Opener Travis Head hit a glowing 137 to energy Australia to a record-extending sixth 2023 ICC Males’s ODI World Cup title with a convincing six-wicket win over India on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
Chasing a difficult 241 for victory within the ultimate, Australia slipped to 47-3 earlier than the left-handed Head hit his second century of the event to steer the staff dwelling 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 on the occasion.
Head fell after his 120-ball knock laced with 15 fours and 4 sixes earlier than Glenn Maxwell hit the profitable runs to set off wild celebrations within the Aussie camp.
India’s possibilities of ending a worldwide trophy drought since their 2013 Champions Trophy win went up in smoke as soon as Head received going with Labuschagne.
Head’s century was the seventh in a World Cup ultimate and third by an Australian after Ricky Ponting (140 not out v India in 2003) and Adam Gilchrist (149 v Sri Lanka in 2007).
The bowlers arrange victory for an Australian facet that bounced again after two losses to win 9 in a row as Mitchell Starc (3-55) and Pat Cummins (2-34) helped bowl out India for 240.
India hit again when Mohammed Shami shared the brand new ball with Jasprit Bumrah and struck on his second supply to get David Warner caught behind for seven.
But it surely was Bumrah’s double strike in fast succession that raised the roof as he had Mitchell Marsh caught behind for 15 and Steve Smith leg earlier than wicket for 4.
Head stood agency with Labuschagne for firm to thwart the Indian assault regardless of captain Rohit Sharma rotating his bowlers in a hunt for a breakthrough.
Head, who suffered a fractured hand in South Africa in September, was in peril of lacking the World Cup however Australia stored him within the squad till he was match to play.
He hit a match-winning century towards New Zealand within the staff’s sixth league recreation and after just a few low scores hit an attacking 62 in his staff’s nervy three-wicket semi-final win over South Africa in Kolkata.
He turned India’s nemesis a second time this yr after his 163 proved decisive in Australia’s World Check Championship triumph on the Oval in June.
Head reached his 100 in 95 balls and raised his bat to an applauding Australian dressing room.
Australia elected to discipline first and the gamers backed up Cummins’ resolution with disciplined bowling and spectacular fielding.
Virat Kohli and KL Rahul hit 54 and 66 respectively after Rohit’s attacking 47 however the ball dominated the bat on a sluggish, dry pitch.
Head took a shocking catch whereas operating again from cowl level to chop quick Rohit’s innings off spinner Maxwell.
Cummins bowled Kohli, who ended because the main batsman in event with 765 runs, to silence the group of 92,453 followers, who like the house staff within the center had an unforgettable day.
Right here’s a have a look at the reactions to six-time champions Australia’s win:
AUSTRALIA ARE WORLD CHAMPIONS, AGAIN! 🏆
📸 Disney+Hotstarhttps://t.co/N2ErlyQjQs pic.twitter.com/Ta4BeSydVI
— The Discipline (@thefield_in) November 19, 2023
CHAMPIONS! 🏆
So happy with our INCREDIBLE staff! 🇦🇺#CWC23 pic.twitter.com/7vq5SpTrwF
— Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) November 19, 2023
Congratulations to Australia for a implausible victory on the Cricket World Cup ultimate. Your excellence and dedication have been on full show, and you have actually earned this second of glory.
To Workforce India, we stand tall with you. Sport is as a lot about grace in defeat as it’s about…
— Abhinav A. Bindra OLY (@Abhinav_Bindra) November 19, 2023
Sport doesn’t all the time have fairytale endings 😔 The ‘virtually good World Cup ‘ wasn’t to be .. however a lot to be happy with our staff and boys 🇮🇳 every certainly one of you might be actually superb 🙏🏽
Congratulations to Australia , you have been the higher staff right now .@BCCI— Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) November 19, 2023
That was a straightforward win 🏆
— Damien Martyn🏏 (@damienmartyn) November 19, 2023
It stays completely exceptional that SL, Aus, WI, Pak, Eng and NZ have all received males’s ICC occasions since India final received one.
A reminder that being the most effective staff and profitable particular person knockout video games usually have little or no to do with one another.
Which makes knockouts so enjoyable.
