WTC FINAL 2023 DAY 1 STUMPS: TRAVIS HEAD FANTASTIC HUNDRED AND STEVE SMITH BRILLIANT KNOCK AUSTRALIA DOMIANTED THE DAY

 WTC FINAL 2023:  TRAVIS HEAD  AND STEVE SMITH  SUPERB UNBEATEN  251 RUNS PARTNERSHIP STAND TO HELP AUSTRALIA ON TOP AT THE  END OF THE DAY 1 WORLD TEST  CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL

AUSTRALIA DOMINATED THE DAY 1 WORLD TEST CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL  WITH THE HELP OF TRAVIS HEAD BRILLIANT UNBEATEN KNOCK OF 146 RUNS OFF 156 BALLS ON THE OTHER END STEVE SMITH ALSO UNBEATEN SCORED 95 RUNS OFF 227 BALLS AT THE END OF THE DAY 1 STUMP IN THE KENNINGTON OVAL, LONDON.

 INDIAN BOWLERS:  MOHAMMED SIRAJ - 1/67,  SHARDUL THAKUR - 1/75, AND  MOHAMMED SHAMI  - 1/77.  

AUSTRALIA  -  327/3  ( 85 )  OVERS  (  DAY 1 STUMPS ) 

                                                                      MATCH HIGHLIGHTS 

WTC FINAL 2023  INDIA VS AUSTRALIA:  INDIA WON THE TOSS OPT TO BOWL FIRST,   

 VENUE  - THE OVAL 

DAY 1  

MOHAMMED SIRAJ GETS A EARLY BREAKTHROUGH FOR INDIA  HE REMOVES USMAN KHAWAJA  ON A DUCK 

AUSTRALI A  -  2/1  (3.4 OVERS )

AFTER DAVID WARNER AND MARNUS LABUSCHAGNE  SCORED SOME RUNS ON THE BOARD.

BEFORE THE LUNCH BREAK SHARDUL STRIKE A WICKET OF WELL-SET BATSMEN DAVID WARNER  SCORED 43 RUNS OFF 60 BALLS 

AUSTRALIA   -  73/2  ( 23 )  OVERS 

AFTER THE LUNCH BREAK MOHAMMED SHAMI  REMOVES MARNUS LABUSCHAGNE OUT  26 RUNS OFF 62 BALLS 

THEN TRAVIS HEAD AND STEVE SMITH  BATTED REALLY WELL TO HELP AUSTRALIA TO THE TOP

TRAVIS HEAD  SCORED  HIS 6TH TEST HUNDRED AND ALSO THE BECOME THE FIRST-EVER BATSMAN TO HIT A CENTURY IN WORLD TEST CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL 

ON THE OTHER END STEVE SMITH SCORED HIS 38TH TEST FIFTY.

IN THE END TRAVIS HEAD AND STEVE SMITH BRILLIANT UNBEATEN 251 RUNS PARTNERSHIP STAND. BOTH BATSMEN ARE UNBEATEN AT THE END, AUSTRALIA DOMINATED THE  WORLD TEST CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL DAY 1 

AUSTRALIA   - 327/3  ( DAY 1 STUMPS ) 

TRAVIS HEAD   - 146 ( 156 ) *                                                    MOHAMMED SIRAJ  - 1/67  ( 19) 

STEVE SMITH  - 95 ( 227 ) *                                                       SHARDUL THAKUR  -  1/75  ( 18)

                                                                                                          MOHAMMED SHAMI  - 1/77 (20)

WTC FINAL 2023  PLAYING XI  : 

AUSTRALIA XI:  DAVID WARNER, USMAN KHWAJA, MARNUS LABUSCHAGNE, STEVE SMITH, TRAVIS HEAD, CAMERON GREEN, ALEX CAREY ( WK), PAT CUMMINS ( C ), MITCHELL STARC , NATHAN LYON.

INDIA XI:   ROHIT SHARMA  ( C ), SHUBMAN GILL, CHETESWAR PUJARA, VIRAT KOHLI, AJINKYA RAHANE, SRIKAR BHARAT ( WK), RAVINDRA JADEJA, SHARDUL THAKUR, UMESH YADAV, MOHAMMED SHAMI, MOHAMMED SIRAJ.