IND vs AUS, WTC Final: Australia’s batter Travis Head on Wednesday etched his title into the historical past books as he turned the primary player to hit a century in a World Test Championship final. The Aussie star performed together with his counter-attacking method and he put the strain proper again on India together with his quick-scoring method. The Southpaw obtained to the three-figure mark in 105 balls.
Coming down the order at No.5, Head was up to some activity as India broke two fast wickets in both half of the Lunch break. Head cleared his intent when he hit Shami for a 4 on his fifth ball solely. The Southpaw didn’t cease anytime quickly and raced away to 28 off simply 19 balls. However, he settled his arms a bit and obtained to a fifty in 60 balls. Due to his attacking method, the Aussies amassed 97 runs in the second session and misplaced just one wicket after Lunch heading into tea.
Head’s knock was full of 14 fours and a six as he batted with pure intent. The Indians tried getting rid off him via some deadly bouncers as he struggled with the brief supply on his physique. But at any time when, the bowlers missed the road, they had been punished. Meanwhile Smith was additionally deadly and he hit a fifty earlier than Head obtained to a ton. Smith anchored the innings and obtained to a fifty in 144 balls.
Australia’s Playing XI:
David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland
India’s Playing XI:
Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Srikar Bharat(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
