WTC Final: Watch - Steve Smith Takes A Spectacular Catch To Get Rid Of Virat Kohli For 49 At The Oval

India had a decent start to Day 5 as the side scored 15 runs in the first 6 overs. Virat Kohli & Ajinkya Rahane were quite keen on rotating the strike rather than playing shots. Virat Kohli looked in complete control just like the evening session of Day 4.

Scott Boland was bowling impeccable lines & lengths and didn’t give much room to the batters. Surprisingly, Mitchell Starc didn’t bowl from the other end as skipper Pat Cummins & Boland bowled in tandem.

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Cummins & Boland were getting frustrated as the batters showed immense mental application. At the end of 46 overs, India’s score was 179-3 and slowly Rahane was seen getting into the groove as on the last delivery of the 44th over as he struck a boundary.

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Watch- Scott Boland gets priced wicket of Virat Kohli

Boland was bowling the 47th over, on the 3rd delivery Boland bowled a short of length delivery and astonishingly Virat Kohli played a cover drive shot but got a thick outside edge, and at the slip, Steve Smith took a screamer.

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Virat Kohli would rue his shot selection as the batter perhaps should have left the delivery. The batter was dismissed on 49 runs in 78 balls and struck 7 fours and now all the responsibility will be on the shoulders of Ajinkya Rahane.

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Crucial Phase for India

Rahane & Jadeja need to play smartly. It won’t be a bad idea if Ravindra Jadeja unleashes the attack on the opposition and play a bit aggressively to tackle Australia’s tactics in the summit clash.

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Skipper Pat Cummins would be delighted and would be aware of the fact that the side need another 5 wickets to win the ICC World Test Championship mace (WTC 2021-23). The all-rounder Cameron Green can make life harder for the batters.

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