WTC Final Live Score, India vs Australia Day 3: AUS 24/2; Umesh removes Khawaja after tea

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OUT! Khawaja gets the marching orders as Umesh strikes after tea! AUS 24/2

Khawaja c Bharat b Umesh 13

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After 13 overs,Australia 24/1 ( Usman Khawaja 13 , Marnus Labuschagne 8)

Change from both ends, with Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav replacing Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur respectively after tea. Shami starts off with a no-ball but keep things tidy in the remainder of the over and gets one to rear up from good length, something Siraj managed to do plenty of times earlier in the innings. Umesh begins his spell with a maiden.

20:10 (IST)

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Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne make their way back to the centre as the final session of the 'Moving Day' gets underway at The Oval. Mohammed Shami returns to the attack, replacing Mohammed Siraj who bowled a superb five-over spell before tea. Labuschagne to face the first ball of the evening session.

19:46 (IST)

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After 11 overs,Australia 23/1 ( Usman Khawaja 13 , Marnus Labuschagne 8)

TEA ON DAY 3: Thakur bowls the final over of the session with keeper Srikar Bharat walking up to the stumps for a change. Safely negotiated by Labuschagne, who blocks his way through the over before collecting a single off the last delivery. Australia head to the interval with a lead of 196. Khawaja and Labuschagne, meanwhile, will hope to see off Siraj's spell and try and wear the ball out before taking the attack to the Indians.

19:39 (IST)

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After 10 overs,Australia 22/1 ( Usman Khawaja 13 , Marnus Labuschagne 7)

First bowling change of the innings, with Shardul Thakur replacing Shami from the Vauxhall End. Siraj, meanwhile, continues to dish out the hostile stuff to Labuschagne, getting another short-of-length delivery to kick up and hit the batter on the fingers, resulting in Labuschagne wincing in pain and requiring a quick look from the Aussie physio. Siraj follows it up with another vicious delivery that jags back in sharply and hits ML on the thigh pad, flooring him. Box office stuff this minutes before the tea interval.

19:23 (IST)

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After 7 overs,Australia 12/1 ( Usman Khawaja 7 , Marnus Labuschagne 3)

A second mix-up between Labuschagne and Khawaja in as many overs, this time Labuschagne being sent back by his partner after driving towards mid off, where Umesh collects the ball and promptly hits the stumps at the striker's end. Fortunately for Australia, Labuschagne managed to drag his bat past the popping crease by then. The two will need to have a discussion about their running between the wickets and their communication.

19:18 (IST)

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After 6 overs,Australia 12/1 ( Usman Khawaja 7 , Marnus Labuschagne 3)

FOUR! Khawaja hooks a short ball from Siraj towards the square leg fence to collect the first boundary of the innings. Earlier in the over, Labuschagne and Khawaja were involved in a mix-up following an excellent stop by Shubman Gill at gully. Gill, however, failed to throw it to skipper Rohit standing at the non-striker's end, allowing Labuschagne to dash forward and complete the single.

19:11 (IST)

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After 5 overs,Australia 5/1 ( Usman Khawaja 3 , Marnus Labuschagne 0)

Ideal start for India, thanks to another early strike by Siraj as he gets rid of Warner, who had collected 43 in the first innings. Out walks Labuschagne, who was snoozing in the Australian dressing room before being woken up by the collective roar of the Indian fans following Warner's dismissal. The Aussie No 3 cops a painful blow by a delivery that rears up from good length and hits him on the hand. Wicket maiden for Siraj in his second over. Khawaja, meanwhile, collects a brace off Shami's bowling in the following over after steeing the ball past gully with soft hands.

19:02 (IST)

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OUT! Mohammed Siraj gets another left-hander caught-behind with the brand new ball! This time it's David Warner who gets the marching orders after poking at the ball that moves away a tad. Clean, low grab by Bharat, who has been great behind the stumps so far in this match. AUS 2/1

Warner c Bharat b Siraj 1(8)

18:59 (IST)

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After 2 over,Australia 1/0 ( Usman Khawaja 1 , David Warner 0)

Mohammed Siraj steams in from the other end, and appeals confidently for caught-behind against Usman Khawaja, the man he had dismissed on the opening day in this very manner. The umpire shakes his head this time though, and skipper Rohit decides against going for the review after a word with keeper Bharat. Turns out to be a deflection off Khawaja's thigh pad. Siraj starts off with a maiden.

