Australia vs India, Final - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: ICC World Test Championship Final 2023 Venue: Kennington Oval, London Date & Time: Jun 07-Jun 11, 10:30 AM LOCAL
Shardul Thakur 51(109)
68.3
Green to Thakur, out Caught by Carey!! Edged and gone! End of a fighting knock from Thakur! 133kph, shapes away a bit and then nips away a touch as well does this fullish delivery outside off. Shardul goes for an aerial straight drive and can only manage an outside edge on this occasion. Straightforward catch for the keeper. Thakur c Carey b Green 51(109) [4s-6]
68.3
Green to Thakur, wide, wasted bouncer down the leg-side, Thakur walks across and ignores. Wided for height and Green isn't a happy man
67.6
Cummins to Thakur, FOUR, fifty for Shardul Thakur! He struggled against Cummins at the start of his innings. He was not only struggling to put bat on ball but also got hit on the arm twice. However, he showed a lot of character and has brought up his third half-century in as many innings here at the Kennington Oval. Big roar from the crowd and he raised his bat. 137kph, pitched up, Thakur slightly moved leg-side and drove it superbly beating the diving wide mid-off fielder to his right
67.5
Cummins to Thakur, no run, 141kph, in-slanting short ball, Thakur misses the pull to get hit on the right shoulder
67.4
Cummins to Thakur, 2 runs, 142kph, short of length delivery, Thakur hangs back to late-cut it to third man's left for a brace
67.3
Cummins to Thakur, FOUR, shot! "Shot of the day," says Ricky Ponting on air. 138kph, Cummins pitches it up and Thakur gets forward to play a lovely on-drive just past the non-striker. Lovely followthrough as well
67.2
Cummins to Thakur, no run, 143kph, full and angled in, Thakur drives it to mid-on off the front foot
67.1
Cummins to Thakur, no run, goes after this short ball with a pull and is beaten comprehensively. Bounces well over the swinging blade of Thakur
66.2
Boland to Thakur, 1 run, 138kph, length ball outside off, punched to deep point and they take the single now
66.1
Boland to Thakur, no run, 136kph, Thakur walks forward and across to flick this length ball to fine leg. Single not taken
65.1
Cummins to Thakur, 1 run, 136kph, short of length delivery angling in on middle and leg, leg-glanced to deep square leg
64.4
Boland to Thakur, 1 run, 137kph, middle-and-leg-lined, Thakur shuffles across to glance it away to fine leg. Starc slides to his right to mop it up
64.3
Boland to Thakur, no run, 139kph, slightly fuller and Thakur meets it with a vertical-batted defence off the front foot
64.2
Boland to Thakur, no run, 137kph, gets forward and defends to point with an opened bat-face
64.1
Boland to Thakur, no run, 136kph, bit of extra bounce from a good length, Thakur defends and the ball hits him high on the bat before rolling towards backward point. Even the bottom hand came off the bat handle
63.5
Cummins to Thakur, 1 run, 141kph, full delivery angled in from wide of the crease, Thakur pushes and outside-edges towards third man
63.4
Cummins to Thakur, no run, 140kph, banged in short and Thakur ducks under it
62.6
Boland to Thakur, no run, 139kph, pitched up ball, Thakur gets forward to push it to mid-on
62.4
Boland to Thakur, byes, 1 run, 132kph, hits the deck hard but errs with his line down leg, Thakur shuffles across to tickle and pulls out from playing the shot. A diving Carey half-stops as he gets some glove on it
62.3
Boland to Thakur, no run, in-seamer from a length outside off, Thakur presses forward before shouldering arms
62.2
Boland to Thakur, no run, targets the stumps again, blocked back to the bowler
62.1
Boland to Thakur, no run, in-angling length ball, Thakur gets forward to defend. The bottom hand comes off the bat handle
61.5
Cummins to Thakur, 1 run, 136kph, shuffles and closes his bat-face to glance this in-angler to fine leg
