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AHMEDABAD, India : Opener Travis Head was pinching himself after conjuring up yet another match-winning knock in the final of a global event that earned Australia their sixth 50-overs World Cup title on Sunday.
AHMEDABAD: Opener Travis Head hit a sparkling 137 to power Australia to a record-extending sixth World Cup title with a convincing six-wicket win over India in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Chasing a tricky 241 for victory in the final, Australia slipped to 47-3 before the left-handed Head hit his second century of the tournament to steer the team home with seven overs to spare. Head’s knock and his marathon stand of 192 with Marnus Labuschagne, unbeaten on 58, ended India’s dominant run of 10 unbeaten matches at the event. Head fell after his 120-ball knock laced with 15 fours and four sixes before Glenn Maxwell hit the winning runs to trigger wild celebrations in the Aussie camp. “Just thrilled to be a part of it,” man-of-the-match Head told Star Sports. “It’s a lot better than seeing the World Cup on the couch at home (on his injury).
Chasing a tricky 241 for victory in the final, Australia slipped to 47-3 before the left-handed Head hit his second century of the tournament to steer the team home with seven overs to spare.
India's dreams of winning a third World Cup title lay in tatters after an inexplicable meltdown saw them crash to a six-wicket defeat against an indefatigable Australia here on Sunday, plunging the cricket-obsessed country into deep mourning. Australia thus won a record-extending sixth World Cup title, stretching their dominance in the tournament that started way back in 1975. Put in to bat, India ended up with a below-par 240 despite contributions from Rohit Sharma (47 off 31 balls), Virat Kohli (54 off 63) and K L Rahul (66 off 107).
Former India captain Kapil Dev on Sunday claimed that he was not invited to the World Cup final between the hosts and Australia here. Kapil, who led India to their maiden ODI World Cup title in 1983, said he wanted to travel for the game with the rest of his teammates.
India wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul scripted his name on the record book after he became the first number five India player to complete 400 runs in a single edition of the World Cup on Sunday. The 31-year-old cricketer played 10 innings in the ongoing ODI World Cup and scored 452 runs with a strike rate of 90.76. He had an average of 75.33. Rahul slammed one century and two fifties in the 2023 ODI World Cup.
Many celebrities, including those from Bollywood, attended the Cricket World Cup 2023 match between India and Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Married Bollywood couple Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone were among the celebrities while Ayushmann Khurrana was also among the crowd. Amid deafening noise at a full house at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Australia skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and opted to bowl first against India in the World Cup final on Sunday.
Australia's grizzly-haired veterans brought all their big-game experience to the fore, restricting a hitherto rollicking India to 240 all out in the World Cup final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Sunday. Their dominance over the hosts had multiple focal points to it, while India made a couple of moments of their own through fifties by Virat Kohli and KL Rahul. Here's a closer look at important moments in the match.