WTC Final Australia Vs India First day

India won the toss and elected to field first to provide the eleventh occasion of India doing so against Australia. India is yet win a test against Australia when it has inserted Australia. India has lost five tests and five tests have ended in a draw.

UT Khawaja was dismissed for a zero in Australia’s first innings to provide the 24^th occasion of an Australian opener dismissed for zero in an innings against India.

It also provides the seventh occasion of an Australian opener dismissed for zero in Australia’s first innings against India.

It also provides the second occasion for Usman Khawaja getting dismissed without scoring in an innings against India while opening the innings. The first such occasion was at Indore in March 2023. He was dismissed caught by wicket keeper KS Bharath on both occasions. He was dismissed by R Ashwin at Indore and by Mohd Siraj at The Oval

UT Khawaja’s dismissal for zero in Australia’s first innings provides the tenth occasion of an Australian opener batting at number two dismissed for a zero against India.

UT Khawaja became the third Australian opening batsman to be dismissed for a zero after playing ten or more deliveries in an innings against India. In this innings, he was dismissed for a duck after playing ten deliveries. Others are – SE Marsh at Pune in Feb 2017 after playing 21 deliveries and JA Burns at Melbourne in Dec 2020 after playing 10 deliveries.

RG Sharma was making his 50^th appearance in this test. He became the 36^th Indian cricketer to make 50 plus appearance

UT Khawaja’s ten ball duck in Australia’s first innings of this test provides the 131st occasion of an Australian batsman to be dismissed for a zero after playing ten or more deliveries in an innings against various oppositions. It also provided the 24^th occasion of an Australian batsman to be dismissed for a zero after playing ten or more deliveries in an innings against India.

UT Khawaja registered his sixth zero of his test career when he was dismissed for a duck in Australia’s first innings in this test. It also represents his second duck while opening the innings for Australia.

UT Khawaja’s ten ball duck in Australia’s first innings of this test provides the 29th occasion of an opening batsman to be dismissed for a zero in a test played at a neutral venue. He also became the second opening batsman to score a zero after playing ten or more deliveries in an innings in a test at neutral venue. JA Raval of New Zealand was the other batsman who collected a zero after playing 15 deliveries against Pakistan at Abu Dhabi in Dec 2018.

It also provides the second occasion of an Australian opening batsman to be dismissed for a zero in an innings in a test played at a neutral venue. CB Jennigs was the other Australian opening batsman to suffer such an ignominy. He had scored duck against South Africa at Lord’s in Jul 1912. The interval between these two instances is 111 years

SPD Smith and TM Head posted 251 runs unfinished partnership for the fourth wicket at the end of the first day to provide the 124h occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against India. It also provides the 25^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against India for the fourth wicket

SPD Smith and TM Head posted 251 runs unfinished partnership for the fourth wicket at the end of the first day to provide the 18th occasion of Australian batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership against India. It also provides the fourth occasion of Australian batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership against India for the fourth wicket.

SPD Smith and TM Head posted 251 runs unfinished partnership for the fourth wicket at the end of the first day to provide the fourth occasion of Australian batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnership against India. It also provides the third occasion of Australian batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnership against India for the fourth wicket.

SPD Smith and TM Head posted 251 runs unfinished partnership for the fourth wicket at the end of the first day to provide the 18th occasion of batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership in a test played at the neutral venue. It also provides the fourth occasion of batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership for the fourth wicket in a test played at the neutral venue.

TM Head scored 146 not out at the end of the first day’s play to provide the 108^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century against India.

It also provides the 91^st occasion of a batsman scoring a century in a test played at a neutral venue. It also provides the eleventh occasion of an Australian batsman scoring  a century in a test played at a neutral venue