Ind vs Aus Day 2, WTC 2023 Final LIVE: India and Australia met today for Day 2 to play the World Test Championship (WTC). India is looking to lift the WTC title at the second attempt after losing to New Zealand in the final of the inaugural edition of the championship. The match is scheduled to be played over five days, from the 7th to the 11th of June, with a backup day available in case of adverse weather conditions.

Meanwhile, both India and Australia are missing some key players in the game. India lost the services of pacer Jasprit Bumrah, baller R Ashwin, wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul. Meanwhile, Australia have also seen their star player Josh Hazlewood miss the final Test due to a problem with his left Achilles, coupled with a strain in his left side arm.

Most cricket pundits and former cricketers, including Ricky Ponting, Wasim Akram, and Ross Taylor, have given the Kangaroos the edge as the match will be played in swinging conditions at The Oval in London.

As Steven Smith completed his 31st test century, Travis Head finished his 150 runs. But both were dismissed by Shardul Thakur and Mohammed Siraj before Tea. Even Shami picked the wicket of Cameron Green. 

Following the dismissal of Smith and Head, Indian bowlers gained momentum and took quick wickets, stopping Australia to 469. For India, Mohammed Shami and Shardul Thakur picked two wickets each, while Ravindra Jadeja clinched one. However, the star bowler for India was Mohammed Siraj who picked 4 important wickets and finished Australia’sthe day backup as first innings.  

Despite Indian bowlers gaining momentum on Day 2 and restricting Australians at 469, the batting order could not stand tall ahead of the Australian bowling attack. India managed to cross the 151-run mark after losing 5 wickets at Stumps and is trailing by 318 runs.

Apart from Ajinkya Rahane (29) and Ravindra Jadeja (48), no other Indian batter could cross the 25-runs mark.

For Australia, all the bowlers – Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Scott Boland, Cameron Green, and Nathan Lyon – picked one wicket each.

Despite Indian bowlers gaining momentum on Day 2 and restricted the Australians at 469, the batting order could not stand tall ahead of the Australian bowling attack. India managed to cross the 151-runs mark after losing 5 wickets at Stumps and is trailing by 318 runs.   

Apart from Ajinkya Rahane (29) and Ravindra Jadeja (48), no other Indian batter could cross the 25-runs mark. 

For Australia, all the bowlers – Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Scott Boland, Cameron Green and Nathan Lyon – picked once wickets each. 

Just when a partnership between Ravindra Jadeja and Ajinkya Rahane was starting to build up, Nathan Lyon dismissed Jadeja when he was playing at 48 and about to score a half-century. The ball flighted off and went straight into the hands of Steven Smith. India is currently at 142/5 and trailing by 327 runs

After India lost 4 wickets at 74-4, the 50-runs partnership up for Ravindra Jadeja and Ajinkya Rahane in just 84 balls. Currently, India is at 128/4 and trailing by 341 runs.