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World Test Championship Final, India vs Australia Day 3 Highlights: India fought back hard as they not only got to 296 after being 151/6 early morning, but have held Australia at 123/4 with lead 296

Team India in a huddle at the end of Day in the World Test Championship Final 2023 against Australia. Photo: Twitter/@ICC

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	<strong>India vs Australia, WTC Final Day 3 Highlights</strong><br />
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			India will be the happier of the two teams heading back to the dressing room at the end of the third day&#39;s play in the World Test Championship Final at the Kennington Oval. Why should this be the case even as Australia have a lead of 296 runs and are 123/4 with Cameron Green and Marnus Labuschagne at the crease? It is because the day belonged to India.&nbsp;</div>
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			After losing Kona Bharat in the first over, Ajinkya Rahane partnered Shardul Thakur to bring the Aussie lead below 200 which was 318 at the start of the day with only four wickets left. Both players scored half-centuries.&nbsp;</div>
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			The tail though didn&#39;t wag much, but they shone with the ball, removing Warner early on. Khawaja failed in the second innings too. The centurions from the first innings, Steve Smith and Travis Head played rash shots to get out and Australia now, do not have anyone to rely upon.</div>
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			Carey did score 48 in the first innings, but other than him no one looked in great touch. So, if Indian bowlers come out firing all cylinders on Day 4 and restrict Australia below 200, it could be game on.&nbsp;</div>
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	<strong>IND vs AUS, WTC Final Brief Score</strong><br />
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					<strong>Day- 03</strong></td>
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					<strong>Australia Batting</strong></td>
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					123</td>
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					04</td>
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					Session-03</td>
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					Cameron Green</td>
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					07</td>
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					Ravindra Jadeja</td>
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					Lead- 296</td>
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					Marnus Labuschagne</td>
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					41</td>
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					01</td>
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					Mohd Siraj</td>
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					Overs- 44</td>
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	<strong>WTC Final, AUS vs IND Toss</strong></div>
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	India skipper Rohit Sharma has won the toss against Australia&rsquo;s Pat Cummins and has decided to bowl first at the Oval in London.</div>
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	<strong>India playing 11</strong></div>
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	Rohit Sharma (capt), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, KS Bharat (wk), Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj</div>
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	<strong>Australia playing 11</strong></div>
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	David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Nathan Lyon</div>
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	<strong>WTC Final Broadcast and Live Stream</strong></div>
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	The WTC Final between Australia and India will be broadcast live on the Star Sports network on television sets in India. The match can also be live-streamed on Disney Plus Hotstar as well.</div>
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	<strong>WTC Final 2023, IND vs AUS Day 3 Highlights: Catch all the updates of Day 3 of the final of the World Test Championships, taking place at the Kennington Oval in London here</strong></div>

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This is where the game stands at the end of Day 3 in WTC Final 2023

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		Australia are piling on a sizeable lead at The Oval to take a hold in the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WTC23?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WTC23</a> Final <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AUSvIND?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AUSvIND</a> <a href="https://t.co/UspU0fDETC">pic.twitter.com/UspU0fDETC</a></p>
	&mdash; ICC (@ICC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ICC/status/1667216371804164097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Nearly 35 overs have been wasted so far in this match

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	If we look at the day-wise play in the WTC Final 2023 will show that a total of 34 overs have been lost due to timing, innings change and other things. On the first day, 85 overs were bowled and only one team batted. On the second day, only 74.3 overs were bowled. This meant a loss of nearly 15 overs. This is because Australia batted for 36.3 overs and India batted 38 overs on the same day.&nbsp;</div>
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	And now on the third day of play, India started its innings from the 39th over onwards and went on to play 30.4 more overs. Australia played 44 overs, making yet another day with only 75 overs of play possible. As a result, nearly 35 overs have been lost so far in the game. Though overs are always lost during the innings break, 35 overs is a huge number.&nbsp;</div>
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Why India will be the happier team at the end of Day 3?

