2023 ICC World Test Championship final

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2023 ICC World Test Championship final
Logo for the 2023 ICC World Test Championship final
Event2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship
Australia India
Australia India
469 296
& &
270/8d 234
Australia won by 209 runs
Date07–11 June 2023
VenueThe Oval, London
Player of the matchTravis Head (Aus)
Umpires
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The final of the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship, a Test cricket match, was played from 7 to 11 June 2023 at The Oval, London, between Australia and India.[1] Australia won the match by 209 runs to win the second edition of the ICC World Test Championship. This marked Australia's maiden win of the Championship. As winners, they received a cash prize of US$1.6 million, while the Indian team received a cash prize of US$800,000.[2] The victory in the final established Australia as the first team to have won all ICC tournaments across all three cricket formats.[3]

Background[edit]

Panorama view of Kia Oval, London, The venue for Final

The World Test Championship league standings were determined based on percentage of matches won by each of the teams during the league stages of the tournament. Geoff Allardice, then acting chief executive of the ICC, explained that this adjustment was made to simplify the calculation process and create a more accurate representation of the teams' achievements.[4] In September 2022, the ICC announced that The Oval in London would host the 2023 ICC World Test Championship Final, the second consecutive time the final was taking place in England.[5] In February 2023, the ICC confirmed that the final would take place from 7 to 11 June 2023, with a reserve day on 12 June.[6]

During the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship, both Australia and India emerged as the leading teams in terms of points.[7][8] Going into the final India held the top position in the ICC Men's Test Team Rankings while Australia secured the second spot. Australia made their first-ever appearance in the WTC final, whereas India had previously suffered a defeat against New Zealand in the 2021 final.[9] Their most recent test series, the 2022-23 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, was the last encounter between the two teams.[9] On past performances, Australia had recorded only seven wins out of the 38 Test matches played at The Oval, while India had managed just two victories.[10]

It is only the second instance of these two teams clashing in a final of a major ICC Event, the first being 20 years back in 2003 World Cup final at Johannesburg, South Africa where the Ricky Ponting-led mighty Australian team bamboozled a spirited Indian side led by Sourav Ganguly by a huge margin of 125 runs to successfully defend their title and win it for the third time.

Just weeks before the final, ICC made a change to the "soft signal rule", an umpire's input to the decision review system, stating that the rule would not be in effect starting from the World Test Championship final.[11] On 7 June 2023, on the eve of the first day's play, ICC took measures to address potential disruptions from the intervention of Just Stop Oil protesters. Precautionary measures included preparation of a backup pitch for the final.[12][13]

Route to the final[edit]

Main article: 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship § League stage

League table[edit]

Pos. Team Matches Ded. Con. Pts. Pct.
P W L D
1  Australia 19 11 3 5 0 228 152 66.7
2  India 18 10 5 3 5 216 127 58.8
3  South Africa 15 8 6 1 0 180 100 55.6
4  England 22 10 8 4 12 264 124 47
5  Sri Lanka 12 5 6 1 0 144 64 44.44
6  New Zealand 13 4 6 3 0 156 60 38.46
7  Pakistan 14 4 6 4 0 168 64 38.1
8  West Indies 13 4 7 2 2 156 54 34.6
9  Bangladesh 12 1 10 1 0 144 16 11.1
Source: International Cricket Council,[14][15] ESPNcricinfo[16]
Last updated: 20 March 2023

Results[edit]

 Australia Round  India
Opponent Result League stage Opponent Result
 England (H) Australia 4 – 0 England Series 1  England (A) India 2 – 2 England
 Pakistan (A) Australia 1 – 0 Pakistan Series 2  New Zealand (H) India 1 – 0 New Zealand
 Sri Lanka (A) Australia 1 – 1 Sri Lanka Series 3  South Africa (A) India 1 – 2 South Africa
 West Indies (H) Australia 2 – 0 West Indies Series 4  Sri Lanka (H) India 2 – 0 Sri Lanka
 South Africa (H) Australia 2 – 0 South Africa Series 5  Bangladesh (A) India 2 – 0 Bangladesh
 India (A) Australia 1 – 2 India Series 6  Australia (H) India 2 – 1 Australia

Source:[17][18]

Squads[edit]

 Australia[19]  India[20]

Changes[edit]

Match[edit]

Match details and scorecard[edit]

