India vs Australia Live Score, WTC 2023 Final Day 3: Ajinkya Rahane, Shardul Thakur Solid, India 260/6 At Lunch vs Australia

IND vs AUS Live Score: Lunch break

This marks the end of the first session of the Day 3 of the WTC final between India and Australia. For India, Ajinkya Rahane (89*) and Shardul Thakur (36*) remain unbeaten as their score read 260/6 in 60 overs, trailing by 209 runs. For Australia, Scott Boland took two wickets. 

IND vs AUS Live Score: Rahane nears 100

Ajinkya Rahane slams two boundaries in the previous over of Nathan Lyon and inches closer towards his 13th Test century. Shardul is currently batting at 36 and inching closer towards his fourth Test fifty. India have gone past the 250-run mark. 

IND 259/6 (59 overs)

IND vs AUS Live Score: India change gear

On the cusp of lunch of Day 1, Ajinkya Rahane and Shardul Thakur continue to provide momentum to Team India. In the previous over, the duo scores five runs off Pat Cummins’ delivery, which include a boundary from Thakur. 

IND 249/6 (58 overs)

IND vs AUS Live Score: Tight bowling from Australia

Australia bowlers have controlled the flow of runs in the past few overs. In the previous over, Cameron Green leaks only three runs as Ajinkya Rahane and Shardul Thakur struggle to get a boundary. 

IND 223/6 (53 overs)

IND vs AUS Live Score: Big over for India

Ajinkya Rahane continues his dominance in the game and deals in boundaries. In the previous over of Cameron Green, he smashes two back-to-back boundaries as the pacer leaks 10 runs. India have gone past the 200-run mark.

IND 209/6 (49 overs)

IND vs AUS Live Score: Rahane hits 50

Ajinkya Rahane smashes a boundary and a six off Pat Cummins’ delivery and brings up his half-century in style. He takes 92 deliveries to cross the 50-run mark and reach his 26th Test fifty. In total, Cummins leaks 13 runs in the over as India eye fightback. 

IND 191/6 (46 overs)

IND vs AUS Live Score: Rahane nears 50

Ajinkya Rahane is currently batting at 39 and inching closer towards his 26th Test half-century. In the previous over, he hit a boundary off Scott Boland’s delivery as the pacer leaks 6 runs. Both Rahane and Shardul aim for a stable partnership. 

IND 173/6 (43 overs)

IND vs AUS Live Score: Shardul picks up injury

Another injury blow for Team India as Shardul Thakur has been hit on arm by Pat Cummins’ fiery pace. The all-rounder is seen writhing in pain as the physio is out on the ground and the game has been halted. 

IND 167/6 (41.3 overs)

IND vs AUS Live Score: 9 runs off the over

Ajinkya Rahane and Shardul Thakur are trying to stitch a stable partnership and gradually taking Team India ahead. In the previous over, Shardul smashes two back-to-back boundaries off Scott Boland’s delivery as the pacer leaks 9 runs. 

IND 166/6 (41 overs)

IND vs AUS Live Score: Rahane key for India

After early dismissal of KS Bharat, Ajinkya Rahane will be key for Team India as he is currently batting at 31. In the previous over, Pat Cummins leaks only three runs and creates pressure on Rahane and Shardul Thakur. India trail by 312 runs. 

IND 157/6 (40 overs)

IND vs AUS Live Score: OUT

OUT!!! Scott Boland has provided Australia with an early breakthrough on Day 3 as he dismissed KS Bharat for 5. Bharat completely failed to judge the delivery as was clean bowled by Boland. Terrific stuff from Australia as India lose their sixth wicket.

IND 152/6 (38.2 overs)

IND vs AUS Live Score: We are underway

The play on Day 3 of the WTC final between India and Australia begins. Ajinkya Rahane and KS Bharat will continue the proceedings for India at 151/5 while Scott Boland will be bowling the first over for Australia. 

IND vs AUS Live Score: Pitch report

A perfect day in South-East London. It’s going to be warmer than yesterday with 0% chance of rain. With the sun baking, this pitch will deteriorate further which is good news for Australia. The cracks are going straight down the pitch and that brings in variable bounce, there are some divots as well. It’s going to spin off the pitch as well, it will get drier, it’s hard underneath and will continue to help the spinners as well, reckon Nasser Hussain and Dinesh Karthik, in their pitch report.

IND vs AUS Live Score: Terrific comeback from Mohammed Siraj

Australia added 142 runs to their overnight total for the loss of seven wickets before being bowled out one hour into the afternoon session. Mohammed Siraj cleaned up the tail and was the pick of India’s bowlers with four wickets.

IND vs AUS Live Score: Australia’s fiery pace attack

Credit should also go to the relentless Australian pace trio of Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Scott Boland, who got much more out of The Oval surface than their Indian counterparts.

IND vs AUS Live Score: India trail by 318 runs

India bowlers made a remarkable comeback with the ball and bundled out Australia at 469. However, they struggled with the bat and were educed to 151/5 at stumps on Day 2. The Rohit Sharma-led side is trailing by 318 runs.

IND vs AUS Live Score: All eyes on Ajinkya Rahane

After the collapse of India’s top-order, Ravindra Jadeja stabilised the innings for some time but then got dismissed by Nathan Lyon for 48. Team India now rely on Ajinkya Rahane, who is standing unbeaten at 29, along with KS Bharat at 5. 

IND vs AUS Live Score: Hello

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Day 3 of the World Test Championship final between India and Australia, straight from The Oval. Stay tuned for all the live updates.