India vs Australia WTC Final 2023: India scored 151 runs in the first innings with the loss of 5 wickets till the end of the second day of the World Test Championship final. Earlier, Australia scored 469 runs in the first innings. The Indian team remained on the backfoot on the second day as well. Opener Rohit Sharma was dismissed after scoring just 15 runs. Shubman Gill also returned to the pavilion after scoring 13 runs. Scott Boland showed Shubman the way to the pavilion. After the match, he reacted to Gill’s wicket and Team India.
Boland told that he was nervous before the match. He said, “I am very excited. But was a bit nervous before the match. He (Shubman Gill) is a very good player. It feels good to get them out first. We are in a good position now. We are in a strong position after the second day of the match. The pitch is getting a bit up-down. It is expected that batting will become more difficult for India.
Team India’s top batting order has flopped badly. Shubman scored the most runs in IPL 2023. But he flopped here. Got out after scoring just 13 runs. Rohit also could not do anything special. Experienced batsman Cheteshwar Pujara was dismissed after scoring 14 runs in 25 balls. Virat Kohli returned to the pavilion after scoring 14 runs in 31 balls. Meanwhile Ravindra Jadeja played a good innings. He scored 48 runs in 51 balls. Till the end of the second day’s play, Ajinkya Rahane remained unbeaten after scoring 29 runs and Shrikar Bharat 5 runs.
Please tell that Nathan Lyon bowled brilliantly during the Indian innings. He took one wicket for 4 runs in 2 overs. Boland took 1 wicket for 29 runs in 11 overs. He also took out 4 maiden overs. Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Cameron Green also got one wicket each.