7–11 June 2023
Scorecard
v
469 (121.3 overs)
Travis Head 163 (174)
Mohammed Siraj 4/108 (28.3 overs)
296 (69.4 overs)
Ajinkya Rahane 89 (129)
Pat Cummins 3/84 (20 overs)
270/8d (84.3 overs)
Alex Carey 66* (105)
Ravindra Jadeja 3/58 (23 overs)
234 (63.3 overs)
Virat Kohli 49 (78)
Nathan Lyon 4/41 (15.3 overs)
Australia won by 209 runs
The Oval, London
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Travis Head (Aus)
  • India won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rohit Sharma (Ind) and Pat Cummins (Aus) both played their 50th Test.[24][25]
  • Mohammed Siraj (Ind) took his 50th wicket in Tests.[26]
  • Ajinkya Rahane (Ind) scored his 5000th run in Test cricket.[27][28]
  • Virat Kohli (Ind) became the fifth batsman, to score 2,000 runs against a single team in Tests[29] and became the second batsman, to score 5,000 international runs against a single team.[30]
  • With this victory, Australia became the first team to win all ICC titles.[31]

Match officials[edit]

Summary[edit]

Day 1[edit]

Australian opener David Warner made a steady start for his team, while his partner Usman Khawaja fell for a duck to Mohammad Siraj's delivery.[32] By the lunch break, Australia had reached a score of 73/2. Shortly after lunch, Marnus Labuschagne was dismissed by Mohammed Shami. Travis Head, batting at number five, adopted an aggressive approach and scored runs quickly, surpassing the fifty-run mark before tea. At that stage, Australia's total stood at 170/3. Following tea, Head and Steve Smith formed a valuable partnership, reaching the milestone of a hundred runs together. Smith also completed his fifty during the course of their partnership. In the 66th over, Head achieved the significant feat of scoring a century, marking his first century outside of Australia.[33] By the end of the day's play, the partnership between Smith and Head had reached 251 runs, with Australia finishing strongly at 327/3. Head's individual score stood at 146, while Smith remained unbeaten on 95.[34]

Day 2[edit]

On the second day of the match, Smith also reached the milestone of scoring a century for the thirty-first time in Test cricket.[35] However, the Indian pacers soon started taking wickets. Travis Head was dismissed by Siraj, followed by a quick succession of wickets with Cameron Green and Smith both falling, the latter being bowled by Shardul Thakur. By lunchtime, Australia's score stood at 422/7. After the break, the wickets continued to tumble at one end while Alex Carey showed resilience with a knock of 48 before being adjudged lbw to Ravindra Jadeja. At a total of 469, the last tailender and captain Pat Cummins departed after being caught by Ajinkya Rahane at the covers.[36]

It was then time for the Indian openers, Shubman Gill and captain Rohit Sharma, to take the field. However, Sharma was dismissed by opposition skipper Cummins, and shortly after, Gill made a judgment error and was bowled. As tea approached, India found themselves at 30/2, with Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara at the crease. In the last session of the day, India continued to lose wickets, with Kohli and Pujara being dismissed by Mitchell Starc and Cameron Green, respectively. Jadeja increased the scoring rate for the team before being caught by Smith off the bowling of Nathan Lyon.[37] As the day concluded, India were on 151/5, with Rahane on 29, accompanied by wicketkeeper-batsman K. S. Bharat.[38]

Day 3[edit]

At the beginning of the third day, Bharat fell swiftly to Scott Boland's bowling, while Thakur survived a dropped catch in the slips. Rahane eventually reached the fifty with a six, albeit being given another lifeline when Warner dropped him. Cummins appeared to have Thakur dismissed lbw, but the decision was overturned due to a no-ball, similar to what happened with Rahane the previous day.[39] Approaching the lunch break, India's score reached 260/6. Shortly after lunch, Rahane's innings came to an end as he was caught by Green while on 89.[40] Thakur managed to complete his fifty, but his dismissal triggered a collapse in India's score, concluding at 296 and trailing by 173 runs.

Australia's second innings commenced with an early setback, as Warner was caught behind off Siraj's bowling. By tea, Australia had reached 23/1. However, in the post-tea session, Khawaja also fell victim to a catch behind off Umesh Yadav's delivery. Labuschagne and Smith then formed a fifty partnership, but their progress was halted when Smith's aggressive shot was caught off Jadeja's bowling. Head, who had displayed exceptional form in the previous innings, entered the crease but soon fell prey to a caught and bowled off Jadeja's delivery, two balls after Yadav's fumble resulted in an unintended six.[41] Australia concluded the day at 123/4, holding a lead of 296 runs.[38]

Day 4[edit]

On the fourth day's commencement, Labuschagne was caught in the slip cordon by Pujara. Green and Carey displayed determined batting, forging a partnership that approached the fifty-run mark until Green's dismissal, wherein the ball dislodged the bails in an unconventional manner. By lunchtime, Australia's score stood at 201/6. As play resumed, Carey reached his half-century after previously missing out, while Starc exhibited quick scoring at the other end. By the 79th over, Australia's lead exceeded 400 runs. Following Starc's departure on 41, Cummins was soon caught, prompting the declaration of the innings.[42]

