By Mehak Pal
Published Jun 09, 2023

Hindustan Times
Sports

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WTC Final, India vs Australia Day 2 Highlights

India made a good fightback on Day 2 after managing to take just three wickets on the first day, with Mohammed Siraj's four-wicket haul leading the way for them

Australia's Alex Carey's quickfire 48 helped Australia cross the 450-run mark

The centuries from Travis Head and Steve Smith got Australia to a score of 469 in 121.3 overs

Team Australia was all out for 469 in an hour after lunch

In the first innings, India's captain Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill were out in the space of five balls

Sharma was caught on the crease and trapped lbw by Cummins

 Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara followed suit

Gill and Pujara were out in identical fashion. Gill was out for 13 and Pujara got out for 14

Virat made 14 runs from 31 balls in the second innings of the WTC final

 Team India was in even more trouble at 71 for four before a defiant counterattack from Ravindra Jadeja

Anjinkya Rahane (29 batting) and KS Bharat (5 batting) were at the crease with India still behind by 318 runs

 India ended the day on 151/5, trailing Australia by 318 runs and still needing 118 runs to avoid follow on

All five of Australia's bowlers took a wicket each

WTC Final, India vs Australia Day 1 Highlights