18:53 (IST)

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After 1 over,Australia 1/0 ( Usman Khawaja 1 , David Warner 0)

Usman Khawaja gets off the mark in the World Test Championship final! The southpaw, who had been dismissed for a 10-ball duck on the opening day, clips the ball behind square leg off Mohammed Shami in the fourth delivery of the innings, opening his account with a single.

18:50 (IST)

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Usman Khawaja and David Warner make their way to the centre to begin Australia's second innings, with Mohammed Shami getting ready to bowl the first over. Khawaja will hope to make up for the 10-ball duck in the first innings. Australia, meanwhile, have a 173-run lead at the moment, and will look to bat out the remaining overs of the day without much fuss to put the game beyond India's reach.

18:36 (IST)

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After 69.4 overs,India 296/10 ( Mohammed Siraj 0 , )

OUT! Mitchell Starc grabs the final wicket as Shami ends up poking at a short delivery from the left-arm pacer, getting a bit of his glove to the ball that results in an easy catch for keeper Alex Carey.

With that, India have been bowled out for 296, conceding a sizeable 173-run first innings lead to Australia. The lead would've been a lot more had it not been for the fighting contributions from the middle-order trio of Ajinkya Rahane (89), Shardul Thakur (51) and Ravindra Jadeja (48).

Shami c Carey b Starc 13(11)

18:33 (IST)

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After 69 overs,India 294/9 ( Mohammad Shami 11 , Mohammed Siraj 0)

Cameron Green thinks he's got two in two, successfully appealing for LBW against Siraj the very next delivery after getting Thakur caught-behind. And the Aussies are walking off even as Siraj signals for the review, with Usman Khawaja preparing to put the pads on and David Warner and Steve Smith almost reaching the dressing room. They are ordered to march back to their respective fielding positions are UltraEdge shows a thick spike off the inside edge. Chance for Siraj and Shami to guide India past 300.
 

18:30 (IST)

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OUT! Shardul Thakur's fighting knock finally comes to an end as he ends up nicking a full wide delivery that nips away slightly, kissing the outside edge and comfortably landing in keeper Alex Carey's gloves. Excellent knock from the all-rounder, one that gave Rahane some much-needed support, allowing India not only to avoid follow-on, but to get close to the 300-mark as well. IND 294/9

Thakur c Carey b Green 51(109)

18:23 (IST)

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FOUR! Shardul Thakur brings up his fourth Test half-century in style with an excellent drive through the gap between extra cover and mid off off a full delivery from Cummins. Takes 108 deliveries to reach the milestone, collecting six fours along the way. He'll hope to bat till the very end and try and reduce the deficit to 150 or less.

18:20 (IST)

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After 67 overs,India 282/8 ( Shardul Thakur 41 , Mohammad Shami 10)

FOUR! FOUR! Mohammed Shami decides to take on the Aussie attack head on, collecting back-to-back boundaries off Scott Boland not long after arriving at the crease. Produces a lovely straight drive off an overpitched delivery before getting a thick inside edge that results in the ball running away to fine leg. 11 off Boland's 20th over.

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BOWLED! Cummins grabs his second wicket in as many overs after lunch. Umesh was looking to block this, but the ball straights and pitching along off and middle and clips the top of the stumps. IND 271/8

Umesh b Cummins 5(11)

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FOUR! A welcome boundary from Umesh Yadav, one that helps India avoid the follow on! Dug in short outside off by Cummins, Umesh rides the bounce and plays it late to guide it through the gap between gully and backward point. IND 271/7

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After 64 overs,India 265/7 ( Shardul Thakur 38 , Umesh Yadav 1)

Umesh Yadav, who has a First-Class century to his name, walks in at No 9 after Rahane's dismissal, and gets off the mark with a single off Cummins. Shardul Thakur, meanwhile, will have to bat deep if India are to get to 300-320 from here.

