WTC Final – Australia Vs India – Final day
V Kohli’s aggregate runs against Australia read 2042 at the end of this test. He completed 2000 runs against Australia in this test. SPD Smith’s run aggregate against India read 2042 at the end of this test. He also completed 2000 runs against India in this test.
Its an amazing coincidence that two rival batsmen ended with an identical number of runs against each other at the end of a test. Perhaps, the only occasion in the annals of test cricket. Both the batsmen completing 2000 plus runs against each other in the same test.
Australia won the WTC Final for the first time, while india lost for the second time. India lost their two finals to the teams from Australasia.
Australia won this test by 209 runs margin providing the 64th occasion of Australia winning a test by 200 plus runs margin. The following table lists the Australia’s winning tests by 200 plus runs margin in the descending order of runs.
| No | Team | Res | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Australia | won | 562 runs | v England | The Oval | 18 Aug 1934 |
| 2 | Australia | won | 530 runs | v South Africa | Melbourne | 17 Feb 1911 |
| 3 | Australia | won | 491 runs | v Pakistan | Perth | 16 Dec 2004 |
| 4 | Australia | won | 419 runs | v West Indies | Adelaide | 08 Dec 2022 |
| 5 | Australia | won | 409 runs | v England | Lord’s | 24 Jun 1948 |
| 6 | Australia | won | 405 runs | v England | Lord’s | 16 Jul 2015 |
| 7 | Australia | won | 384 runs | v England | Brisbane | 07 Nov 2002 |
| 8 | Australia | won | 382 runs | v West Indies | Sydney | 14 Feb 1969 |
| 9 | Australia | won | 382 runs | v England | Adelaide | 11 Jan 1895 |
| 10 | Australia | won | 381 runs | v England | Brisbane | 21 Nov 2013 |
| 11 | Australia | won | 379 runs | v West Indies | Brisbane | 03 Nov 2005 |
| 12 | Australia | won | 377 runs | v England | Sydney | 17 Dec 1920 |
| 13 | Australia | won | 366 runs | v Sri Lanka | Canberra | 01 Feb 2019 |
| 14 | Australia | won | 365 runs | v England | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1937 |
| 15 | Australia | won | 352 runs | v West Indies | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2000 |
| 16 | Australia | won | 348 runs | v Pakistan | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1977 |
| 17 | Australia | won | 342 runs | v India | Nagpur | 26 Oct 2004 |
| 18 | Australia | won | 337 runs | v India | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2007 |
| 19 | Australia | won | 333 runs | v India | Pune | 23 Feb 2017 |
| 20 | Australia | won | 329 runs | v England | Perth | 03 Feb 1995 |
| 21 | Australia | won | 312 runs | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 05 Mar 1999 |
| 22 | Australia | won | 308 runs | v England | Melbourne | 07 Feb 1908 |
| 23 | Australia | won | 307 runs | v England | Sydney | 27 Feb 1925 |
| 24 | Australia | won | 300 runs | v India | Perth | 01 Feb 1992 |
| 25 | Australia | won | 298 runs | v India | Adelaide | 24 Jan 2012 |
| 26 | Australia | won | 297 runs | v New Zealand | Auckland | 22 Mar 1974 |
| 27 | Australia | won | 296 runs | v New Zealand | Perth | 12 Dec 2019 |
| 28 | Australia | won | 295 runs | v England | Melbourne | 24 Dec 1994 |
| 29 | Australia | won | 286 runs | v Pakistan | Perth | 13 Nov 1981 |
| 30 | Australia | won | 285 runs | v India | Adelaide | 10 Dec 1999 |
| 31 | Australia | won | 281 runs | v England | Sydney | 03 Jan 2014 |
| 32 | Australia | won | 281 runs | v South Africa | Centurion | 12 Feb 2014 |
| 33 | Australia | won | 279 runs | v New Zealand | Sydney | 03 Jan 2020 |
| 34 | Australia | won | 277 runs | v England | Brisbane | 23 Nov 2006 |
| 35 | Australia | won | 277 runs | v West Indies | Kingston | 11 Jun 2015 |
| 36 | Australia | won | 275 runs | v England | Adelaide | 16 Dec 2021 |
| 37 | Australia | won | 274 runs | v England | Adelaide | 02 Feb 1951 |
| 38 | Australia | won | 268 runs | v England | Manchester | 03 Jul 1997 |
| 39 | Australia | won | 267 runs | v England | Perth | 16 Dec 2010 |
| 40 | Australia | won | 264 runs | v England | Nottingham | 07 Aug 1997 |
| 41 | Australia | won | 251 runs | v England | Birmingham | 01 Aug 2019 |
| 42 | Australia | won | 247 runs | v New Zealand | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2019 |
| 43 | Australia | won | 246 runs | v South Africa | Adelaide | 14 Dec 2001 |
