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Match Details
AUS vs IND, 4th TEST, BGT 2023 summary
AUS 480(167.2)
175-2(78.1)
Match Drawn
571(178.5)
IND
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P'ship : 22(114)
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So a month-long blockbuster of exuberating red-ball cricket ends here with a 2-1 series win for the hosts. India and Australia will now meet in the 2021-2023 cycle's World Test Championship (WTC) Final which will be taking place at the Oval between June 7-11. For now, this is me AkshayaKrishna Polya, signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Arijit Kundu, who, alongside our scorer/analyst Yogesh Kumar, brought you all the live-action of the final day from 2023's BGT. We will meet in the next match. Until then, it's cheers!
Match Bulletins (Day 5)
Ashwin removes nightwatchman Kuhnemann who doesn’t review
Drinks, Session 1 33/1 (Head 18*, Labuschagne: 9*)
50 runs stand between Head and Labuschagne
Lunch: Australia - 73/1 (Head 45*, Labuschagne 22*)
100 runs stand between Head and Labuschagne
Drinks, Session 2 AUS: 123/1 (Head 76*, Labuschagne 37*)
Labuschagne notches up his fifty in 150 balls
Axar sneaks through the gates of Head (90) to give a late hope for India
Tea: Australia - 158/2 ( Labuschagne 56*, Smith 0*)
Marnus and Smith offered dead bat, playing for a draw
Drinks, Session 3 AUS: 173/2 ( Labuschagne 61*, Smith 10*)
Stumps Day 5 Australia - 175/2 ( Labuschagne 63*, Smith 10*)
Match Result: Draw
Rohit Sharma receives Border-Gavaskar Trophy from the legendary Sunil Gavaskar and now the whole team poses for the photograph.
CREX's Player of the Day: Travis Head (90 runs off 163 balls)
He took Indian victory out of the equation with his semi-aggressive intent and instilled a draw.
He took Indian victory out of the equation with his semi-aggressive intent and instilled a draw.
Session Breakdown:
First Session: 30 overs, 70 runs 1 wicket
Second Session: 28 overs, 85 runs 1 wicket
Third Session: 14.1 overs, 17 runs 0 wickets
Overall the 5th day saw 72.1 overs of play with 172 runs being scored for the loss of two wickets.
First Session: 30 overs, 70 runs 1 wicket
Second Session: 28 overs, 85 runs 1 wicket
Third Session: 14.1 overs, 17 runs 0 wickets
Overall the 5th day saw 72.1 overs of play with 172 runs being scored for the loss of two wickets.
Most Player of the series awards in Tests:
Muttiah Muralitharan: 11
Ravichandran Ashwin: 10
Jacques Kallis: 9
Muttiah Muralitharan: 11
Ravichandran Ashwin: 10
Jacques Kallis: 9
Rohit Sharma (India Captain): "Yeah, it was fantastic. Right from the word go, we played really see. There was something in it for everyone. A few players were playing for the first time. We knew the importance of this series and the quality of opposition we faced. We have worked hard for this. We have stood up at difficult times.
The Test match at Delhi, it was good to see winning that Test match. We were behind in the game and we came back well. Again at Indore, we were not able to put pressure, but yeah, happy with the result as well. That was the most pleasing thing in the series. Test cricket is not easy. At different matches, different people come back and put their hands up.
A lot of the guys took responsibility. They took the situation and took us out of tough situations. The kinda benchmark I had set for myself, I could've done a little better. We got the result we wanted for the series. As I said, it was a hard-fought series, and to get the result was desirable."
The Test match at Delhi, it was good to see winning that Test match. We were behind in the game and we came back well. Again at Indore, we were not able to put pressure, but yeah, happy with the result as well. That was the most pleasing thing in the series. Test cricket is not easy. At different matches, different people come back and put their hands up.
A lot of the guys took responsibility. They took the situation and took us out of tough situations. The kinda benchmark I had set for myself, I could've done a little better. We got the result we wanted for the series. As I said, it was a hard-fought series, and to get the result was desirable."
Ravindra Jadeja: "Obviously feeling good. We are passing each other information about the wicket. Small, small things, we keep discussing. I think I am not happy with my batting. I missed out on some crucial occasions. I will try to work hard after this series. The conversations have been a lot more. I feel I need to be communicate, what are the likes, what are dislikes. He has also been great at chopping and changing lines and length. I think more of an everything. I think he has a very good cricketing brain. He knows everything, every tournament in the world. Which team is playing where and what tournament, he knows everything."
Ravichandran Ashwin: "Haha, I just asked him who will speak first. It has been a great journey so far. We aren't the same without each other. It's great to bowl together. He gives me a lot of freedom to be inventive on the field. Credits to him. I think he was outstanding at Delhi. Haha, I was frustrated in the dressing room when he was batting so long in the innings (telling about his late turn with the bat). That's why we both are here."
Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin both are judged as Players of the Series.
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