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‘Yaha se aur 100 runs maar diye toh khel khallas humara’ - Fans react as Team India’s fightback continues while Australia finish Day 3 with a lead of 296 runs

Here is how fans have reacted to all the actions that took place on day three in the ongoing WTC 2023 final between India and Australia

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All eyes were on Team India when Ajinkya Rahane and KS Bharat came out to bat on day three in the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) final. India finished day two with a score of 151 runs for five wickets. They started the day with a trail of 318 runs. But, Bharat failed quickly as Scott Boland struck. He scored five runs off 15 balls.

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Then, Shardul Thakur came out and he put up a 109-run partnership with Rahane for the seventh wicket. Rahane missed a well-deserved century on his comeback as he got out on 89 runs off 129 balls, including 11 fours and one six. Cameron Green took an absolute blinder of a catch to dismiss him. Thakur also scored 51 runs off 109 balls, including six fours.

Australia have now a lead of 296 runs ahead of day four with six wickets in hand

Finally, the Men in Blue got bundled out for 296 runs in 69.4 overs. Thus, the Aussies got a lead of 173 runs. For them, skipper Pat Cummins took three wickets for 83 runs in 20 overs. Along with him, Mitchell Starc, Cameron Green, and Boland took two wickets each. Nathan Lyon got one wicket. For Australia, David Warner and Usman Khawaja came out to bat. However, Mohammed Siraj once again provided an early breakthrough to his team as Warner got out on just one run.

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Then, Khawaja was looking to get settled but he also failed for 13 runs off 39 balls. Then, Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith put up a partnership of 62 runs for the third wicket. Ravindra Jadeja came and took the wicket of Smith as he scored 34 runs off 47 balls, including three fours. Then, he struck again as Head got out on 18 runs off 27 balls. Thus, Jadeja sent back both the centurions from the first innings. However, they finished the day with a score of 123 runs for four wickets and a lead of 296 runs. Both Labuschagne and Cameron Green remained not out. 

Here is how fans have reacted to the actions that happened on day three of the WTC final:

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