17:55 (IST)

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OUT! Breakthrough for Australia and it's the big wicket of Ajinkya Rahane, who departs for 89. Facing Cummins, Rahane punches away from the body but gets an edge en route to Cam Green at gully. Rahane c Green b Cummins 89

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Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh has said that India need to play fearless cricket in order to win major tournaments like the WTC. “The idea is to give them confidence that even if you don’t do well, give your best. That way we will probably lift a few cups. Just play fearlessly,” Bhajji said. Click here to read more on that. 

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Virat Kohli was trolled on social media following his dismissal for just 14 on Thursday. The former India skipper, however, took to his Instagram page to share a cryptic story in what seemed like a response to his critics. Click here to read the full story. 

17:04 (IST)

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After 60 overs,India 260/6 ( Ajinkya Rahane 89 , Shardul Thakur 36)

LUNCH ON DAY 3: The last over of the morning session on Day 3 is as dramatic as it can get. Pat Cummins appeals successfully for LBW against Shardul Thakur in the third delivery, only for Thakur to overturn the on-field decision after going for the review as Cummins is found to have overstepped. Australia then go for the review two balls later, this time for a possible caught-behind though UltraEdge shows nothing when the ball is passing Thakur's blade. Thakur then blocks the final ball, with Cummins kicking the ball away in frustration, telling you everything about the mood of the Aussies at the moment.

At the end of the first session on the 'Moving Day', Ajinkya Rahane and Shardul Thakur have revived India's hopes with an outstanding seventh-wicket partnership that's still going strong. The pitch hasn't exactly eased out at The Oval; those two have copped a handful of blows to their body and negotiated one challenging delivery after another to get here.

16:56 (IST)

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After 59 overs,India 259/6 ( Ajinkya Rahane 89 , Shardul Thakur 36)

FOUR! Ajinkya Rahane brings up the century partnership with Shardul Thakur for the seventh wicket in style, punching a back-of-length delivery from Nathan Lyon through the cover point region! The sweeper running to his right from backward point puts in a slide, but is unable to prevent the boundary. Rahane follows it up with another four two balls later, this time off a square drive.

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After 58 overs,India 249/6 ( Ajinkya Rahane 80 , Shardul Thakur 35)

FOUR! Flicked away towards the backward square leg fence by Thakur after Green fires a full delivery at the leg stump. Partnership touching the three-figure mark now. Another 10 minutes to go for lunch.

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FOUR! Nathan Lyon is introduced shortly before lunch, and Rahane welcomes him into the attack with a boundary off a lovely cover drive! IND 243/6

16:46 (IST)

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After 56 overs,India 239/6 ( Ajinkya Rahane 74 , Shardul Thakur 31)

DROPPED! Another chance put down by the Aussies as Rahane gets another reprieve! The senior batter gets a thick edge off a full delivery from Green, and David Warner standing at first slip makes a complete mess of the opportunity, with the ball popping out of his left hand and falling just short of keeper Carey. Rahane makes the most of the opportunity and collects a brace, moving to 72 in the process.

16:41 (IST)

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5000 runs and counting for Ajinkya Rahane in Test cricket! Jinx becomes the 12th Indian batter to go past the milestone in the Test format, getting there with a brace off Cameron Green that takes him to 70. And it has only been made possible by a fantastic run in the Ranji Trophy earlier this year as well as solid IPL, which helped bring him back in the mix in the five-day format. IND 233/6

16:31 (IST)

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After 54 overs,India 229/6 ( Ajinkya Rahane 68 , Shardul Thakur 29)

FOUR! Short and wide from Starc, and Thakur gets on the backfoot and cuts this firmly over point to collect his third four. Collects a single in the following delivery to keep the strike. Earlier in the over, he got an inside edge off a short-of-length ball that landed just short of keeper Carey's gloves. Another 30 minutes left in the session, and Rahane and Thakur will hope to preserve their partnership till lunch.

