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India and Australia are locking horns in the all-important World Test Championship Final 2021-23 at the Kennington Oval in London. The Rohit Sharma-led Team India started on front foot after winning the toss and opting to bowl first. While Mohammed Siraj gave the first breakthrough in Usman Khawaja in the first session, Shardul Thakur and KS Bharat’s combined efforts helped the side add another wicket.
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After a break as the game resumed, India got another wicket in their tally as Mohammed Shami bowled a ripper to dismiss in-form batter Marnus Labuschagne. In no time fans flooded social media to compare this wicket to be similar to BJ Watling’s in last WTC Final, which took place in 2021.
In the last edition of WTC Final, Shami kept the pressure and bowled a jaffa to remove New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter BJ Watling for one run. However, in the ongoing edition, Shami striked in his very first ball of the second session of Day 1 which went right to clip the off stump.
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At the fall of three wickets, Australia reels at 116 at the end of 33 overs. While Steve Smith is batting at 13 off 46 deliveries, he is well supported by Travis Head (29* off 21 deliveries).
