Pat Cummins oversteps, and Ajinkya Rahane overcomes an LBW scare. India lost four wickets for a total of 71 runs.
India is in big trouble in the upcoming World T20 Final 2023 versus Australia at The Oval in London. After 22 overs in the third session, the Rohit Sharma-led team were at 88/4. Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara. Virat Kohli have all return to the pavilion, with Ajinkya Rahane and Ravindra Jadeja at the crease.
Ajinkya Rahane was rule out lbw against Pat Cummins on the field during the third session of the day
However, after reviewing the verdict, the ball was determine to be an illegal delivery because Cummins had overstep. As a result, the ruling reversed, and Rahane’s innings resumed.
Earlier in the innings, Indian openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill look sharp, scoring 23 runs in the first five overs. The momentum swiftly switch to Australia, though, when Australia’s captain Pat Cummins trap his Indian opponent Rohit Sharma in front of the wickets, giving India their first blow.
Gill follow in the footsteps of his skipper, misjudging an incoming delivery from Scott Boland in the next over and losing his stumps, leaving India on 30/2. Cheteshwar Pujara followed suit, leaving an oncoming delivery from Cameron Green.
Australia also caught the big fish in Virat Kohli, who edge a wicked bouncing delivery from Mitchell Starc straight to Steve Smith at second slip, leaving India reeling at 71/4.
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Mohammed Siraj was India’s first-choice bowler
Earlier in the first innings, Australia scored 469 runs thanks to centuries from Smith (121) and Travis Head (163). After Australia was suffering at 76/3 in the second session, the pair put together a huge 285-run stand for the fourth wicket. Mohammed Siraj was India’s best bowler, with a spell of (4/108) in 28.3 overs, while Mohammed Shami (2/122) and Shardul Thakur (2/83) each took two wickets.
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