16:28 (IST)

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After 53 overs,India 223/6 ( Ajinkya Rahane 67 , Shardul Thakur 24)

Starc appeals for LBW against Rahane and the ball's very much in line, but turns out to be a case of a thick inside edge. Partnership, meanwhile, is now worth 71.

16:20 (IST)

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After 51 overs,India 217/6 ( Ajinkya Rahane 64 , Shardul Thakur 22)

Starc responds with a bouncer after getting driven through the covers for a four by Thakur. The all-rounder gets a thick deflection off the handle, but the ball lands safely near gully. Rahane too mishits a pull off Green's bowling in the following over, but it ultimately lands safely and allows him to collect a single.

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FOUR! Absolutely gorgeous from Shardul Thakur as he slaps an overpitched ball from Starc through the covers, collecting his second boundary in the process. IND 214/6
 

16:07 (IST)

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After 49 overs,India 209/6 ( Ajinkya Rahane 62 , Shardul Thakur 16)

FOUR! FOUR! And now Rahane brings up another milestone with consecutive fours, this time completing the fifty partnership for the seventh wicket with Shardul Thakur. Gets a thick edge over the sliip cordon in the third delivery of Cam Green's first over of Day 3, the ball running away to the vacant third man fence, before driving a length delivery through the covers. India also go past the 200-mark in the process. For now, Rahane and Thakur will be having small targets in mind and the first priority will be to avoid the follow on. Drinks brought out to the field at the end of the 49th.

16:02 (IST)

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After 48 overs,India 199/6 ( Ajinkya Rahane 53 , Shardul Thakur 15)

Four leg byes are added to the Indian total after a delivery from Boland takes a deflection off Thakur's pad and runs past the keeper to the fine leg fence. Australia then make their first bowling change of the morning with Mitchell Starc replacing Cummins.

15:51 (IST)

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After 46 overs,India 191/6 ( Ajinkya Rahane 52 , Shardul Thakur 12)

FOUR! SIX! What a way for Ajinkya Rahane to bring up a hard-fought half-century in his first Test appearance since the tour of South Africa in early 2022! Gets a thick outside nick that sends the ball scurrying away between gully and third slip, towards the third man fence, before pulling a short ball from Cummins the very next delivery to clear the fine leg fence, reaching the milestone in 92 deliveries!

This is Rahane's 26th half-century in Tests, and one that will have ensured Rahane stays in the radar of selection in the longest format going forward. He'll be setting his sights on the three-figure mark next.

15:45 (IST)

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After 44 overs,India 175/6 ( Ajinkya Rahane 39 , Shardul Thakur 9)

DROPPED! Cameron Green drops a sitter at gully after Shardul Thakur gets a thick outside edge off a short-of-length delivery from Pat Cummins that shapes away from the batter. While Rahane continues to remain composed at the centre and is making the most of the odd loose delivery, Thakur is living the dangerous life at the moment.

15:32 (IST)

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FOUR! Welcome boundary for Jinx. Opens the face of the bat and decides to play the full delivery from Boland that's well outside off late, guiding it through the gap between backward point and gully. IND 173/6 after 43

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After 42 overs,India 167/6 ( Ajinkya Rahane 33 , Shardul Thakur 8)

OUCH! Thakur cops a painful blow on his forearm thanks to the extra bounce generated by Cummins, and he's hobbling around in pain, forcing the Indian physio to rush out to the centre. The Indians will be hoping it's nothing too serious. Cummins continues to bowl a series of testing deliveries to Thakur once he's got a spray and is back in action.

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FOUR! First boundary of the innings for Thakur, who pokes at a length ball outside off from Boland with soft hands and gets an outside edge that stays low and flies wide of gully, going all the way to the third man fence. IND 166/6

15:19 (IST)

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After 40 overs,India 157/6 ( Ajinkya Rahane 31 , Shardul Thakur 4)

Ajinkya Rahane clips the ball behind square on the leg side, collecting a single off the very first delivery of the third day. The next ball, Boland manages to breach Bharat's defence and castle him, resulting in India losing their sixth wicket. All-rounder Shardul Thakur joins Rahane at the crease, and nearly perishes in the final ball of the 39th, in which he edges a short delivery from Boland towards the slips where Khawaja gets a bit of hand on the ball before it lands safely. Skipper Pat Cummins introduces himself from the other end, and starts off by conceding three.

