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WTC Final: Ajinkya Rahane completed 5000 runs in Test cricket, became the 13th Indian player to do so

A major twist has come in the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) between India and Australia. The Indian team made a slight comeback in the third day’s play. A strong partnership has been formed in the middle with Ajinkya Rahane and Shardul Thakur. Rahane looked in great form and played some brilliant shots. He also brought up his half-century, the first for India in a WTC final. Rahane fell victim to Pat Cummins for 89 runs.
 

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Also completed 5000 test runs

During his best batting, Rahane also completed 5000 Test runs in his career when he reached 69 runs. He became the 13th Indian player to reach the said milestone and did so in his 141st innings (83rd Test) for India. Before this innings, he had 4931 runs in 82 Tests. Ajinkya Rahane continues to be crucial for India with the bat. Ajinkya Rahane and Shardul Thakur’s unbroken 108-run partnership for the seventh wicket helped India to make some comeback in the match by scoring 260 for six at tea break on the third day of the World Test Championship (WTC) final on Friday. being successful.
 

Also read: WTC Final: India’s return on the second day, stopping Australia for 469 runs, Mohammad Siraj’s 4 wickets

Bharti’s flop batting

After Australia scored 469 runs in the first innings, India were 151 for five at the end of the second day’s play. India scored 37 runs in 10 overs before the tea break, losing the wickets of captain Rohit Sharma (15) and Shubman Gill (13). After tea, India had high hopes from Cheteshwar Pujara (14) and Virat Kohli (14), who have been in good form in the English county circuit, but both of them disappointed. Jadeja and Rahane handled the innings after this. Cummins had Rahane lbw on a personal score of 17 runs but after taking DRS it was found that it was a no ball. After hitting a six off Boland, Jadeja also hit two fours on Starc but was caught by Smith in the slip off off-spinner Lyon.

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