It took Usman Khawaja three trips to India and a tweaked batting approach to register his first Test hundred in the country.
While RCB's broken third wicket stand turned the tide in Mumbai's favour, the hosts's third-wicket partnership took the game away from the visitors.
IMAGES from the IPL match played between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans in Mumbai on Friday.
Australia captain Pat Cummins doesn't mind staying a bit undercooked going into the high-octane WTC final against India.
Take a look at top picks of all 10 IPL teams
With the pitch a spinner's paradise, Nathan Lyon stood up and rallied his team back into contention.
Ahead of the third Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Tophy, Australia's stand-in skipper Steve Smith opened up on the mistakes made by the visitors in the first two Tests.
Australia pace man Mitchell Starc said he still feels some discomfort in his finger after snapping a tendon in a fielding mishap in December but he expects to return to the side.
You need a big upping of the ante when it comes to the fielding if you have to beat big sides in big competitions.'
Captain Aaron Finch will lead an equally strong batting line-up also featuring the talents of David Warner, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne and Glenn Maxwell.
The Indian team, set to play the second Test against Australia from Friday, had to switch hotels in New Delhi.
England captain Ben Stokes' swashbuckling 155 was in vain as Australia won the second Ashes Test at Lord's by 43 runs on an extraordinary final day on Sunday to take a 2-0 lead in the five-Test series.
England will require more heroics from Ben Stokes if they are to pull off an unlikely victory
Media reports have said pace spearhead Pat Cummins, opener David Warner and several others might miss the tours after returning home following the abrupt suspension of the Indian Premier League last month.
Green was attended to by the medical team and was able to walk off the field.
Wade had smashed back-to-back fifties in the last two T20Is against India.
Indian cricket team will not just be looking to win a third ODI global title but also look at saving the '50-over format' which has been battling identity crisis for at least five years now.
Shaw's scores this season have been: 12, 7, 0, 15.
Vettori also expects Cameron Green to play a big part in the WTC final, especially after his superb showing in the just-concluded IPL.
BCCI uploaded a video where Virat Kohli can be seen carefully listening to what Yuvraj Singh is saying.
Australia's cricketing DNA is constructed by meticulousness and Pakistan's by explosiveness.
PHOTOS of the IPL 2023 match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali on Wednesday.
Suryakumar jumped in front of Pakistan captain Babar Azam and into third place on the latest list of T20I rankings for batters
They will, however, only be able to join their respective franchises after Australia play their lone T20 match against Pakistan on April 5.
India find themselves in a spot of bother against Australia in the third Test at Indore.
The truth of the matter is that India lost their second successive WTC final on day two of this encounter when they collapsed to 71/4 in response to Australia's first-innings total of 469.
Australia coach Andrew McDonald made no bones about his team's capitulation in the second innings of the second Test in Delhi.
India have recalled Ajinkya Rahane to reinforce their batting line-up, which will have to be at its best to negate the Australian attack.
Resurgent Australia stand between unblemished India and World Cup glory
With MI no longer the dominant force it used to be in the last couple of IPLs and Rohit also not among the runs, plans were hatched after IPL 2023 to bring about some major changes.
Undergoing a lean patch, Suryakumar Yadav was seen toiling in the nets ahead of Mumbai Indians' match against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Nathan Lyon captured a long-awaited 400th Test wicket and spun Australia to the brink of a comprehensive victory in the first Ashes Test in Brisbane on Saturday as England lost eight wickets in a stunning morning collapse on Day 4.
The 10-team tournament will be played across 10 venues culminating in the November 19 final at the 132,000-capacity Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Australia will look for another dominating show but need to be cautious when they face a tenacious Netherlands in the World Cup 2023 match in New Delhi.
Following the conclusion of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Australia's stand-in skipper Steve Smith lauded his team while adding that the series was played in really good spirit.
As India retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a 2-1 win, Rohit Sharma and Australia skipper Steve Smith agreed the outcome of the Delhi Test sealed the fate of the series.
Former Australia pacer Michael Kasprowicz criticised the pace bowlers, led by Mitchell Starc, for not bowling enough bouncers and toe-crushers.
Jadeja most tested Indian cricketer so far in 2023, 58 samples collected in first 5 months
Shubman Gill smashed a career-best 128 and Virat Kohli regained his form to fuel India's robust reply
Australian batters have been focussed on tackling the spin threat
