AUSTRALIA CLAIMED WORLD CHAMPIONS TAG SIXTH TIME IN THE WORLD CUP

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Australia claimed the honour of being the world champions sixth time defeating India in the World Cup final held on 19th November 2023 in Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmadabad. The heartbroken team won the hearts of billions with their stellar performance in the World Cup but Australia seized the World Cup for titled sixth time.

There was an eerie silence in the end for Indian cricket team fans. The glory of winning the World Cup final was envisioned by millions and billions of fans for a seemingly unstoppable Indian cricket team after winning an array of 10 matches consecutively concluded in melancholy and sunken spirits. After 11 games,9 venues, and 46 days the dream remains unfulfilled.

Skipper Rohit Sharma and his Indian Teammates are runners-up instead with their dream unfulfilled to be the World Champions.

Aussies led by Pat Cummins had won the toss and decided to ball first. India managed to score 240 runs in 50 overs. Indian team batted with glee to give the Australian team a big target and a desire to dominate. This was perfectly exemplified by the Hitman Rohit Sharma at the top of the order. But he was dismissed for 47 runs from 31 balls as soon as he tried to hit Glen Maxwell for a third boundary in an over.

KL Rahul scored 66 runs on 106 balls, while Virat Kohli scored a half-century. The Indian team got in a tough situation after the team stacked at 81-3 after losing Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer.

After that, the pressure mounted and the Indians went into defensive mode. From scoring 80 runs in 10 overs, the team scored a 100-run mark in the 16th over,150 in the 30th over, and 200 in the 41st over. The team fell short of batters and was unable to score high in the end and set a target of 241 for Australia. Travis Head made 137 off 120 balls while Mitchel Starc took three wickets had robust Australia‘s win by 6 wickets. India’s bowling has been a firecracker this World Cup.

The impressive and relentless Indian fast-bowling attack has been its best. On the final day, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami had Australia at 47/3 in seven overs. But Australia capitalized on the deliveries with time. David Warner was knocked by Bumrah bowling leading to a sharp catch by King Kohli at slip. Mitchell Marsh’s outside edge was a strategy of Mohammad Shami.

The third setback to the Aussies' batting lineup was losing Steve Smith to Bumrah’s off-cutter which made Steve Smith perplexed.

But Travis Head and Labuschangne's partnership was exceptional. Travis Head enthralled his fans after scoring a century while Labuschangne’s unbeaten 58 runs helped to make a match-winning partnership of 192 runs for the fourth wicket when the Australian team reduced to 47 for three wickets.

A great pitch and Indian batting is a match made in heaven. But on the final day, the pitch was a bit tricky, and a loss of toss led to an unfavorable stand. Due to the due, as the evening came the ball came onto the bat with ease and Aussies made the most from it. When Indians batted the conditions were not in their favor.

MATCH SUMMARY

PLAYER OF THE MATCH: TRAVIS HEAD

PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT: VIRAT KOHLI

AUSTRALIA WON THE MATCH BY 6 WICKETS(42 BALLS LEFT) WITH A SCORE OF 241/4.

SOME KEY MOMENTS

Let's dig deep into some of the most eye-catching moments of the World Cup final:

1. Dismissal of Rohit Sharma

The Hitman Rohit Sharma with a strike rate of 125.94 after scoring 597 runs in 11 matches has always played tremendous cricket. The King Kohli is on top-notch in scoring high by breaking the World Cup record by scoring 765 runs. Rohit Sharma made 47 runs in 31 runs with four fours and three sixes before falling to a sharp catch by Head in the 10th over balled by Glen Maxwell.

2. Kohli-Rahul Partnership

After losing Subhman Gill, Rohit Sharma, and Shreyas Iyer, the Indian batting order started to fall short of batters and the pressure started to build on the Indian batting line-up but Kohli and Rahul 109 ball partnership steadied India’s batting but managed to score just 67 runs for the fourth wicket in 109 balls with only one boundary.

3. Losing 5 Wickets

KL Rahul has played some of the fantastic innings. He scored 66 runs in 107 balls but Mitchell Starc’s reverse swing led the batsman to leave the grounds. India lost 5 wickets in a short span of 9 overs leading to a below-par score of just 37 runs in that time post KL Rahul's dismissal.

4. David Warner, Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh Trio

Warner, Head, and Marsh helped to dominate the run rate as they managed to rack up 41 runs in just 4 overs.

5. Travis Head and Labuschangne Partnership

Travis Head enthralled his fans after scoring a century while Labuschangne’s unbeaten 58 runs equally helped to make a match-winning partnership of 192 runs for the fourth wicket when the Australian team reduced to 47 for three wickets.

6. Kohli's dismissal by Pat Cummings

Ahmadabad‘s Narendra Modi stadium crowd went into eerie silence after Virat Kohli was dismissed by Pat Cummins. The crowd got disappointed as Cummins seized the wicket of Kohli who scored 54 runs out of 63 balls. India lost its most trusted batsman in the 29th over after he tried to hit the ball but unfortunately, he led the delivery to hit back to the stumps.

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