The World Test Championship final between India and Australia is underway at the Oval, London. It started with India skipper Rohit Sharma winning the toss and opting to bowl first. Helped by centuries from Travis Head (163) and Steve Smith (121), Australia posted 469 runs on the board in their first innings. Mohammed Siraj claimed a four-wicket haul while Mohammed Shami and Shardul Thakur picked two wickets apiece. In reply, India had a poor start which eventually saw them losing six wickets with only 152 runs on the board.
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Shardul Thakur was dropped twice by Australian fielders before Lunch on Day 3. He and Ajinkya Rahane stitched a crucial partnership to bring India back in the game.
Shardul Thakur played a superb knock for India in their first innings in WTC final.© AFP
The luck seemed to be on Shardul's side as he later survived another scare. He was trapped in front of the stumps by Cummins in the 60th over, umpire too raised his finger but a review from Shardul revealed that Cummins had bowled a no-ball.
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