61.4
Cummins to Thakur, no run, 140kph, pitched up, Thakur moves forward and across and plays a wristy drive. Good contact but straight to mid-on
61.3
Cummins to Thakur, no run, 137kph, fuller than a length, attacking the stumps, a shuffling Thakur turns it towards mid-wicket
61.2
Cummins to Thakur, no run, 137kph, another big stride forward from Thakur to defend this full delivery towards cover
61.1
Cummins to Thakur, no run, 136kph, fullish delivery, a confident stride forward from Thakur to block it to mid-off
59.6
Cummins to Thakur, no run, good length on off, Thakur defends it back to Cummins who kicks the ball away in frustration to close the session. India have fought hard to stay in the game through this pair who walk off to an applause
59.5
Cummins to Thakur, no run, Australia go for a review for caught-behind! Good length ball just outside off, nips away as Thakur looks to defend, and there's a clear gap between bat and ball. Smith, at second slip, was the one who seemed keen on the review and urged Cummins to go for it
59.4
Cummins to Thakur, no run, good length on off, defended forward
59.4
Cummins to Thakur, no ball, oh the finger goes up quickly from umpire Illingworth. Thakur has gone for the review. And would you believe it! Again Cummins is over the front line when an LBW decision has gone in his favour. First it was against Rahane, and now against Thakur. This is some serious luck going India's way this morning. Ball-tracking shows it would've remained umpire's call had Cummins not overstepped. Length ball that nips in sharply from middle, Thakur goes a long way across on his front foot looking to flick it away but misses. He survives!
59.3
Cummins to Thakur, no run, good length on off, Thakur hangs back and defends
59.2
Cummins to Thakur, no run, good length just outside off, Thakur looks to defend but it nips away to beat the edge
59.1
Cummins to Thakur, no run, back of a length outside off, left alone
58.3
Lyon to Thakur, 1 run, floated up just outside off, Thakur looks to defend and gets it off the inside half wide of midwicket
57.6
Cummins to Thakur, no run, back of a length down leg, goes off the thigh pad to the left of Carey and it's a good take from him diving across
57.5
Cummins to Thakur, no run, banged in short, Thakur ducks underneath it
57.4
Cummins to Thakur, no run, pitched up outside off, Thakur looks to drive but mistimes it to mid-on
57.3
Cummins to Thakur, no run, good length outside off, left alone
57.2
Cummins to Thakur, FOUR, half-volley on the pads and Thakur flicks it away to the boundary! Errors are starting to creep into the bowling now. This pair has done brilliantly for India
56.6
Lyon to Thakur, no run, slightly short outside off, Thakur looks to punch through cover but gets a thick inside edge down the pitch as the ball turns in
56.5
Lyon to Thakur, no run, length ball turning in on off, Thakur shuffles across and defends from the crease
56.4
Lyon to Thakur, no run, flat on off, Thakur blocks it down the pitch
55.6
Cummins to Thakur, no run, good length on off,
55.3
Cummins to Thakur, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Thakur gets a good stride in and knocks it through point
55.2
Cummins to Thakur, no run, good length ball on off, Thakur defends forward
54.4
Green to Thakur, 1 run, this time they do take the quick single. Back of a length around off, Thakur drops it with soft hands next to the pitch and they set off
54.3
Green to Thakur, no run, good length down leg, goes off Thakur's thigh pad to the left of the keeper. Thakur wanted the single but is sent back, and rightly so. Wasn't very far from Carey. Rahane walks down to have a chat with Thakur
54.2
Green to Thakur, no run, short of length outside off, Thakur pokes tentatively and is beaten!
