Australian cricket team won maiden world test championship humbling India by huge margin of 209 runs. All hopes were pinned on Virat Kohli to clinch maiden victory in World test championship but he remained unsuccessful.
India won the toss at Oval and decided to bowl first. Australia piled up 469 runs in Ist innings Travis Head 163 and SteveSmith 121 were top scorers of Ist innings.
India scored 296 runs Ajinka Rahane 89 ans Rvendra Jadeja 48 were top scorers in Indian Ist innings.
Aus declared 2nd innings at 234/8 and set 444 runs huge total for India to win WTC.
In second innings Indian batsmen couldn't stay on wicket while chasing 444 runs huge and all bowled out at 236 runs with Virat Kohli 49 the top scorer.
Travis Head (163) was the highest scorer from Aus side and grabbed man of the match award.
It is important to note that New Zealand won the Ist ever test champion by beating India. Twice India reached final of World Test Championship and never won the final.
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