By 
The veteran batter Ajinkya Rahane silenced all the outside noise by playing a terrific knock of 89 runs in 129 balls and struck 11 fours and 1 six. It seemed as if Ajinkya Rahane was batting on a different surface despite there being uneven bounce on the surface.
The mighty Aussies had a splendid Day 3 of the WTC final and now are in a state of ascendancy. Australia have a lead of 293 runs with 6 wickets in hand and would be aiming to post a target in excess of 375 runs.
ICC World Test Championship Final | Dream11 Prediction | Fantasy Cricket Tips | Cricket Match Prediction Today | Cricket News | Cricket Live Score | Asia Cup 2023 | ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 | IND vs AFG 2023 | IND vs WI 2023
Marnus Labuschagne showed immense grit as the right-handed batter played a fine unbeaten knock of 41 runs in 118 balls and struck 4 fours. The dynamic left-handed batter Travis Head was looking ominous but Ravindra Jadeja got rid of him.
India need a cluster of wickets if they want to give themselves a chance of winning the championship. The pitch is expected to deteriorate as chasing won’t be easy for the Rohit Sharma-led side.
ICC World Test Championship Final | WTC Final 2023 | IND vs AUS 2023 | India National Cricket Team | IND vs AFG 2023 | IND vs WI 2023 | Asia Cup 2023 | ICC World Cup 2023
The billion people would be hoping that Shami along with Siraj bowls impeccable lines & lengths. We should not forget that Aussies don’t have a long batting lineup like India as the wicket of Labuschagne would be key.
Don’t think the finger injury will affect the batting- Ajinkya Rahane
Ajinkya Rahane was having an interaction with the commentary panel after the end of Day 3 and spoke about the blow to his finger and said that the injury won’t affect the batting.
Ajinkya Rahane pointed out that the side wanted to score 320-330 while batting first. Ajinkya Rahane felt that the Aussies are slightly ahead in the match. Ajinkya Rahane was quite optimistic that India can make a comeback in the match.
“Painful but quite manageable (blow to his finger). Don’t think it’ll affect batting. Happy with the way I batted. Had a good today. We were looking to get 320-330 but overall we had a good day,” said Ajinkya Rahane.
“Bowling wise we bowled well. Everyone chipped in. That was a really good catch. We all know he’s a really good fielder. Has a big reach. Australia slightly ahead in the game. For us it’s important to be in the moment, play session by session,” he stated.
IPL 2023 | Dream11 Prediction | Fantasy Cricket Tips | Cricket Match Prediction Today | Cricket News | Cricket Live Score
“First one hour will be crucial tomorrow. We know funny things can happen. Jadeja bowled really well, footmarks helped him against the left-hander. Still feel wicket will help seam bowlers,” he added.
