World Test Championship Final India 🇮🇳 vs Australia 🇦🇺 Highlights

Australia won the toss and elected to bat first on a flat pitch at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad¹.
- Australia scored **469** in their first innings, thanks to a brilliant century by **Travis Head (137)** and a solid knock by **Steve Smith (97)**⁷⁸.
- India's bowlers struggled to find any assistance from the surface, with only **Mohammed Shami (3/87)** and **Ravichandran Ashwin (2/112)** taking more than one wicket⁸.
- India's reply got off to a shaky start, as they lost **Shubman Gill (0)** and **Cheteshwar Pujara (4)** in the first over of their innings, both dismissed by **Mitchell Starc**⁸.
- India's captain **Virat Kohli (62)** and vice-captain **Ajinkya Rahane (58)** tried to steady the ship with a 103-run partnership, but both fell in quick succession to **Pat Cummins** and **Nathan Lyon** respectively⁸.
- India ended the second day at **151/5**, still trailing by **318 runs** and facing the prospect of a follow-on⁸.
- On the third day, India's lower order showed some resistance, with **Rishabh Pant (71)** and **Ravindra Jadeja (54)** adding 96 runs for the sixth wicket⁶.
- However, once Pant was caught behind off **Josh Hazlewood**, Australia wrapped up the innings for **256**, taking a massive lead of **213 runs**⁶.
- Australia decided not to enforce the follow-on, and batted again to set India a daunting target⁶.
- Australia declared their second innings at **189/4**, setting India a target of **403 runs** to win the match and the title⁶.
- **David Warner (50)** and **Marcus Harris (43)** gave Australia a brisk start, while **Marnus Labuschagne (32)** and **Head (27)** chipped in with useful contributions⁶.
- India's second innings began on a positive note, as **Rohit Sharma (83)** and **Gill (45)** put on 124 runs for the opening wicket⁶.
- However, once Gill was caught at slip off **Lyon**, India's batting collapsed spectacularly, losing **nine wickets for 69 runs**⁶.
- Australia's pace trio of **Starc (4/45)**, **Cummins (3/29)** and **Hazlewood (2/32)** ran through the Indian line-up, with only **Pant (25)** offering some resistance⁶.
- India were bowled out for **193**, giving Australia a comprehensive victory by **209 runs** and their first World Test Championship title⁶.
- **Head** was adjudged the **Player of the Match** for his match-winning century in the first innings and his valuable runs in the second innings¹.
- **Kohli** was named the **Player of the Tournament** for scoring **857 runs** at an average of **61.21**, including **three centuries** and **four fifties**¹.