| 44 | Australia | won | 245 runs | v South Africa | Cape Town | 01 Mar 2014 |
| 45 | Australia | won | 245 runs | v England | Adelaide | 10 Jan 1908 |
| 46 | Australia | won | 239 runs | v England | Lord’s | 21 Jul 2005 |
| 47 | Australia | won | 238 runs | v England | Nottingham | 08 Jun 1934 |
| 48 | Australia | won | 233 runs | v India | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1948 |
| 49 | Australia | won | 231 runs | v Pakistan | Hobart | 14 Jan 2010 |
| 50 | Australia | won | 229 runs | v England | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1902 |
| 51 | Australia | won | 220 runs | v Pakistan | Sydney | 03 Jan 2017 |
| 52 | Australia | won | 219 runs | v England | Leeds | 02 Jul 1921 |
| 53 | Australia | won | 218 runs | v England | Adelaide | 05 Dec 2013 |
| 54 | Australia | won | 218 runs | v England | Melbourne | 05 Mar 1904 |
| 55 | Australia | won | 217 runs | v India | Bengaluru | 06 Oct 2004 |
| 56 | Australia | won | 216 runs | v England | Adelaide | 15 Jan 1904 |
| 57 | Australia | won | 213 runs | v New Zealand | Adelaide | 26 Nov 2004 |
| 58 | Australia | won | 210 runs | v ICC World XI | Sydney | 14 Oct 2005 |
| 59 | Australia | won | 210 runs | v England | Leeds | 08 Jun 1989 |
| 60 | Australia | won | 209 runs | v India | The Oval | 07 Jun 2023 |
| 61 | Australia | won | 208 runs | v New Zealand | Brisbane | 05 Nov 2015 |
| 62 | Australia | won | 206 runs | v England | Perth | 14 Dec 2006 |
| 63 | Australia | won | 205 runs | v England | Adelaide | 11 Dec 1998 |
| 64 | Australia | won | 202 runs | v West Indies | Sydney | 25 Jan 1952 |
Australia won this test by 209 runs margin providing the ninth occasion of Australia winning a test by 200 plus runs margin against India. The following table lists the Australia’s winning tests by 200 plus runs margin against India in the descending order of runs.
| No | Team | Res | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Australia | won | 342 runs | v India | Nagpur | 26 Oct 2004 |
| 2 | Australia | won | 337 runs | v India | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2007 |
| 3 | Australia | won | 333 runs | v India | Pune | 23 Feb 2017 |
| 4 | Australia | won | 300 runs | v India | Perth | 01 Feb 1992 |
| 5 | Australia | won | 298 runs | v India | Adelaide | 24 Jan 2012 |
| 6 | Australia | won | 285 runs | v India | Adelaide | 10 Dec 1999 |
| 7 | Australia | won | 233 runs | v India | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1948 |
| 8 | Australia | won | 217 runs | v India | Bengaluru | 06 Oct 2004 |
| 9 | Australia | won | 209 runs | v India | The Oval | 07 Jun 2023 |
Australia won this test by 209 runs margin providing the second occasion of Australia winning a test by 200 plus runs margin in test at The Oval. The following table lists the Australia’s winning tests by 200 plus runs margin in a test at The Oval in the descending order of runs.
| No | Team | Res | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Australia | won | 562 runs | v England | The Oval | 18 Aug 1934 |
| 2 | Australia | won | 209 runs | v India | The Oval | 07 Jun 2023 |
Australia won this test by 209 runs margin providing the sixth occasion of a team winning a test by 200 plus runs margin in test played at the neutral venur. The following table lists the winning tests by 200 plus runs margin in a test at the neutral venue in the descending order of runs.
| No | Team | Resu | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Pakistan | won | 373 runs | v Australia | Abu Dhabi | 16 Oct 2018 |
| 2 | Pakistan | won | 356 runs | v Australia | Abu Dhabi | 30 Oct 2014 |
| 3 | Pakistan | won | 248 runs | v New Zealand | Abu Dhabi | 9 Nov 2014 |
| 4 | Pakistan | won | 244 runs | v West Indies | Sharjah | 07 Feb 2002 |
| 5 | Pakistan | won | 221 runs | v Australia | Dub-DSC | 22 Oct 2014 |
| 6 | Australia | won | 209 runs | v India | The Oval | 07 Jun 2023 |
It is interesting to note of these six test wins, five tests were won by Pakistan by 200 plus runs margin. Thus Australia became the first team other than Pakistan to win a test by 200 plus margin in a test played at the neutral venue
India lost this test by 209 runs margin providing the 26th occasion of India a test by 200 plus runs margin in test against various oppositions. The following table lists India’s losing tests by 200 plus runs margin in the descending order of runs.
