WTC Final 2023: Full List of Award Winners, Man of the Match, Stats and Records

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Australia have completed a comprehensive victory in the World Test Championship 2023 final at the Oval. The Kangaroos won the WTC Final by a massive 209 runs over India.

Australia scored 469 runs in their first innings as Steve Smith and Travis Head scored centuries. Smith scored 121 runs and Head scored 163 runs whereas Mohammed Siraj picked up 4 wickets. India were bowled out for 296 runs in their first innings.

The Aussies scored 270/8 in their 2nd innings. India were set a target of 444 runs, but Rohit Sharma and his men could only manage 234 runs in the chase. Nathan Lyon picked up 4 wickets whereas Scott Boland picked up 3 wickets.

World Test Championship Final 2023: India vs Australia Scorecard

Australia 1st innings - 469 all out (Head 163, Smith 121 ; Siraj 4/108)

India 1st innings - 296 all out (Rahane 89, Thakur 51 ; Cummins 3/83)

Australia 2nd innings - 270/8 dec (Carey 66, Labuschagne 41 ; Jadeja 3/58)

India 2nd innings - 234 all out (Kohli 49, Rahane 46 ; Lyon 4/41)

Australia won by 209 Runs

WTC Final 2023: Complete List of Award Winners

Here is the list of award winners from the World Test Championship Final 2023 as Australia won by 209 runs-

Player of the Match: Travis Head (163 off 174 balls in 1st innings, 18 off 27 balls in 2nd innings)

Runners-Up Medals: India

Winners Medals: Australia

WTC Final 2023: India vs Australia Stats and Records

• Travis Head became the first player to score a century in WTC Final history.
  
  
• India have lost their second consecutive WTC Final. They lost in the WTC 2021 Final against New Zealand.
  
  
• Steve Smith picked up his 157th catch in Test cricket, becoming the joint 3rd highest in Australia's history.
  
  
• Virat Kohli completed 2000+ Test runs against Australia, becoming the 5th Indian player in history to do so.
  
  
• Ravindra Jadeja has 268 wickets in Test cricket, thus he crossed Bishan Singh Bedi's record of 266 wickets. Jadeja now has become the highest wicket-taking left-arm spinner for India in Test cricket.
  
  
• This is Australia's 1st ever WTC victory, which makes them the only team in the history of cricket to win all possible ICC trophies.