With a target of 444 runs, India faced the task of chasing down what would have been a record-breaking chase in Test cricket. The openers adopted an aggressive approach, scoring at a run-a-ball rate, until a contentious slip catch was claimed by Green off the bat of Gill.[43] Before tea, India had reached 41/1 in 7 overs of their innings. Upon resumption, Pujara and Sharma constructed a fifty-run partnership, but Sharma fell victim to an lbw decision while attempting a lap-sweep off Lyon's bowling. Soon after, Pujara also departed. However, Kohli and Rahane formed a seventy-run partnership, with Kohli on 44* and Rahane on 20*. As on the final day, India had to chase down a target of 280 runs.[44][45]

Day 5[edit]

On the final day of the game, the momentum shifted in favour of Australia as Kohli, batting at 49, edged a delivery that was caught by Smith, diving to his right to collect it two-handed. Two balls later, Jadeja fell victim to Boland's delivery, departing the field without adding any runs to the scoreboard. For India, the wickets continued to tumble, and they were eventually bowled out for a total of 234 runs.[46] With this result, Australia emerged victorious in the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship, securing a 209-run win.[47] Travis Head, who made significant contributions, received player of the match award. This achievement established Australia as the first and, thus far, the only team to have won all ICC tournaments.[48]

Scorecard Source:[49]

Australia 1st innings
 Australia batting
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
David Warner c †Bharat b Thakur 43 60 8 0 71.66
Usman Khawaja c †Bharat b Siraj 0 10 0 0 0.00
Marnus Labuschagne b Shami 26 62 3 0 41.93
Steve Smith b Thakur 121 268 19 0 45.14
Travis Head c †Bharat b Siraj 163 174 25 1 93.67
Cameron Green c Gill b Shami 6 7 1 0 85.71
Alex Carey lbw b Jadeja 48 69 7 1 69.56
Mitchell Starc run out (sub [Patel]) 5 20 0 0 25.00
Pat Cummins c Rahane b Siraj 9 34 0 0 26.47
Nathan Lyon b Siraj 9 25 1 0 36.00
Scott Boland not out 1 7 0 0 14.28
Extras (b 13, lb 10, nb 7, w 8) 38
Total (10 wickets; 121.3 overs) 469 64 2

Fall of wickets: 1–2 (Khawaja, 3.4 ov), 2–71 (Warner, 21.4 ov), 3–76 (Labuschagne, 24.1 ov), 4–361 (Head, 91.1 ov), 5–376 (Green, 94.2 ov), 6–387 (Smith, 98.1 ov), 7–402 (Starc, 103.5 ov), 8–453 (Carey, 114.4 ov), 9–468 (Lyon, 119.5 ov), 10–469 (Cummins, 121.3 ov)

 India bowling
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Econ Wides NBs
Mohammed Shami 29 4 122 2 4.20 1 2
Mohammed Siraj 28.3 4 108 4 3.78 3 1
Umesh Yadav 23 5 77 0 3.34 0 0
Shardul Thakur 23 4 83 2 3.60 0 4
Ravindra Jadeja 18 2 56 1 3.11 0 0
India 1st innings
 India batting
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Rohit Sharma lbw b Cummins 15 26 2 0 57.69
Shubman Gill b Boland 13 15 2 0 86.66
Cheteshwar Pujara b Green 14 25 2 0 56.00
Virat Kohli c Smith b Starc 14 31 2 0 45.16
Ajinkya Rahane c Green b Cummins 89 129 11 1 68.99
Ravindra Jadeja c Smith b Lyon 48 51 7 1 94.11
K. S. Bharat b Boland 5 15 0 0 33.33
Shardul Thakur c †Carey b Green 51 109 6 0 46.78
Umesh Yadav b Cummins 5 11 1 0 45.45
Mohammed Shami c †Carey b Starc 13 11 2 0 118.18
Mohammed Siraj not out 0 3 0 0 0.00
Extras (b 10, lb 10, nb 8, w 1) 29
Total (10 wickets; 69.4 overs) 296 35 2

Fall of wickets: 1–30 (Rohit, 5.6 ov), 2–30 (Gill, 6.4 ov), 3–50 (Pujara, 13.5 ov), 4–71 (Kohli, 18.2 ov), 5–142 (Jadeja, 34.3 ov), 6–152 (Bharat, 38.2 ov), 7–261 (Rahane, 61.6 ov), 8–271 (Yadav, 65.5 ov), 9–294 (Thakur, 68.3 ov), 10–296 (Shami, 69.4 ov)

