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Australia beat India comprehensively by 209 runs in the 2023 World Test Championship (WTC) final to win the mace. The subcontinental side finished as runner-up for the second consecutive time after losing to New Zealand in the 2021 WTC final.
India began the final day of the WTC 2023 final with an overnight score of 164/3, with Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane at the crease. They needed 280 runs to win on the fifth day, while the Australians needed to scalp seven wickets to bag the mace.
Scott Boland bowled an exceptional spell and continuously tested Rahane and Kohli. His unrelenting accuracy caused Kohli to lose his patience as he went chasing outside the off-stump to edge a ball to second slip, where Steve Smith took a blinder.
The Aussie seamer then sent Ravindra Jadeja back to the pavilion in the same over to derail India's chase. The subcontinental side could not recover from there as they got bundled out in the first session for just 234 and lost the match by 209 runs.
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Speaking at the post-match presentation, Rohit Sharma dissected the reasons for their loss and pointed out that they failed as a batting unit. He reckoned that his side started well on the first day with the ball, but Steve Smith and Travis Head played well and took the game away from them.
Sharma said:
"We started well by winning the toss and putting them to bat on those conditions. We bowled pretty well in the 1st session but let ourselves down with the way we bowled. We have to give credit to Travis Head and Smith. That took us off guard. We put up a good show, we fought hard but well done Australia.
He added:
"We spoke of a lot of things We spoke about bowling tighter lines but it just didnāt work out. You have to stay in the game for five days but thongs didnāt go our way. It was a great comeback from both Rahane and Shardul. They put up a good partnership there and kept us in the game. We bowled well in the 2nd innings. We failed with the bat, we didnāt apply ourselves."
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