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	India will be the happier of the two teams heading back to the dressing room at the end of the third day&#39;s play in the World Test Championship Final at the Kennington Oval. Why should this be the case even as Australia have a lead of 296 runs and are 123/4 with Cameron Green and Marnus Labuschagne at the crease? It is because the day belonged to India.&nbsp;</div>
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	After losing Kona Bharat in the first over, Ajinkya Rahane partnered Shardul Thakur to bring the Aussie lead below 200 which was 318 at the start of the day with only four wickets left. Both players scored half-centuries.&nbsp;</div>
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	The tail though didn&#39;t wag much, but they shone with the ball, removing Warner early on. Khawaja failed in the second innings too. The centurions from the first innings, Steve Smith and Travis Head played rash shots to get out and Australia now, do not have anyone to rely upon.</div>
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	Carey did score 48 in the first innings, but other than him no one looked in great touch. So, if Indian bowlers come out firing all cylinders on Day 4 and restrict Australia below 200, it could be game on.&nbsp;</div>
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IND vs AUS Day 3 Live Score: Almost got Green here

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	Mohammed Shami beat Marnus early in the over by almost cutting him in half. But he nearly got him on the fifth ball of the last over of the day as Green almost chopped it on. But he survives and so does Australia as the day ends with their score at 123/4 and the lead 296 runs strong.&nbsp;</div>
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	<strong>Australia Live Score 123/4, Lead by 296 runs</strong></div>
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Moment of the day has to be Marnus waking up to find that he must go and bat

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		Tats d beauty of Test Cricket <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Marnuslabuschagne?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Marnuslabuschagne</a> was sleeping on dought out, he thought he might b hardly bat 2nyt bt things changed, hats off 2 Cameraman wt a timing he&#39;s&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WTC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WTC</a> Final Oval&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WTCFinal2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WTCFinal2023</a> <a href="https://t.co/LJUkHjpwZn">pic.twitter.com/LJUkHjpwZn</a></p>
	&mdash; *mAnOj pArMaR* (@Imparmar14) <a href="https://twitter.com/Imparmar14/status/1667192439936016384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2023</a></blockquote>
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WTC Final Live Blog: This one’s interesting

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		Jadeja has dismissed Smith 4 times in 2023.<br />
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		Bowlers to dismiss Smith most times in a year in Tests:<br />
		5 - Herath in 2016 (6 inns)<br />
		4 - Wagner in 2019 (4)<br />
		4 - Boult in 2015 (6)<br />
		4 - Jadeja in 2023 (8)<br />
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		All left-arm bowlers!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WTCFinal2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WTCFinal2023</a> <a href="https://t.co/vYrIYmBXGM">pic.twitter.com/vYrIYmBXGM</a></p>
	&mdash; Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeerviBharath/status/1667204514385121281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2023</a></blockquote>
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What would Australia like to have from here on?

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	The last half an hour of play is in progress and the first thing that Australia would like is, not to lose any more wickets. Although 15 pavers are to be completed, hardly five of them would be. In those five, they would like to get past 130 if possible and then try and add 120 runs the next morning to get the target beyond 400 and then attack the Indian batters from ball one in the fourth innings.&nbsp;</div>
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	<strong>Australia Live Score 120/4, Lead by 293 runs</strong></div>
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What is the logic behind Australia playing the way they are?

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	It is very hard to comprehend Australia&rsquo;s approach so far in the second innings. Leading by 173 runs, they should have gone gung-ho from the start and tried to get 250 runs as quickly as possible.&nbsp;</div>
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	However, after losing Warner early, they slowed down. Khawaja chased a wide one to get caught by the keeper. Smith stepped out to a short ball and got caught. Head, even after being dropped two balls ago, kept on the attacking approach and hit one back to the bowler. Yes, a left-hander got caught and bowled against a left-arm orthodox spinner.&nbsp;</div>
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	<strong>Australia Live Score 116/4, Lead by 289 runs</strong></div>
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Umesh Yadav drops, but Jadeja doesn’t as Head is removed

