A surprised silence descended on a packed Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday as Australia defeated hosts India by six wickets to raise their sixth ICC Males’s World Cup title.
The highest tier conflict, that includes the 2 finest groups on this implausible event, didn’t dwell as much as the large hype.
After being requested to bowl the primary over on a sluggish wicket, India managed to get an under-par rating of 240 runs.
In response, Australia stumbled to the entrance, dropping three fast wickets, earlier than a superb counter-attack of a 120-ball 137 by Travis Head, and an unbeaten 58 by Marnus Labuschagne noticed them to a well-known victory.
The end result highlighted Australia’s temperament in huge matches, because it convincingly defeated India, which had not suffered any defeat over the course of 10 matches within the present World Cup, earlier than faltering on the largest stage.
The loss will damage India. They’re but to win a serious ICC title since 2013.
Australia, however, has lived as much as its standing as a cricketing big, having gained the 2021 ICC World T20 and the coveted World Take a look at Championship earlier this yr.
Disney+ Hotstar recorded a report 59 million concurrent viewers in the course of the World Cup closing. The earlier report was 53 million viewers recorded in the course of the semi-final match between India and New Zealand on November 15.
First revealed: November 19, 2023 | 11:30 pm he
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