First batsman to score century in test final Australia pulled out of initial shocks against India, Smith showed excellent form

 Australia's aggressive batsmen Travis Head and Steve Smith took their team out of the early jitters in the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) against India, which began here on Wednesday at the Oval ground in London. At one time, Australia got the first blow on the second run itself, but at the time of writing the news, Australia scored 238 runs for 3 wickets on the first day of the match. Travis Head completed his sixth career century, while Smith scored his 38th Test half-century.

Head was playing an unbeaten 100 off 106 balls while Smith was playing with him scoring 53 off 156 balls. Both have shared an important partnership of 162 not out in 250 balls for the fourth wicket. For India, Mohammad Shami, Mohammad Siraj and Shardul Thakur got one wicket each.

Head's record: Head has become the first batsman to score a century in a Test final. Earlier in the 2021 Test final, no batsman from India and New Zealand team could score a century.

Captain Rohit Sharma, four fast bowlers and one spinner, decided to bowl first after winning the toss due to cloudy sky. Bharat got a chance in the playing XI in place of wicket-keeper Ishan Kishan while four fast bowlers Shami, Siraj, Shardul Thakur and Umesh Yadav along with a spin all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja have been given a chance.

2 wickets fell in the first session

Khawaja (00) could not handle Siraj's ball and the ball took the edge of his bat and went into the gloves of wicketkeeper Bharat. Australia got its first blow on the second run itself. Meanwhile, a bouncer from Siraj hit Labushane's left thumb. Warner hit four fours off Umesh's balls in the 15th over. Meanwhile, Warner (43) could not play the desired shot off Thakur and the ball hit his bat and then Bharat took a brilliant catch by diving to his right. India won the first session and allowed Australia to score 73 runs for two wickets in 23 overs till lunch.

Sunshine blossomed, Australian batsman frozen

Indian fast bowlers took advantage for one hour of the match, then from the second hour of the match the sun started to shine, then the Australian batsmen froze and kept playing the shots they wanted on the Indian bowlers. However, the beginning of the second session was good for India and Shami bowled Marnus Labushane (26). After this, Travis Head accelerated the run pace while playing aggressively. He played the shots he wanted on every bowler. Meanwhile, he completed his half-century in 60 balls with a four off Shardul Thakur. Australia had scored 170 runs for three wickets in 51 overs till tea.

All strategy failed, Head's century in 106 balls

Even after tea, in the third session, Head and Smith failed all the tactics of the Indian team management and no bowler could trouble them. During this, Smith scored his 38th unbeaten half-century of his Test career in 144 balls. At the same time, Head completed his century with one run in 106 balls.

Tribute to the dead of Balasore train accident

In the final match, the players of India and Australia teams came down wearing black armbands to pay tribute to the dead in the train accident in Balasore district of Odisha. A minute's silence was also observed before the match. On June 2, three trains collided in the accident. 288 people died in the accident.