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	It seems like Australia are trying to achieve something that is very hard to decipher by people. They are attacking the Indian bowlers vehemently, but unfortunately not succeeding. Head hit one with the spin and almost got caught at deep mid-wicket by Umesh Yadav who dropped it. But two balls later he played it straight back to the bowler and Jadeja didn&rsquo;t drop.&nbsp;</div>
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	<strong>Australia Live Score 112/4, Lead by 285 runs</strong></div>
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		That didn&#39;t happen. The great Steve Smith has played a Saturday afternoon slog.</p>
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	Steve Smith, who was batting an aggressive approach has been removed by Ravindra Jadeja. It was a shot that Smith would not play even in his nightmares in Test cricket. He went down the ground way ahead of the ball being bowled, Jadeja shortened it and Smith, without reaching the pitch of the ball, went ahead with a slog, and got caught by Thakur near mid-off. Smith is out for 34 off 47.</div>
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	<strong>Australia Live Score 87/3, Lead by 260 runs</strong></div>
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Steve Smith complaints, man in red T-Shirt is asked to change seats

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	Steve Smith, who hit a century in the first innings, complained of distraction by a man wearing a red T-Shirt and sitting in the stands, straight off the pitch. The man was eventually taken to a different seat by the authorities. The duke ball is also red and that&rsquo;s why the distraction complain by Smith.&nbsp;</div>
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	<strong>Australia Live Score 62/2, Lead by 235 runs</strong></div>
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Australia past 50, Smith applies the aggressive approach

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	The Australian team has gone past the 50-run mark in the second innings and the lead has increased to 229 runs. Steve Smith has shown aggressive intent and as a result, Labuschagne too is looking to score quickly.</div>
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	<strong>Australia Live Score 56/2, Lead by 229 runs</strong></div>
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Umesh concedes runs just after the wicket

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	India needed to tighten the screw on the Aussies after the wicket of Khawaja, however, Umesh ended up giving away seven on the next two balls, going for a three and a four back-to-back by Steve Smith and Labuschagne.&nbsp;</div>
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	<strong>Australia Live Score 31/2, Lead by 204 runs</strong></div>
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Umesh Yadav finally strikes, and Khawaja’s game over

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	Usman Khawaja, the highest run scorer for Australia in the World Test Championship 2021-23, would be walking back to the pavilion thinking what he had done. 21 dot balls and the pressure built on, and he threw his bat on the ball wide outside off from Unmesh Yadav and he nicked it to Kona Bharat behind the stumps. Umesh Yadav gets his first wicket of the match.&nbsp;</div>
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	Tea has been taken on this day and Australia sit comfortably at 23/1, leading India by 196 runs. They lost Warner early in the innings as he was caught behind off Siraj. In this session, only 21 overs were bowled and only 59 runs were scored while five wickets were lost if both sides are combined.&nbsp;</div>
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	Earlier in the session, Australia took four quick wickets as Rahane was unable to add any more runs to his tally of 89 before Lunch. Thakur went on to complete his fifty but was out for 51. Cummins, who was denied a wicket due to a minuscule no-ball before Lucnh, picked two afterwards as India lost its remaining four wickets for only 36 runs to be bowled out for 296. Australia got a comprehensive 173-run lead.&nbsp;</div>
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WTC Final Day Live: Marnus hit again by the Indian pacer

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	Marbnus Labuschagne whose fingers were sprained in the first innings by Mohammed Shami, has been hit again by Siraj, but this time around on the thigh it seems. He was already on the front foot and the ball jumped from the backfoot and hit him high on the thigh.</div>
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India vs Australia Live Score: Siraj strikes, Warner gone early

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		Edged &amp; taken!<br />
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		Early success with the ball for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamIndia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TeamIndia</a>! <a href="https://twitter.com/mdsirajofficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mdsirajofficial</a> dismisses David Warner&nbsp;<br />
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		Follow the match&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://t.co/0nYl21oYkY">https://t.co/0nYl21oYkY</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WTC23?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WTC23</a> <a href="https://t.co/Blg8xgEG7s">pic.twitter.com/Blg8xgEG7s</a></p>
	&mdash; BCCI (@BCCI) <a href="https://twitter.com/BCCI/status/1667163612668887041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Australia conceded just 36 more runs post Lucnh to dismiss India

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	India, who scored 109 in the first session, couldn&#39;t keep up with the momentum in the second session as they were bowled for 296 with all four wickets falling for meagre 36 runs. Pat Cummins took 3/83 while Boland, Starc and Green took two wickets each. For India Ajinkya Rahane top scored with 89 while Shardul Thakur hit 51. The duo also added 109 for the seventh wicket to get India past the follow-on score.&nbsp;</div>
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WTC Final Live Score: India fell apart easily post Lunch

