Boland, Lyon orchestrate India’s defeat as Australia lifts maiden WTC title
India succumbed to a score of 234 in 63.3 overs with Mohammad Shami as the last player standing with a score of 13(8)*.
India succumbed to a score of 234 in 63.3 overs with Mohammad Shami as the last player standing with a score of 13(8)*.
The 34-year-old Lyon took four wickets as Sri Lanka were bundled out for 113 in the second innings leaving Australia with the task of scoring just five runs for victory. The visitors completed the formality in only the fourth ball of the first over.
A total of 13 wickets fell on day one as Australia, led by Lyon's five-for, bowled Sri Lanka out for 212 in their first innings before reaching 98/3 at stumps and trailing by 114 runs.
Since 2017, Australia have not been able to win any of the three Border Gavaskar trophy series. Their most recent defeat came in the series that took place in 2020/2021, a 2-1 defeat by India in the land down under.
Stokes has not played cricket at any level since July of this year, first owing to a finger injury, then due to mental health issues, and has been left out of England's 17-man Ashes squad.
International Cricket Council (ICC) cricket committee is likely to consider four-day Test matches as being part of the World Test Championship from 2023.
While Pat Cummins has taken 99 wickets in 35 international matches, Mohammed Shami took 28 games to get to his figure of 77 wickets in 2019.
The defeat continued Pakistan's appalling record in Australia, where they have now crashed in 14 consecutive Tests.
Warner became a victim of England pacer Stuart Broad seven times in Ashes this year.
Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood are Australia's top picks with Pattinson and Mitchell Starc as the early contenders for the other bowling spots also featuring spinner Nathan Lyon.
