Australia gained the Cricket World Cup for a record-extending sixth time Sunday, ending India’s dominant run in its residence event with a six-wicket victory in a low-scoring ultimate on the again of Travis Head’s 137.
A closely pro-Indian crowd contained in the 132,000-capacity Narendra Modi Stadium was silenced as Head mixed with Marnus Labuschagne (58 not out) in a 192-run partnership to chase down the goal of 241.
Australia was wobbling on 47-3 after seven overs however Head and Labuschagne dug in to assist their nation regain its standing because the king of one-day worldwide cricket, including to its 50-over world titles in 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2015.
Head was dismissed off what proved to be the next-to-last ball of the match, caught within the deep whereas making an attempt to hit a title-clinching boundary. In got here Glenn Maxwell and he ran two off his first ball, securing a victory that prompted fireworks above the world’s largest cricket venue.
The Indians gained all 10 of their matches earlier than the ultimate and have been searching for a 3rd trophy of their fourth look in a title match that introduced a rustic of 1.4 billion individuals to a digital standstill.
They have been outplayed in each division by Australia, although, restricted to 240 all out on a sluggish pitch after dropping the toss with solely Virat Kohli (54) and Lokesh Rahul (66) making half-centuries.
Head turned solely the fifth participant to attain a century in a males’s World Cup ultimate — and third Australian after Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist — and delivered a big second in India’s innings when taking a diving catch operating again from cowl to take away captain Rohit Sharma (47).
Australia completed the event with a run of 9 straight wins, after beginning with back-to-back defeats to India and South Africa.