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		Australia wrap up India&#39;s innings to take a massive lead&nbsp;<br />
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		Follow the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WTC23?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WTC23</a> Final&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://t.co/wJHUyVnX0r">https://t.co/wJHUyVnX0r</a> <a href="https://t.co/X4B0vDNVrV">pic.twitter.com/X4B0vDNVrV</a></p>
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WTC Final Live Score: The only three Indian batters who did well

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		<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamIndia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TeamIndia</a> post 296 in the first innings.<br />
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		&nbsp;for Ajinkya Rahane<br />
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WTC Final Live Score: Fifty for Shardul Thakur

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		Three in three!&nbsp;<br />
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Cummins finally has Rahane, Green takes a stunner

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	It took a stunning catch from Cameron Green in the gully to remove Ajinkya Rahane in the second over post Lunch. Pat Cummins, who was denied two wickets by very minute no-balls, finally has his second wicket. Rahane is out for 89. India are nine down for 260, trail by 209 runs.&nbsp;</div>
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	After having gotten Ajinkya Rahane leg before wicket on Day 2 and the ball being termed no-ball by centimetres, Pat Cummins bowled yet another no-ball, which was called for by millimetres and guess what, this time around, Shardul Thakur was the one adjudged LWB. This time around too the decision would have been upheld as the umpire&rsquo;s call was out and the hitting. In frustration, Cummins kicked the ball with his boot on the last ball of the over in which this incident happened.&nbsp;</div>
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This is what happened in the morning session

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	India, which trailed by 318 runs at the start of the day, have added 109 runs and lost only one wicket in the entire session. Shardul Thakur has partnered with overnight batter Rahane well. The duo has so far added an unbeaten 109. The Australian lead is down to 209 now and India need only 9 more runs to avoid the follow-on.</div>
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	Rahane was dropped on 71 by Carey and is batting on 89. Shardul Thakur has had three chances where he was dropped twice on 2 and 8 by Khawaja and Green respectively while Pat Cummins gifted him his wicket a third time by bowling a no-ball when the Mumbai player was adjudged LBW by the umpire.&nbsp;</div>
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	Earlier in the morning, Scott Boland removed Srikar Bharat in the first over of the day itself.</div>
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250 up for India, 100 run stand between Rahane and Thakur

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	Ajikya Rahane and Shardul Thakur have brought up the 100-run partnership for the seventh wicket, the highest ever in a WTC final for India. Courtesy of the partnership reaching 100, 250 has also come up for the Indian team which now trails by just 210 runs.&nbsp;</div>
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Rahane dropped, Australia continue giving India chances

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	After having dropped Thakur twice, now Ajinkya Rahane has also been given a chance as Alex Carey has dropped him on 71.&nbsp;</div>
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	Ajinkya Rahane has become the 13th Indian batter to get past the 5000-run mark in Test cricket. He has joined the list of players like Tendulkar, Dravid, Gavaskar, Laxman, Sehwag, Ganguly, Kohli, Pujara, Vengsarkar, Gundappa Vishwanath, Kapil Dev and Azharudddin.&nbsp;</div>
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India vs Australia Day 3: Starc mixing up his line and length

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	Mitchell Starc is mixing up his line and length and trying to get a wicket for the Australian team as their shoulders are dropping after the seventh-wicket partnership has started to raise the Indian hopes.&nbsp;</div>
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WTC Final Live Score: Summary of the first 12 overs this morning

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	The World Test Championship Final 2023 is taking place at the Kennington Oval, London between India and Australia. It is Day 3 in action. India, who trailed by 318 runs at the start of the day, have added quick runs and lost only one wicket. Boland removed Srikar Bharat in the first over of the day itself.</div>
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	Shardul Thakur has partnered with overnight batter Rahane well. The duo has so far added an unbeaten 62. The Australian lead is down to 254 now and India need only 54 more to avoid the follow-on.&nbsp;</div>
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Fifty partnership up between Rahane and Shardul

