Smith said I am happy to reach WTC final

Smith Said – I like captaincy in India the most, will win the next match too

In the Thursday Test at Indore, Australia defeated India by a margin of nine wickets. Australia successfully overcame a 76-run mark set by India despite taking one wicket in the process. In Pat Cummins’ absence, Stephen Smith served as team captain. For the second time since 2004, Australia won the Test match in India. Under Steve Smith’s leadership, both of the Test teams have triumphed.

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Steve Smith commented, “I appreciate captaining in India because I understand the conditions here,” following the victory. Every time a ball was kicked throughout the game, the excitement level rose. With my efforts this week, I’m pleased. I’m overjoyed to have made the WTC finals. I’m hopeful the team will win the last game to tie the series at two games each.

Brilliant performance in the first innings despite losing the toss

Smith claimed that even if we didn’t win the toss on the opening day, our bowlers did an outstanding job and applied pressure to India. On day one, Kuhneman bowled well. He shocked everybody.

thinking about cummins during the match

Smith said that, and during the game I couldn’t help but think about our captain Pat Cummins. He suddenly had to return home. My heart goes out to him. I was given the chance to skipper during his absence. I made the most of this opportunity.

Lessons learned from Delhi Test mistakes

Smith stated that we had an opportunity to win in Indore, which we took. We learnt from the faults made during the Delhi Test and corrected them here. The more than ten-day delay provided us time to prepare and aided us.

India bowled brilliantly on the second day

On the second day, India bowled superbly. That day, our team had entirely collapsed. At the same time, India’s Cheteshwar Pujara produced a fantastic innings. The Australian players performed an excellent job of shutting down India’s batting lineup.

30 wickets fell in 2 days’ play

The Indore Test had a total of 31 wickets lost. The second day itself saw the deaths of 30 of them. The significant fact is that, out of 31, pacers took only four wickets. All the others were either exhausted. or use the spinners.

On the third day, Friday, Australia reached its objective of 76 runs. By striking a four off Ashwin’s delivery, Marnus Labushen helped his side win. Marnus Labuschagne scored 28 as Travis Head’s 49 stayed unblemished. Before to it, Australia had 197 runs and was up by 88 runs in the first innings, while India had scored 163 runs in the second innings to take a 75-run lead. The first innings saw India reduced to 109 runs.

Next Test in Ahmedabad

The Kangaroo squad achieved a 2-1 comeback in the four-match series with the victory in Indore. The series’ final game will take contested at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium from March 9 to March 13.

The wait for the WTC final extended

In the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Team India was humiliated by Australia by a score of 9 wickets. The Indian side lost the match in two and a half days as a result of the batsmen’s disastrous performance.

The Indian team’s wait to go to the World Test Championship final has gotten lengthier as a result of this loss. Throughout the narrative, we will learn the equations that India will face moving forward and what must be done to go to the finals.