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India vs Australia highlights, World Cup 2023 Final: Travis Head stars as Australia beat India by 6 wickets to win record-extending sixth title
Put into bat, India rode battling half-centuries by KL Rahul and Virat Kohli to post a below-par 240 all out in exactly 50 overs at a packed Narendra Modi Stadium.
Australia suffered a top order wobble of their own but Head's 137 off 120 balls saw them romp home with seven overs to spare in match that never reached great heights.
Around 93,000 predominantly Indian fans sat mostly in deathly silence as the home team, who had won 10 matches in a row to make the final, succumbed to their first loss of the tournament in the all-important summit clash.
Earlier, Pat Cummins's decision to field, primarily to avoid operating with a dewy ball in the night, bemused many but Australian bowlers, aided by some superb fielding, stifled their opposition.
India captain Rohit Sharma had been playing tone-setting knocks in their batting template in the tournament and it was no different in the final despite the early loss of Shubman Gill.
Rohit smashed three sixes in his entertaining 47 but fell just before the end of powerplay.
The opener stepped out against Glenn Maxwell but miscued his shot on the offside. Head ran backwards from cover to take a tumbling catch to get rid of the India captain.
Kohli (54) hit Mitchell Starc (3-55) for three boundaries in a row but India slumped to 81-3 in the 11th over when Cummins dismissed Shreyas Iyer caught behind.
Kohli and Rahul (66) then combined in a dour rebuilding job even if it meant going 16.1 overs without a boundary.
Kohli brought up his ninth 50-plus knock in 11 innings but soon departed after chopping a Cummins delivery on to his stumps.
Rahul hit just one four in his half-century illustrating how difficult the pitch was for shot-makers like him.
Australia wicketkeeper Josh Inglis took five catches, which is a record in a World Cup final.
Australia, when they came out to bat, slumped to 47-3 seven overs into what had looked like a straight-forward chase for them.
Head combined with Marnus Labuschagne, who made 58 not out, in a 192-run stand to kill off the contest.
Australia won a record-extending sixth 50-overs World Cup title after opener Travis Head smashed a magnificent century to fashion their six-wicket victory in Sunday's final against the tournament's form team India.
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03:17Rohit has been an exceptional leader. He has got the dressing room. He is always available for any conversations. He's always committed. He has given a lot of time and energy in this campaign. Even his batting, he has always set the tone for us. He wanted to lead by example. I can't speak more highly of him.
Rahul Dravid
I haven't thought about the T20 World Cup. Entire focus was on this World Cup.
Rahul Dravid
Tough day at the office, really proud of quality of cricket we played right through. We ran a really good campaign. Australia were better than us, congratulations to him.
Rahul Dravid
The fans have to see that the Indian team had a fantastic tournament. The fans backed us in every venue and I can say we entertained them. Yes, there will be disappointment but we gave them a lot of joy in this tournament. To play in front of them and play this brand of cricket, it has been a privilege.
Rahul Dravid
We were 30-40 runs short. They bowled really well. The ball was stopping in the afternoon. There was not a lot of dew but it came better under the lights. We didn't get those boundaries and kept losing wickets at critical intervals. If he had got to 280-290, it would have been a different game. They batted really well. Travis Head batted exceptionally well.
Rahul Dravid
For us it would have been really nice to win the trophy. There have been a lot of positives. We would have like to win today but we didn't. But a lot of positives to take away
Rahul Dravid
The boys are disappointed. There are a lot of emotions in the dressing room. It was tough to see them as a coach. You get to see their sacrifices and the effort they have put. I am sure the sun will come up tomorrow morning, we will reflect and learn from it. If you don't go through such matches then you won't enjoy the highs.
Rahul Dravid
We were 80 in 10 overs. We have to change our tactics our losing wickets. We started bravely but they bowled well in the middle overs and we lost wickets. Whenever we thought about attacking, we lost wickets so we had to focus on building partnerships. For example, Marnus and Head kept on going because they didn't lose wickets.
