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The World Test Championship (WTC) final is being played between Australia and South Africa at Lord’s Stadium in London. Australia was reduced to 212 runs on the first day of the match on Wednesday. South Africa scored 40 runs losing 3 wickets in their first innings.
Australia’s Steve Smith scored 66 runs, with which he became the highest -score of 50 plus scores in England. He also became the highest run -scorer at Lord’s Stadium. At the same time, Australia lost their last 5 wickets in scoring just 22 runs.
WTC final moments and records
1. Smith became foreigners with high -8 50+ score in England Australia’s No. 4 batter Steve Smith was dismissed for 66 runs. He imposed 10th Fifty in England, he has also scored 8 centuries here. Smith became foreign batter to score the highest 18 fifty plus score in England by putting a fifty in the WTC final. He broke the record of Australia’s Alan Border and West Indies Vivian Richards. The two were recorded in England for 17–17 FIFTI Plus score.
2. Smith became foreigner who scored the most runs in Lord’s Australia’s Steve Smith also became the highest run -scorer at Lord’s Stadium in London. He now scored 591 runs in 10 innings of 6 matches. In this, he has scored 2 centuries and 3 fifty. Smith broke the record of Warren Bardsley of Australia, who scored 575 runs in 5 matches.
3. Kyle Varian’s Diving Catch South African wicketkeeper Kyle Varian caught a good diving catch with one hand. The second ball of the 24th over, Marco Janson, threw the leg stump on the good length. Travis went to flick the head, but the ball went towards the wicketkeeper with his bat. Here Varian dives his right and caught the best catch with one hand. The head had to return to the pavilion on a score of 11 runs.
Kyle Verion dives her right hand and caught the best catch with one hand.
4. Webster remained out due to not taking review In the 29th over, Australia’s Bu Webter survived being dismissed due to South Africa’s not taking review. The second ball of the over Kagiso Rabada threw these swinger on the good length. Ball on webuster pads, Rabada appealed for LBW, but the umpire indicated notout.
Rabada advised to take a review, but captain Temba Bavuma refused. He indicated that the ball is engaged in the bat. It was found in the replay that if DRS was taken, the webster would have to return to the pavilion. At the moment, the webster was on a score of just 8 runs, he scored 72 runs.
After getting life, Bu Webster scored 72 runs.
5. Marco Jansan’s jugling catch In the 42nd over, South Africa’s Marco Janson caught the best jugling catch in the First Slip. The last ball of the over, Aden Markram threw full length outside the off stump. Steve Smith went to drive, but the ball went towards the slip from the outer edge. In the first slip, Janson caught the ball with his left hand, but the ball jumped and went towards the right hand. Jansan tried for the third time and caught the ball. Smith was dismissed for 66 runs.
Marco Janson caught the best jugling catch in the first slip.
6. Carry bowled in playing reverse sweep Australia’s wicketkeeper Batter Alex Carry was bowled in an attempt to play reverse sweep. Keshav Maharaj, the first ball of the 52nd over, threw full length, Carrie went to play reverse sweep, but the ball missed and bowled. Carrie scored 23 runs.
Alex Carrie was bowled in an attempt to play reverse sweep.
7. Australia lost 5 wickets to score 22 runs Australia lost 5 wickets in the third session. All the wickets of the team fell to scoring 22 runs. After the T Session, Keshav Maharaj bowled Alex Carrie. From here, Kagiso Rabada sent Pat Cummins and Bu Webuster to the pavilion. Marco Janson bowled Nathan Lion. Rabada again bowled Mitchell Starc and assumed Australia’s innings for 212 runs.
8. Stark got wickets in first over Australia’s Mitchell Starc gave the team a wicket in their first over. He threw these swinger on the last ball of the over on the good length. South African opener Aidon went to Markram Defense, but the ball hit the stumps with his bat. The pavilion returned without opening the Marram account.
Mitchell Starc gave Australia 2 wickets in the first spell. He sent Aden Markram and Ryan Recllet to the pavilion.
9. Alex Carrie left catch Australia’s wicketkeeper Alex Carrie left an easy catch in the 5th over. The fourth ball of the over Mitchell Starc threw out swinger on good length. Vian Mulder went to drive, but the ball went towards the wicketkeeper with his bat. Where Carrie left a simple catch. Mulder was on just 1 run at the time of life. However, he could score only 6 runs.
Alex Carrie gave life to Bu Webster in the 5th over.