15:04 (IST)

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BOWLED! Top start for Australia, as Scott Boland cleans wicketkeeper-batter Srikar Bharat up in the second delivery of the third day! Boland managed to bring the ball back in and sneak through Bharat's defence just as he was shaping for a block. Gets a deflection off the thigh pad before crashin into off and middle. AUS 152/6

Bharat b Boland 5

15:03 (IST)

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Ajinkya Rahane and Srikar Bharat make their way to the centre along with the XI Australians and the two umpires. These two will have to stitch a big partnership for India to have any chance. For Australia, an early wicket or two might just allow them bundle India out before lunch.

Scott Boland has the ball in hand at the start of the day's play.

14:50 (IST)

Nasser Hussain and Dinesh Karthik analyse the Oval pitch ahead of Day 3:

NH: Another perfect day in south east London. We will have no trouble with the weather today. Zero per cent chance of rain. Australia would want the sun beating down and this pitch to deteriorate. There has been uneven bounce.

DK: Because of the cracks that go straight down the line and the cracks that come along horizontally, you will see variable bounce. It hits one of the cracks. It’s going to definitely spin off the pitch. With the sun baking down, it’s going to get drier.

14:43 (IST)

Deep Dasgupta offers the Indian batters some advice ahead of start of play:

“They have been very patient. Bowled in the corridor of uncertainty. Take the pitch out of the equation. Stand outside the crease to get closer to the length and line. That’s what Labuschagne did. Try and play inside the line. That’s what Steve Smith did. Also play extremely late. The other important part is staying positive, which we saw from Ajinkya Rahane’s innings so far. You have to try and get close to the Australian score.”

14:37 (IST)

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Will Australia make India follow-on if it comes to it? Alex Carey is not sure. "I'm not sure. I'm in the camp standing behind the stumps. I haven't bowled a ball in my life, so I'll leave that up to the skipper. But a lot of hard work to do before we even consider that"

14:31 (IST)

Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara dismissals

Shubman Gill and Cheteshwar Pujara fell in near-similar styles. Both got off stump deliveries, left it alone and expected it to carry to the keeper. Instead, both clattered into the stumps with Scott Boland and Cameron Green respectively the bowers. It left former India players Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri surprirsed - especially the way Pujara didn't cover his line.

“I think it’s a couple of misjudgements from probably like Shubman Gill, who has been in great form. Losing him was a big blow. Rohit Sharma has been not in the best of touches in the IPL. So, him playing across the line was not that much of a surprise. But again Pujara, not quite covering his stumps and getting out. So these were the dismissals that could have been avoided,” said Gavaskar.

Meanwhile, Ravi Shastri said: “That is leaving it poorly because the front foot has just gone across. It should be going towards the ball; he was looking to play it and then decided whether he should leave it. You see, the way he is leaving it, the off-stump is exposed. The front foot is still middle stump when it’s actually going towards off stump. Watch that front foot. It should be further across and towards the ball. He thought it was outside the off stump. It was an error in judgment."

14:23 (IST)

India vs Australia Day 3 weather

Weather, unfortunately for Ganesh, is not going to help India out. It is expected to be sunny at 18 degrees Celsius with a high of 25 degrees around 4 and 5 PM. There's no chance of rain with a 14% cloud cover. 

14:18 (IST)

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Former India bowler Dodda Ganesh doesn't see any way India can win this. In a tweet he said, "Yet again, we have India’s big guns failing at a crucial juncture. Don’t see India coming back in this test. Unless weather gods come to our recuse this test is done and dusted. Happy to be proven wrong though"

Yet again, we have India’s big guns failing at a crucial juncture. Don’t see India coming back in this test. Unless weather gods come to our recuse this test is done and dusted. Happy to be proven wrong though #DoddaMathu #CricketTwitter #INDvAUS— Dodda Ganesh | ದೊಡ್ಡ ಗಣೇಶ್ (@doddaganesha) June 8, 2023