Rahul Dravid
03:14I think we saved our best for last. We have been batting first pretty much for whole tournament and we thought it is a good night to chase down the target. Didn't really spin as much as we thought either. The boys were fantastic, we got an aging side and still everyone is throwing themselves on the field. We thought 300 might have been tough but achievable on that wicket, really chuffed with 240. Magnificent. Marnus with a cool head and Travis does what he does on the biggest stage, showed a lot of character. The selectors have backed him in and it is a big risk that we took and it paid off. I was pretty happy throughout the bowling innings. You look around and it is a special moment no matter whatever happened tonight. You gotta go and win the World Cup, you can't wait for it to happen. This year will be remembered for a long, long time and we had a lot of success over the winter and this one peaks it all. At the top of the mountain.
Pat Cummins, Australia captain
Australia's Travis Head became just the seventh batsman to score a hundred in a World Cup final when he achieved the feat against India in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
The opener's 137 sealed a record-extending sixth World Cup title for his side in a comprehensive six-wicket defeat of an India team who had won all 10 of their previous games at the tournament.
Head's hundred was also the third by an Australian in a World Cup final following match-winning efforts of 140 not out by Ricky Ponting in 2003 and Adam Gilchrist's 149 four years later.
Hundreds in a World Cup final (score, batsman, team, opponent, venue, year):
149 Adam Gilchrist, Australia v Sri Lanka, Bridgetown, 2007
140 no Ricky Ponting, Australia v India, Johannesburg, 2003
138 no Vivian Richards, West Indies v England, Lord's, 1979
137 Travis Head Australia v India, Ahmedabad 2023
107 no Aravinda de Silva, Sri Lanka v Australia, Lahore, 1996
103 no Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka v India, Mumbai 2011
102 Clive Lloyd, West Indies v England, Lord's 1975
The result has not gone our way. We were not good enough today. We tried everything but it wasn't supposed to be. 20-30 runs more would have been good, KL and Kohli were stitching a good partnership and we were looking at 270-280 but we kept losing wickets. When you have 240 on the board, you want to take wickets but credit to Head and Labuschagne for putting us out of the game, but I feel wicket got slightly better to bat under lights. Don't want to give that as an excuse. We didn't put enough runs on the board. Credit to those two guys in the middle for putting up an outstanding partnership.
Rohit Sharma, India captain
Virat Kohli collects his Player of the Tournament medal from Roger Binny.
Player of the Match in semifinal and final of a World Cup
Mohinder Amarnath in 1983
Aravinda de Silva in 1996
Shane Warne in 1999
Travis Head in 2023
71 - Glenn McGrath, Australia (1996-2007)
68 - Muthiah Muralidaran, Sri Lanka (1996-2011)
65 - Mitchell Starc, Australia (2015-23)
56 - Lasith Malinga, Sri Lanka (2007-19)
55 - Wasim Akram, Pakistan (1987-2003)
55 - Mohammed Shami, India (2015-23)
53 - Trent Boult, New Zealand (2015-23)
49 - Chaminda Vaas, Sri Lanka (1996-2007)
44 - Javagal Srinath, India (1992-2003)
44 - Zaheer Khan, India (2003-11)
India ended their World Cup campaign with a heart-breaking defeat against Australia in a lopsided final on Sunday.
Here is a look at India's run in this World Cup.
GROUP STAGE:
Match 1: India beat Australia by 6 wickets in Chennai.
Match 2: India beat Afghanistan by 8 wickets in New Delhi.
Match 3: India beat Pakistan by 7 wickets in Ahmedabad.
Match 4: India beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets in Pune.
Match 5: India beat New Zealand by 4 wickets in Dharamsala.
Match 6: India beat England by 100 runs in Lucknow.
Match 7: India beat Sri Lanka by 302 runs in Mumbai.