— Danyal Rasool (@Danny61000) November 19, 2023
I do know it did not finish the way in which it was meant to. They got here up right now towards a staff that performed higher as each staff on this World Cup has some day. However this was an excellent, highly effective efficiency that India, and the followers, must be mighty happy with.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) November 19, 2023
The Aussies simply know find out how to get the job completed. Vastly spectacular in knockout cricket. One other WC 🏆 within the cupboard. Excellent. India have fallen on the ultimate hurdle. They received’t imagine they’ve not received this WC 🏏
— Stuart Broad (@StuartBroad8) November 19, 2023
As that they had completed n league matches v Afghanistan and NZ snd semis v SA, Aussies confirmed toughness of character, resourcefulness and deep ambition within the ultimate combating their method out of crises when bowling and batting.
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) November 19, 2023
Travis Head bats at 100+ SR even after shedding 3 early.
KL needed to bat at 50 SR. Not having sufficient batting to observe mattered loads.
— Krishna Kumar (@KrishnaKRM) November 19, 2023
One other Travis Head stat… 189 runs thus far in semi-final and ultimate mixed (62 and 127*), breaking Viv Richards 1979 file for highest mixture in semi-final and ultimate of a males’s World Cup (Viv made 38 and 142*). third: Aravinda 1996 (66, 107*).https://t.co/RVItkoDq0R
— Andy Zaltzman (@ZaltzCricket) November 19, 2023
Australia began the event with some horrible performances within the discipline of their 1st couple of video games, they’ve ended the event as most likely the most effective fielding sides of the competitors. Undoubtedly modified the course of their marketing campaign with their fielding v SL. #CWC2023
— Estelle Vasudevan (@Estelle_Vasude1) November 19, 2023
Solely Rohit initially, and Kohli later, got here to phrases with the floor. It was exhausting work for KL Rahul and that tells you ways tough this floor is to bat on.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) November 19, 2023
That is Australia’s to lose. The batters will likely be sitting within the rooms considering 240 in 300 balls with two new balls and energy performs shouldn’t be tough…
270/290 would have me as a batter considering one thing totally different.
— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) November 19, 2023
23 – @CricketAus’s Adam Zampa completed with 23 wickets in #CWC23, tied for essentially the most wickets by any spinner in a single males’s @cricketworldcup event (additionally M Muralitharan in 2007). Misleading.#INDvAUS #CWC2023Final pic.twitter.com/ixalEzeEZ3
— OptaJason (@OptaJason) November 19, 2023
Travis Head. 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
— Samit Patel 🏏 (@Samitpatel21) November 19, 2023
Gah, Aus profitable this is rather like their 2021 T20 WC triumph.
Got here out of nowhere, scrapped by means of to knockouts, received to the ultimate & defeated overwhelming favourites.
Simply an unimaginable capacity to carry out when it issues (& yup, heartbreaking from an Eng POV). #INDvAUS
— Isabelle Westbury (@izzywestbury) November 19, 2023
Travis Head turns into the seventh participant to attain a century in a World Cup Last:
1975: Clive Lloyd 102
1979: Viv Richards 138*
1996: Aravinda de Silva 107*
2003: Ricky Ponting 140*
2007: Adam Gilchrist 149
2011: Mahela Jayawardene 103*2023: Travis Head#CWC2023
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) November 19, 2023
He retains a stage HEAD!
A world class 💯- Travis Head #TravisHead #CWC23 #INDvAUS
— Urooj Mumtaz Khan (@uroojmumtazkhan) November 19, 2023
💯#CWC23 pic.twitter.com/hArXyCPJkU
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) November 19, 2023
Whenever you consider a few of the knocks he’s performed in the previous few years within the large video games – exhausting to not see Travis Head as Aus MVP with the bat #INDvAUS
— Isa Guha (@isaguha) November 19, 2023
Travis Head. IMMENSE! TREMENDOUS! MONUMENTAL! MONSTROUS! MEGA!! #CWC2023 #AtTheHeadOfItAll
— Mpumelelo Mbangwa (@mmbangwa) November 19, 2023
They someway simply know find out how to win. #INDvsAUS
— Shahid Choose (@shahidthejudge) November 19, 2023
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