54.1
Green to Thakur, no run, pitched up on off, Thakur defends forward
53.6
Starc to Thakur, 1 run, good length around off, Thakur opens the face in defence and gets a single behind point
53.5
Starc to Thakur, FOUR, slapped away! Short and wide from Starc, and Thakur cuts ferociously over point
53.4
Starc to Thakur, no run, good length outside off, Thakur mistimes the drive back to Starc
53.3
Starc to Thakur, no run, back of a length on off, blocked
53.2
Starc to Thakur, no run, an inside-edge lands just short of Carey! Good length ball angled into the channel, Thakur looks to defend but it nips in further and catches a faint nick. Goes on the half-volley to the keeper as he dives to his left
52.5
Green to Thakur, 1 run, pitched up around off, Thakur opens the face and knocks it wide of gully
52.4
Green to Thakur, no run, banged in short, Thakur ducks underneath it
51.6
Starc to Thakur, no run, short ball just outside off, Thakur lets it go
51.4
Starc to Thakur, 1 run, good length on leg, Thakur clips it to fine leg
51.3
Starc to Thakur, no run, pitched up outside off and Thakur looks to smash the leather off the ball! Goes after it with a big swing. Gets beaten on the edge
51.2
Starc to Thakur, no run, short of length on off, Thakur fends it in front of point and looks for a single. Rahane sends him back
50.6
Green to Thakur, no run, short of length outside off, nips away further and Thakur is comprehensively beaten as he pokes at it
50.5
Green to Thakur, no run, left alone outside off
50.4
Green to Thakur, no run, short of length outside off, steered to point
50.2
Green to Thakur, 1 run, good length on off, kicks up on Thakur in defence and goes off a thick edge wide of gully
50.1
Green to Thakur, no run, full on off, defended
49.6
Starc to Thakur, 1 run, Starc responds with a snorter! A delivery that rears up off a good length around off! Thakur looks to work it into the on-side with the angle, the ball climbs on him and balloons off the bat-shoulder wide of gully!
49.5
Starc to Thakur, FOUR, spanking drive through the covers! Half-volley outside off and Thakur climbs into it. Smashes it to the boundary
49.4
Starc to Thakur, no run, good length ball angled in on middle and leg, Thakur looks to work it to leg but misses. He's struck high on the pad. Would've gone over the stumps
49.3
Starc to Thakur, no run, indecisive from Thakur! Good length outside off, Thakur's in two minds whether to play or leave, pokes at it tentatively and is beaten
49.2
Starc to Thakur, no run, slanting down leg, Thakur looks to glance but misses
48.6
Green to Thakur, no run, fuller length delivery and shaping away from outside off, left alone
48.1
Green to Thakur, 1 run, short of a good length and well wide of off, chopped square past cover for a single, brings up India's 200
47.6
Starc to Thakur, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the pads, clipped behind square on the on-side for a single
47.3
Starc to Thakur, 1 run, short of a good length and well wide of off, Shardul went hard on the cut and mistimed it square past point for a single
47.2
Starc to Thakur, no run, Starc shortens the length and angles one across the right-hander, left alone
47.1
Starc to Thakur, no run, short of a length and into the body, Shardul was hopping across on the tuck and missed, bounced off his body and and he was looking for a single, Rahane isn't interested
46.6
Boland to Thakur, 1 run, extra bounce from a length, but Shardul has it covered as he worked it down to long leg for a single
46.5
Boland to Thakur, no run, fuller length delivery on off, Shardul leans across and defends it to the on-side
46.4
Boland to Thakur, leg byes, FOUR, useful runs for India, short and angling into the pads, past Shardul's tickle. off the pad and rolls away to the long leg boundary
46.3
Boland to Thakur, no run, tad too full from Boland, Shardul leans across and defends it back at the bowler
46.2
Boland to Thakur, no run, fraction fuller and shaping back into the right-hander, Shardul leans across and pushes it to mid-on
46.1
Boland to Thakur, no run, short of a good length and holding its line outside off, left alone
45.4
Cummins to Thakur, 1 run, uppish and Shardul is lucky that it didn't carry to mid-wicket, on a good length and angling into the right-hander, he was looking to flick and closed the bat-face, the ball popping off the leading edge and dropping near square leg
45.2
Cummins to Thakur, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, nudged into the gap wide of point for a single
