After a magnificent yet competitive IPL season of two long months, India got ready to take on Australia in the ICC World Test Championship. It was a 5-day exciting Australia vs India, Final “One-off Test” match between these two teams at Kennington Oval Stadium in London, England.

Australia won its maiden Word Test Championship on Sunday, 11 June at the Oval in London after defeating India by a score of 209 runs.

 

Indian team play against Australian team in ICC WTC Final from June 7-11

Indian team plays against Australian team in ICC WTC Final from June 7-11 (InsideSport.IN)

The final match between the two tough teams – Australia and India playing against each other in the second cycle for the ICC WTC title 2023 took place in full swing from June 7 to June 11, 15:00 IST / 09:30 GMT. The key battles to watch in this match included: Rohit Sharma vs Mitchell Starc, and Steve Smith vs Ravichandran Ashwin.

Indian Captain Rohit Sharma and Australian Captain Pat Cummins with the ICC WTC trophy

Indian Captain Rohit Sharma and Australian Captain Pat Cummins with the ICC WTC trophy (The Indian Express)

Australia got the top rank at the WTC points table in the 2021-2023 cycle with 66.67 points percent (PCT) in 19 Tests, whereas India defeated the Kangaroos 2-1 in their recent home Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, and as a result, qualified for the championship match with 58.8 PCT.

ICC World Test Championship Final 2023 Details and Scoreboard

Dates | Timing Match/Score Place
June 7 to June 11

15:00 IST / 09:30 GMT

Australia vs India

 

The Oval, London

 

Rohit Sharma's Indian team vs Pat Cummins' Australian team at ICC WTC Final

Rohit Sharma’s Indian team vs Pat Cummins’ Australian team at ICC WTC Final (Zee Business)

Final Result

Australia: 469 – 1st | 270/8d – 2ns

India: 296 – 1st | 234 – 2nd (Target 444)

Aus won by 209 runs.

Final (One-off Test)

Aus 1-0 [Day 5]

Australia won the ICC WTC Final by 1-0 against India

Australia won the ICC WTC Final by 1-0 against India (The Hindu)

 

TEAM SQUADS

Australia
Pat Cummins (C), Marcus Harris, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Steven Smith, David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Scott Boland, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Mitchell Starc, Michael Neser.

Reserves: Mitch Marsh, Matt Renshaw

[Due to an injury, Josh Hazlewood could not compete in the WTC championship on June 4.]

India

Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Srikar Bharat, Ishan Kishan, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat.

Reserves: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mukesh Kumar, Suryakumar Yadav

[K. L. Rahul was declared ineligible on May 5, 2023, because of a thigh injury. Ishan Kishan was introduced as his successor on May 8, 2023.]

 

Key Takeaways from the WTC Playing Conditions:

  • Australia shares the WTC Title in case of a draw or tie.
  • Australia vs India World Test Championship final is being played using Grade 1 Dukes balls.
  • The reserved day – June 12, 2023.  (Only due to weather)
  • For the WTC final, umpires are no longer use the on-field soft signal.
  • India vs Australia World Test Championship final at 3 pm IST.
  • India vs Australia World Test Championship final – live streaming on Star Sports and streamed live on Disney+Hotstar.

So, cricket folks, you can watch the repeat telecast of the ICC World Test Championship Final 2023 on Hotstar

google.com, pub-3862145386704795, DIRECT, f08c47fec0942fa0 InterServer Web Hosting and VPS

Sanghamitra Roychoudhary

Sanghamitra Roychoudhary

Author at w3buzz.in
A proficient Web Content Developer (Technical and Non-Technical Writer), Blogger, and Freelance Content Writer. A happy author of www.w3buzz.in! She is a creative person, always eager to learn new aspects, and seeking new ways for improving skills in her field. She loves traveling & photography; also, a sports enthusiast!
Follow me as @SanghamitraRch on Twitter.
Sanghamitra Roychoudhary