| No | Team | Res | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | India | lost | 342 runs | v Australia | Nagpur | 26 Oct 2004 |
| 2 | India | lost | 341 runs | v Pakistan | Karachi | 29 Jan 2006 |
| 3 | India | lost | 337 runs | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2007 |
| 4 | India | lost | 333 runs | v Australia | Pune | 23 Feb 2017 |
| 5 | India | lost | 329 runs | v South Africa | Eden Gardens | 27 Nov 1996 |
| 6 | India | lost | 328 runs | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 1996 |
| 7 | India | lost | 319 runs | v England | Nottingham | 29 Jul 2011 |
| 8 | India | lost | 300 runs | v Australia | Perth | 01 Feb 1992 |
| 9 | India | lost | 298 runs | v Australia | Adelaide | 24 Jan 2012 |
| 10 | India | lost | 295 runs | v West Indies | Chennai | 21 Jan 1959 |
| 11 | India | lost | 285 runs | v Australia | Adelaide | 10 Dec 1999 |
| 12 | India | lost | 282 runs | v South Africa | Cape Town | 2 Jan 1997 |
| 13 | India | lost | 267 runs | v West Indies | Bengaluru | 22 Nov 1974 |
| 14 | India | lost | 266 runs | v England | Southampton | 27 Jul 2014 |
| 15 | India | lost | 247 runs | v England | Lord’s | 26 Jul 1990 |
| 16 | India | lost | 243 runs | v West Indies | Mohali | 10 Dec 1994 |
| 17 | India | lost | 233 runs | v Australia | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1948 |
| 18 | India | lost | 227 runs | v England | Chennai | 05 Feb 2021 |
| 19 | India | lost | 217 runs | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 15 Apr 1989 |
| 20 | India | lost | 217 runs | v Australia | Bengaluru | 06 Oct 2004 |
| 21 | India | lost | 212 runs | v England | Wankhede | 18 Mar 2006 |
| 22 | India | lost | 209 runs | v Australia | The Oval | 07 Jun 2023 |
| 23 | India | lost | 203 runs | v West Indies | Kanpur | 12 Dec 1958 |
| 24 | India | lost | 202 runs | v England | Chennai | 10 Feb 1934 |
| 25 | India | lost | 201 runs | v West Indies | Wankhede | 23 Jan 1975 |
| 26 | India | lost | 200 runs | v England | Chennai | 14 Jan 1977 |
India lost this test by 209 runs margin providing the ninth occasion of India a test by 200 plus runs margin in test against Australia. The following table lists India’s losing tests by 200 plus runs margin in a test against Australia in the descending order of runs.
| No | Team | Res | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | India | lost | 342 runs | v Australia | Nagpur | 26 Oct 2004 |
| 2 | India | lost | 337 runs | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2007 |
| 3 | India | lost | 333 runs | v Australia | Pune | 23 Feb 2017 |
| 4 | India | lost | 300 runs | v Australia | Perth | 01 Feb 1992 |
| 5 | India | lost | 298 runs | v Australia | Adelaide | 24 Jan 2012 |
| 6 | India | lost | 285 runs | v Australia | Adelaide | 10 Dec 1999 |
| 7 | India | lost | 233 runs | v Australia | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1948 |
| 8 | India | lost | 217 runs | v Australia | Bengaluru | 06 Oct 2004 |
| 9 | India | lost | 209 runs | v Australia | The Oval | 07 Jun 2023 |
NM Lyon’s aggregate of wickets against India read 121 at the end of this test. He became the sixth Australian bowler to capture 120 plus wickets against an opposition. The following table lists these six bowlers.
| No | Player | Span | M | I | Runs | W | BBI | BBM | Ave | 5 | 10 | Opposition |
| 1 | SK Warne | 1993-2007 | 36 | 72 | 4535 | 195 | 8/71 | 12/246 | 23.25 | 11 | 4 | England |
| 2 | DK Lillee | 1971-1982 | 29 | 57 | 3507 | 167 | 7/89 | 11/138 | 21.00 | 11 | 4 | England |
| 3 | GD McGrath | 1994-2007 | 30 | 60 | 3286 | 157 | 8/38 | 09/082 | 20.92 | 10 | 0 | England |
| 4 | H Trumble | 1890-1904 | 31 | 55 | 2945 | 141 | 8/65 | 12/089 | 20.88 | 09 | 3 | England |
| 5 | SK Warne | 1993-2006 | 24 | 45 | 3142 | 130 | 7/56 | 12/128 | 24.16 | 07 | 2 | South Africa |
| 6 | NM Lyon | 2011-2023 | 27 | 49 | 3819 | 121 | 8/50 | 12/286 | 31.56 | 09 | 2 | India |