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	The partnership between Thakur and Rahane is now 57 runs strong as Rahane hit Green for back-to-back fours after being saved via umpire&rsquo;s call in an LBW review.&nbsp;</div>
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Rahane survives courtesy umpire’s call, 200 up for India

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	India have brought up their 200 courtesy of a brilliant partnership between Rahane and Thakur. However, Rahane survived an LBW call on the bowling of Cameron Green, who brought it into the stumps and hit the Indian batter on the knee roll. But was always going down the leg. However, Australia reviewed and found that wickets hitting was the umpire&rsquo;s call. They retained their review though&nbsp;</div>
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Shardul making best of his dropped chances

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	Shardul Thakur, who has been dropped twice on 2 and 8, is looking to make the best of his chances as he is supporting Rahane, who has reached his fifty. Thakur is batting on 15 and the partnership between him and Rahane is now 47 runs strong.&nbsp;</div>
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Fifty up for Rahane, first Indian to hit WTC Final fifty

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	Ajinkya Rahane has brought up his fifty and is fighting the Indian battle alone. He is the first Indian player to get a fifty in the World Test Championship Final. In the last final, no one from India was able to get to a fifty. The previous best of 49 was also by Rahane.</div>
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WTC Final Live Blog: Thakur gets a second chance

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	It was a tough chance in the gully for Khawaja but a chance nonetheless which was dropped by him. Shardul Thakur has got an extra life here</div>
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Perfect start for Ausssies, Boland gets Bharat

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	Scott Boland was given the first over of the day and on the second ball itself, he struck and went right through Bharat&rsquo;s defences to break the woodwork behind him. India are six down now</div>
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What does the Kennington Oval pitch hold in store on Day 3?

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	The third day of the World Test Championship Final between India and Australia could see the Kennington Oval wicket starting to deteriorate with the odd ball turning as well. Seamers would benefit from early swing no doubt, but it be Nathan Lyon and hopefully, Ravindra Jadeja sometime in the day, who will benefit the most as the day progresses.&nbsp;</div>
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What would the weather be like for Day 3 of the WTC Final?

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	The Accuweather website said it would be partly sunny at the start of the day, although there was a thunderstorm warming only an hour before the start of the third day&rsquo;s play. For the remaining day, the cloud cover is forecast to be below 30 per cent.&nbsp;</div>
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	On Day 2, Australia were brilliant with the ball much like they were with the bat. All of their five bowlers picked a wicket each. Pat Cummins trapped Rohit Sharma in front of the stumps to begin the proceedings. It was continued by Scott Boland who crashed through the stumps of Shubman Gill who left an in-swinger, crossing his shoulders only to walk back in disbelief.&nbsp;</div>
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	Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli took the game till Tea. Pujara crossed his shoulders and left an in-swinger to find his stumps uprooted by Cameron Green while a bouncer from Mitchell Starc saw Kohli walking back after being caught in the slip by Steve Smith.</div>
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	Rahane and Jadeja sowed seeds of hope in Indian fans as they put on 69 for the fifth wicket. Lyong though had other ideas as he struck in only his second over to get Jadeja caught by Smith at first slip.&nbsp;</div>
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	Earlier in the day, Australia added 142 runs to their overnight score of 327/3. Smith hit his 31st ton while Travis Head top-scored with 163. For India, Mohammed Siraj picked four wickets and ended up with figures of 4/108.&nbsp;</div>
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Rahane can find support from tailenders too

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	The remaining batters include all the fast bowlers among which Shardul Thakur and Mohammed Shami have Test fifties to their name and could therefore provide support.&nbsp;</div>
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India’s first aim would be to avoid follow-on

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	The Indian team would be hoping that Ajinkya Rahane and Srikar Bharat, who are at the crease with the overnight score reading 151/5, come good and take them beyond the follow-on score of 270 first and then as close to the Australian total of 469 as possible.</div>
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Welcome to the Business Standard’s coverage of WTC Final 2023, IND vs AUS, Day 3

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	Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the World Test Championship final between India and Australia at the Kennington Oval in London. Day 3 begins with India at 151/5, trailing by 318 runs. Stay tuned to Business Standard for further updates.&nbsp;</div>

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