 Australia bowling
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Econ Wides NBs
Mitchell Starc 13.4 0 71 2 5.19 0 0
Pat Cummins 20 2 83 3 4.15 0 6
Scott Boland 20 6 59 2 2.95 0 0
Cameron Green 12 1 44 2 3.66 1 2
Nathan Lyon 4 0 19 1 4.75 0 0
Australia 2nd innings
 Australia batting
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Usman Khawaja c †Bharat b Yadav 13 39 2 0 33.33
David Warner c †Bharat b Siraj 1 8 0 0 12.50
Marnus Labuschagne c Pujara b Yadav 41 126 4 0 32.53
Steve Smith c Thakur b Jadeja 34 47 3 0 72.34
Travis Head c & b Jadeja 18 27 0 2 66.66
Cameron Green b Jadeja 25 95 4 0 26.31
Alex Carey not out 66 105 8 0 62.85
Mitchell Starc c Kohli b Shami 41 57 7 0 71.92
Pat Cummins c sub (Patel) b Shami 5 5 1 0 100.00
Extras (b 9, lb 9, nb 2, w 6) 26
Total (8 wickets; 84.3 overs) 270/8d 29 2

Fall of wickets: 1–2 (Warner, 3.3 ov), 2–24 (Khawaja, 14.1 ov), 3–86 (Smith, 30.1 ov), 4–111 (Head, 36.3 ov), 5–124 (Labuschagne, 46.4 ov), 6–167 (Green, 62.6 ov), 7–260 (Starc, 82.6 ov), 8–270 (Cummins, 84.3 ov)

 India bowling
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Econ Wides NBs
Mohammed Shami 16.3 6 39 2 2.36 1 1
Mohammed Siraj 20 2 80 1 4.00 1 1
Shardul Thakur 8 1 21 0 2.62 0 0
Umesh Yadav 17 1 54 2 3.17 0 0
Ravindra Jadeja 23 4 58 3 2.52 0 0
India 2nd innings
 India batting
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Rohit Sharma lbw b Lyon 43 60 7 1 71.66
Shubman Gill c Green b Boland 18 19 2 0 94.73
Cheteshwar Pujara c †Carey b Cummins 27 47 5 0 57.44
Virat Kohli c Smith b Boland 49 78 7 0 62.82
Ajinkya Rahane c †Carey b Starc 46 108 7 0 42.59
Ravindra Jadeja c †Carey b Boland 0 2 0 0 0.00
K. S. Bharat c & b Lyon 23 41 2 0 56.09
Shardul Thakur lbw b Lyon 0 5 0 0 0.00
Umesh Yadav c †Carey b Starc 1 12 0 0 8.33
Mohammed Shami not out 13 8 3 0 162.50
Mohammed Siraj c Boland b Lyon 1 6 0 0 16.66
Extras (lb 2, nb 5, w 6) 13
Total (10 wickets; 63.3 overs) 234 33 1

Fall of wickets: 1–41 (Gill, 7.1 ov), 2–92 (Rohit, 19.5 ov), 3–93 (Pujara, 20.4 ov), 4–179 (Kohli, 46.3 ov), 5–179 (Jadeja, 46.5 ov), 6–212 (Rahane, 56.2 ov), 7–213 (Thakur, 57.4 ov), 8–220 (Yadav, 60.2 ov), 9–224 (Bharat, 61.5 ov), 10–234 (Siraj, 63.3 ov)

 Australia bowling
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Econ Wides NBs
Pat Cummins 13 1 55 1 4.23 1 4
Scott Boland 16 2 46 3 2.87 0 0
Mitchell Starc 14 1 77 2 5.50 0 1
Cameron Green 5 0 13 0 2.60 1 0
Nathan Lyon 15.3 2 41 4 2.64 0 0

Broadcasting[edit]

List of broadcasters[50][51]
Country Television broadcaster(s) Radio Digital streaming
Afghanistan Ariana Television
Ariana News 		Ariana Television
Ariana News
Australia Seven Network SEN 7plus
Bangladesh GTV
T Sports 		Rabbithole, Toffee
United Kingdom
Ireland 		Sky Sports BBC Sky Go
NOW
All Caribbean islands Sportsmax Sportsmax App
USA and Canada Willow Willow TV
India Star Sports All India Radio Disney+ Hotstar
New Zealand Sky Sports NZME Radio Sky Go
Sky Sports Now
MENA CricLife
Starzplay
Sri Lanka Maharaja TV
TV One
Sub Saharan Africa Supersport DSTV App
Pacific Islands Digicel
TVWan Sports 2
TVWan Sports 3
Rest of the World ICC.tv

The ICC also named the following panel of commentators for the final:[52]

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