45.1
Cummins to Thakur, no run, short of a length and curving away from outside off, left alone
44.2
Boland to Thakur, 1 run, on a good length and angling into the right-hander, worked away behind square on the on-side for a single
44.1
Boland to Thakur, no run, fuller length delivery and holding its line outside off, left alone
43.6
Cummins to Thakur, 1 run, on a length and just outside off, dropped in front of point and Shardul is off for a quick single
43.5
Cummins to Thakur, no run, Cummins shortens the length outside off - Shardul looks to play late and with soft hands, gets an inside edge and he's alert enough as he watches it bounce past the off-stump
43.4
Cummins to Thakur, no run, short and wide of off, Shardul saw the width and threw his hands on the cut, beaten on the top-edge
43.4
Cummins to Thakur, no ball, Cummins shortens the length outside off, doesn't bounce a lot and Shardul gets an under-edge on the pull bounces through to the keeper and Cummins has overstepped
43.3
Cummins to Thakur, no run, on a good length and angling back into the right-hander, Shardul was half-forward in defence and gets aninside edge onto the pad
43.2
Cummins to Thakur, no run, edged and dropped, that was a sitter and Green has dropped it, back of a length and shaping away from outside off , Shardul is completely opened up as he looked to defend, the edge flew straight to gully where Green lets it hit him and popped out, attempts to take it on the rebound, so does Khawaja from third slip, but the ball drops right in the midst of them
43.1
Cummins to Thakur, no run, fuller length delivery and holding its line wide of off, Shardul gets a big stride forward, lifts his bat and lets it go
41.6
Cummins to Thakur, no run, beauty, Cummins shortens the length and gets it to seam away with the angle, Shardul is drawn across like a magnet and the ball whizzes past the outside edge
41.5
Cummins to Thakur, no run, on a length and angling into the right-hander, Shardul prods across and turns it to the on-side
41.4
Cummins to Thakur, no run, Cummins shortens the length around off, Shardul hops across and defends it to the off-side, looked unconvincing at the moment
41.3
Cummins to Thakur, no run, Shardul gets smashed in the exact area once again, and he's hobbling around in pain, has a look at his fore-arm and the physio is once again out to tend for him, extra bounce from a length and smashed into Shardul even before he could get his bat across. He cops another painful blow and this looks a bit more serious then the previous one
41.2
Cummins to Thakur, no run, Cummins shortens the length and gets some extra bounce off the deck, struck Shardul on the left fore-arm as he looked to defend
40.6
Boland to Thakur, no run, fuller length delivery on the pads, Shardul prods across and defends it to the on-side
40.5
Boland to Thakur, FOUR, edged, on a good length and just outside off, Shardul was pressing forward in defence, did so with soft hands and the edge rolled wide of gully, a big chase from Lyon, but he can't pull the ball back
40.4
Boland to Thakur, byes, FOUR, handy runs for India, Boland loses his line and spills one down leg, swings away further and Carey has no chance of saving runs for his team
39.6
Cummins to Thakur, no run, nicely bowled, pushed full and wider of off, the swings takes it further away and draws Shardul into the drive, he can't resist and went chasing after that, beaten by a whisker
39.5
Cummins to Thakur, 2 runs, back of a length and at the stumps, Shardul shuffles across and plays a half-arm jab, behind square on the on-sdie and Shardul comes back for the second
39.4
Cummins to Thakur, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Shardul prods across and defends it to the off-side
38.6
Boland to Thakur, 2 runs, edged and dropped, that was a tough chance and Khawaja could only get a hand onto it, despite the leap - short of a good length and angling across the right-hander, Shardul pokes at it with hard hands and the ball flew off the outside edge, high and just over Khawaja's reach at third slip
38.5
Boland to Thakur, no run, fraction fuller and just outside off, Shardul gets a stride forward and defends it to the off-side
38.4
Boland to Thakur, no run, short of a good length and angling into the right-hander, past Shardul's inside edge and lobs off the thigh-pad
38.3
Boland to Thakur, no run, extra bounce from a length, raps Shardul on the gloves as he defended to the on-side
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