ICC Men’s ODI World Cup final, IND vs AUS, as it happened: Pat Cummins and Co win record sixth title
Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne put on a century partnership to seal a six-wicket win for Australia against India.
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India would have hoped to do one better than they did in 2003 when they faced Australia in the ICC World Cup final in Johannesburg. But it wasn’t to be as the men in gold spoiled the party in Ahmedabad as they romped home to a six-wicket win and clinched a record sixth title win to become the 2023 ICC Men’s ODI World Cup champions.
The run chase was always going to be tricky and despite India’s best efforts with half-centuries from Virat Kohli and KL Rahul, the Australian bowlers led by Mitchell Starc and captain Pat Cummins were incredible in restricting the dynamic Indian batting line-up to 240 all out.
Despite a quick-fire start that saw Australia fall to 47/3, the Indian bowlers were then overpowered by the grit and determination of Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne. Head took charge of the innings with his calm hitting and sensible strike rotation and Labuschagne was an able partner in the 192-run partnership that ultimately proved match-winning.
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