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Steve Smith Travis Head WTC Final 2023
WTC Final 2023 IND vs AUS: The final of the World Test Championship between India and Australia continues at The Oval in England. On the first day, Australia had strengthened its hold on the match, now the second day’s play continues. Meanwhile, a big record has been made in the finals of WTC. A record was made on the first day as well, while now as soon as the second day’s play started, another record was made. Although Team India is still seen on the backfoot, but there are still four days of play left and it should be expected that the Indian team will make a comeback. Although the match is going to be very special, because it is also called the World Cup of Test.
After Travis Head, Steve Smith also scored a century in the final of WTC
The first century was scored on the very first day of WTC 2022. Earlier, when the first final of the World Test Championship was played between India and New Zealand in the year 2021, not a single player from both the teams could score a century. But meanwhile, on the very first day of the second edition, Australia’s Travis Head scored a century. It was the first century in a WTC final, it had never happened before. After this, as soon as the game started on the second day, Steve Smith scored a century in the very first over. Australia is now the only team to have two batsmen score a century in a WTC final. Breaking this record is not going to be easy. Not only this, both of them have shared more than 200 runs partnership in the final.
Steve Smith and Travis Head pulled Australia out of trouble
Australia’s third wicket fell in the 25th over in the form of Marnus Labushen. At that time the team’s score was only 76 runs, but after this, Travis Head and Steve Smith not only first got their team out of trouble, but also took them to a place where their hold on the match has become stronger and now the team India will have to show a lot of charismatic game, only then it will reach on par. Steve Smith hit 16 fours during his innings and did not give any chance to any Indian bowler to take his wicket and return to the match. Now this match has gone too far from the grip of Team India and when the batting of the Indian team comes, then the top order of Team India will have to bat very well, only then the return is possible.
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