Match 8: India beat South Africa by 243 runs in Kolkata.
Match 9: India beat The Netherlands by 160 runs in Bengaluru.
Semifinal:
India beat New Zealand by 70 runs in Mumbai.
Final:
India lose to Australia by six wickets in Ahmedabad.
Australia's path to the 2023 Cricket World Cup title after their six-wicket win over India in Ahmedabad on Sunday:
Group stage
Oct 08: lost to India by 6 wickets at Chennai
Oct 12: lost to South Africa by 134 runs at Lucknow
Oct 16: bt Sri Lanka by 5 wickets at Lucknow
Oct 20: bt Pakistan by 62 runs at Bengaluru
Oct 25: bt Netherlands by 309 runs at New Delhi
Oct 28: bt New Zealand by 5 runs at Dharamsala
Nov 04: bt England by 33 runs at Ahmedabad
Nov 07: bt Afghanistan by 3 wickets at Mumbai
Nov 11: bt Bangladesh by 8 wickets at Pune
Semi-final
Nov 16: bt South Africa by 3 wickets at Kolkata
Final
Nov 19: bt India by 6 wickets at Ahmedabad
What an amazing day! Just thrilled to be a part of it. It's a lot better than seeing the World Cup on the couch at home (on his injury). I was a little bit nervous but Marnus played exceptionally well and soaked all the pressure. I felt the way Mitch [Marsh] took the game on set the tone and that was the energy we wanted. It was a great decision to bowl first and the wicket got better as the game went on. It paid dividends and nice to play a role. Again, it is something I work hard on and nice to hold on and contribute in front of a full house. Definitely third on the list (Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist, Travis Head - Player of the Match in World Cup finals) and nice to contribute.
Travis Head, Player of the Match
Our bowlers were fantastic and they set the tone from ball one. The fielding again supported that. Look, there was a bit of nervous energy in the dressing room, but fantastic partnership between Heady and Marnus.
David Warner
It's incredible and yeah it was just a great performance. The bowlers set the tone and the fielding was great this evening. Took the game on and kept playing to our strengths. Wasn't the ideal start for us, but we had the belief. Fortunately, we were able to do that and Australia typically plays well in those [big] moments. Big year for us, also winning the Test Championship.
Steve Smith
He [Pat Cummins] was phenomenal and he has been phenomenal all tournament. It capped off an unbelievable eight weeks for this group. To win a World Cup in India...bloody successful and bloody enjoyable
Mitchell Starc
It was a bit of a slog (the winning hit) but it feels amazing. I sort of resigned to the fact that I wouldn't have to bat but Heady got out but what a win! It's a bit different when you're watching Heady taking on Bumrah. Marnus soaked up the pressure and was outstanding. Heady with his ball-striking was second to none.
Glenn Maxwell
I think it's bigger than [2015 World Cup victory]. Great crowd, Indian fans are second to none. Tonight, we put it together when it counts.
Josh Hazlewood
What we've achieved today is unbelievable. It's the best achievement I've ever been part of. India have been the team of the tournament, but you knew if you play your best cricket, you have a chance. Our bowlers were sensational and Travis put on one hell of a display. The way everything has happened is unbelievable. I'm lost for words. Two months ago, I wasn't even in the one-day team in South Africa.
Marnus Labuschagne
Australia won a record-extending sixth 50-overs World Cup title after opener Travis Head smashed a magnificent century to fashion their six-wicket victory in Sunday's final against the tournament's form team India.
This is Australia's sixth title in the last 10 editions of ODI World Cup.
India vs Australia Live Score: Australia need 20 runs in 61 balls
Rahul now holds the record for the most dismissals in a World Cup edition for Team India as a wicketkeeper.
Rahul bagged his 17th dismissal of the ongoing 2023 World Cup. Rahul achieved this landmark by taking the catch of Mitchell Marsh in Jasprit Bumrah's over during the blockbuster final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
