • 84.2

    Mohammed Shami to Pat Cummins. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Bharat.

  • 84.1

    Mohammed Shami to Alex Carey. Back of a length, outside off stump down the track cutting, missed to short fine leg for 1 run, mis-fielded by Bharat, fielded by Pujara.

  • 83.6

    Mohammed Siraj to Pat Cummins. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Bharat.

  • 83.5

    FOUR! Mohammed Siraj to Pat Cummins. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.

  • 83.4

    Mohammed Siraj to Alex Carey. Short, down leg side down the track pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Shami.

  • 83.3

    Mohammed Siraj to Alex Carey. In-swinging length ball, down leg side on the front foot flick, hit pad to square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Pujara.

  • 83.2

    Mohammed Siraj to Pat Cummins. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Shami.

  • 83.1

    Mohammed Siraj to Alex Carey. Length ball, middle stump on the back foot pushing, thick edge to third man for 1 run, fielded by Gill.

  • 82.6

    OUT! Caught. Mohammed Shami to Mitchell Starc. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge to first slip, caught by Kohli. Shami breaks the partnership.

  • 82.5

    Mohammed Shami to Mitchell Starc. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Bharat.

  • 82.4

    FOUR! Mohammed Shami to Mitchell Starc. Length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.

  • 82.3

    FOUR! Mohammed Shami to Mitchell Starc. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.

  • 82.2

    Mohammed Shami to Mitchell Starc. Short, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Bharat.

  • 82.1

    Mohammed Shami to Mitchell Starc. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid off for no runs, fielded by Jadeja.

  • 81.6

    Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc. Length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Jadeja.

  • 81.5

    Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot pushing, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Sharma.

  • 81.5

    Wide Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc. Bouncer, down leg side on the back foot Leave, Left to third man for 5 runs.

  • 81.4

    Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to fine leg for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Shami.

  • 81.3

    Mohammed Siraj to Alex Carey. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot flick, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Shami.

  • 81.2

    Mohammed Siraj to Alex Carey. In-swinging length ball, down leg side on the front foot flick, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Bharat.

  • 81.1

    Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Shami.

  • 80.6

    FOUR! Mohammed Shami to Alex Carey. In-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge past fine leg for 4 runs.

  • 80.5

    Mohammed Shami to Alex Carey. In-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed for no runs, fielded by Bharat.

  • 80.4

    Mohammed Shami to Mitchell Starc. In-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, hit pad to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Bharat.

  • 80.3

    Mohammed Shami to Alex Carey. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to point for 1 run, fielded by Jadeja.

  • 80.2

    Mohammed Shami to Alex Carey. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Sharma.

  • 80.1

    NEW BALL. Mohammed Shami to Alex Carey. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Sharma.

  • 79.6

    Umesh Yadav to Alex Carey. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Shami.

  • 79.5

    Umesh Yadav to Mitchell Starc. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Sharma.

  • 63.3
    Mohammed Siraj c Scott Boland b Nathan Lyon 1 (6)

    OUT! Caught. Nathan Lyon to Mohammed Siraj. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to backward point, caught by Boland. Boland takes the catch and Australia win by 209 runs. Australia becomes the first team to win all the ICC trophies. The Australian side has been outstanding throughout this WTC cycle. The Indian batters have failed to contribute with the bat. Scott Boland is the key bowler for Australia in this game. Travis Head is the Player of the Match. Stay tuned for the live-updates. Cheers.

  • 63.2

    Nathan Lyon to Mohammed Siraj. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Carey.

  • 63.1

    Nathan Lyon to Mohammed Siraj. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs.

  • End of Over 63
    Over 63. 10 runs. Bowler: Mitchell Starc. India: 234/9 (rr 3.71)
  • 62.6

    Mitchell Starc to Mohammed Siraj. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Head.

  • 62.5

    Mitchell Starc to Mohammed Siraj. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.

  • 62.4

    Mitchell Starc to Mohammed Shami. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, mis-timed to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Cummins.

  • 62.3

    APPEAL! Mitchell Starc to Mohammed Shami. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, hit pad for no runs, fielded by Carey, appeal made for Caught. Shami survives.

  • 62.2

    FOUR! Mitchell Starc to Mohammed Shami. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs.

  • 62.1

    FOUR! Mitchell Starc to Mohammed Shami. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.

  • End of Over 62
    Over 62. no runs. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. India: 224/9 (rr 3.61)
  • 61.6

    Nathan Lyon to Mohammed Siraj. Off break length ball, middle stump on the back foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs.

  • 61.5
    Srikar Bharat c and b Nathan Lyon 23 (41)

    OUT! Caught & Bowled. Nathan Lyon to Srikar Bharat. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed back to bowler. The last batter for India departs.

  • 61.4

    Nathan Lyon to Srikar Bharat. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Cummins.

  • 61.3

    Nathan Lyon to Srikar Bharat. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Cummins.

  • 61.2

    APPEAL! Nathan Lyon to Srikar Bharat. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey, appeal made for Stumped. Carey is too late to remove the bails.

  • 61.1

    Nathan Lyon to Srikar Bharat. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Warner.

  • End of Over 61
    Over 61. 4 runs. Bowler: Mitchell Starc. India: 224/8 (rr 3.67)
  • 60.6

    Mitchell Starc to Mohammed Shami. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to third man for no runs, fielded by Lyon.

  • 60.5

    Mitchell Starc to Mohammed Shami. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot glancing, hit pad for no runs, run save by Carey.

  • 60.4

    FOUR! Mitchell Starc to Mohammed Shami. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past third man for 4 runs.

  • 60.3

    Mitchell Starc to Mohammed Shami. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs.

  • 60.2
    Umesh Yadav c Alex Carey b Mitchell Starc 1 (12)

    OUT! Caught. Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav. Short, outside off stump swayed away pulling, Gloved, caught by Carey. Starc does his work.

  • 60.1

    Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.

  • End of Over 60
    Over 60. 2 runs. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. India: 220/7 (rr 3.67)
  • 59.6

    Nathan Lyon to Srikar Bharat. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, to point for no runs, fielded by Warner.

  • 59.5

    Nathan Lyon to Srikar Bharat. Off break length ball, to leg on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Head.

  • 59.4

    Nathan Lyon to Umesh Yadav. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, thick edge to third man for 1 run, fielded by Boland.

  • 59.3

    Nathan Lyon to Umesh Yadav. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Cummins.

  • 59.2

    Nathan Lyon to Umesh Yadav. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge for no runs.

  • 59.1

    Nathan Lyon to Srikar Bharat. Off break half volley, off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Green.

  • End of Over 59
    Over 59. 5 runs. Bowler: Mitchell Starc. India: 218/7 (rr 3.69)
  • 58.6

    Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Cummins.

  • 58.5

    Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.

  • 58.4

    Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Cummins.

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