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Australia ended another day of the WTC 2023 final on a high note with a lead of 296 runs, despite fighting knocks from both Ajinkya Rahane and Shardul Thakur. India despite struggling at 152/6 earlier in the day, managed to post 296 runs on board, but the Australians fought well to ensure they don't lag behind in this game.
Australia scored 123/4 in the third innings of this game, with Labuschagne standing unbeaten on 41 runs. Ravindra Jadeja played a key role in bowling by dismissing both Steven Smith and Travis Head.
Numbers and stats from Day 3 of the AUS vs IND game:
3 - Shardul Thakur recorded his third consecutive fifty-plus score in Tests at Kennington Oval.
Visiting batters with three consecutive fifty-plus scores in Tests at Kennington Oval:
Don Bradman (1930-34)
Allan Border (1985-89)
Shardul Thakur (2021-23)
Most fifty-plus scores in Test cricket at Kennington Oval while batting at number 8 (or) lower position:
Alan Knott - 4
Shardul Thakur - 3
Eric Dalton / Ashley Giles - 2
3 - Mitchell Starc became the third pace bowler to pick 600 wickets for Australia in International cricket.
Most wickets for Australia by a pacer in international cricket:
Glenn McGrath - 948
Brett Lee - 718
Mitchell Starc - 600
4 - Shardul Thakur has recorded his fourth fifty-plus score in Test cricket.
Most fifty-plus scores in Tests for India while batting at no.8 (or) lower in SENA countries:
Kiran More - 5
Kapil Dev - 4
Harbhajan Singh - 4
Shardul Thakur - 4
6 - For the sixth time, a century partnership was recorded by an Indian pair in a Test on England soil.
Century partnership for India in Tests for 7th or lower wicket on England soil:
Sachin Tendulkar-Manoj Prabhakar vs ENG in Old Trafford, 1990
Kapil Dev-Ravi Shastri vs ENG in The Oval, 1990
VVS Laxman-Ajit Agarkar vs ENG in Lord's, 2002
Bhuvneshwar Kumar-Mohammed Shami vs ENG in Nottingham, 2014
Rishabh Pant-Shardul Thakur vs ENG in The Oval, 2021
Ajinkya Rahane-Shardul Thakur vs AUS in The Oval, 2023
8 - Ravindra Jadeja dismissed Steven Smith for the 8th time in Test cricket.
Bowlers to dismiss Steven Smith most times in Test cricket:
Stuart Broad - 9
James Anderson - 8
Ravichandran Ashwin - 8
Ravindra Jadeja - 8
13 - Ajinkya Rahane became the 13th batter to complete 5000 runs for India in Test cricket.
Players to score 5000-plus runs and take 100-plus catches as fielder for India in Tests:
Sunil Gavaskar
Mohammad Azharuddin
Sachin Tendulkar
Rahul Dravid
VVS Laxman
Virat Kohli
Ajinkya Rahane
267 - Ravindra Jadeja has taken 267 wickets in Test cricket overall.
Most wickets by a Spinner for India in Test cricket:
Anil Kumble - 619
Ravichandran Ashwin - 474
Harbhajan Singh - 417
Ravindra Jadeja - 267
Bishan Singh Bedi - 266