ICC WTC 2021-23 Final: Australia Beat India by 209 Runs at The Oval — Travis Head 163
The ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 Final was played at The Oval, London from 7-11 June 2023. Australia beat India by 209 runs to win their first ICC World Test Championship title. Australia scored 469 (Travis Head 163 — the decisive innings) and 270 for 8 declared; India scored 296 (Virat Kohli 49) and 234. Pat Cummins took 3 wickets in the match; Nathan Lyon took 4 in India's second innings. Travis Head was named Player of the Match. It was Australia's first WTC title. They entered the final as underdogs after India had been the consistent table-toppers in the WTC 2021-23 cycle. India had lost the first WTC Final too — to New Zealand in 2021.
The ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 Final was played at The Oval, Kennington, London from 7 to 11 June 2023. It was the second WTC Final — the first having been won by New Zealand in 2021. India had been the dominant team in the 2021-23 cycle, finishing as table-toppers. Australia qualified as the second-ranked side. Pat Cummins was Australia's Test captain; Rohit Sharma captained India. The match was Australia's first WTC Final appearance.
Travis Head's 163 and Australia's Dominance
Australia batted first and scored 469. Travis Head scored 163 — his highest Test score at that time — playing aggressive cricket from the outset. Head had been dropped from Australia's Test team in 2021 and recalled in 2022; his presence as a match-winner became central to Australia's WTC 2023 campaign. India scored 296 in the first innings (Virat Kohli 49). Australia declared their second innings at 270 for 8. India were set 444 to win; they were bowled out for 234. Nathan Lyon took 4 wickets in India's second innings; Cameron Green and Pat Cummins also took wickets. Australia won by 209 runs. Travis Head was named Player of the Match.
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Australia won the ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 Final, defeating India by 209 runs at The Oval, London from 7-11 June 2023. Travis Head scored 163 in Australia's first innings of 469 and was named Player of the Match. India scored 296 and 234; Australia declared their second innings at 270 for 8. It was Australia's first WTC title. India had also lost the 2021 WTC Final to New Zealand.