***AUSTRALIA are once again WORLD CHAMPIONS..***
Tr🏆vis Head! 👏🏻 Take a bow !!!
...turned out to be a game changer and saviour and Player of the match for Australia..with magnificent century and partnership...was out ultimately while trying to hit winning 4 , just 2 runs away :
137 off 120 balls, with 4 sixes and 15 fours.
A spectacular century from Travis Head lifts Australia in the #CWC23 final 👊
And excellent Partnership with Labuschagne sealed the Title for Australia. .made it look very easy and almost one sided in the end.
Australia outplayed Host Team India to win the Championship with 7 wickets.
In the end bold call of Pat Cummins to bowl first backed up by excellent Australian Fielding placement and execution with penetrative bowling ...sealed the Title.
Full marks to leadership of Pat Cummins who lifted the team after a bad start of two defeats.
Australian Chase: Run rate required was just below 5 : 4.82.
Labuschagne gets 50 off 99 balls.
Partnership crosses 150 and post 100 Head gets ultra aggressive.
Barring Opening spells of Bumrah and Shami Head and Labuschagne took complete charge with excellent Partnership under pressure.
Hitman Rohit and King Virat Kohli dreams Shattered again :
Australia almost on the verge now need 49 off 90 now : 192 /3 : 35 Overs.
Semifinal Player of match Travis Head again guides Australia to a well deserved win..100 off 95 , calculated aggressive hitting And shatters the Indian dream of 3rd World Cup Title.
30 Ov : 167 / 3 : Need 74 more in 120 balls.
Australia on course for the sixth title.
But wait ..Confident Bumrah gets DRS vs Labuschagne lbw ...Negative due to Umpire's call.Costly 14 off over.
Partnership crosses 100...Match winning?
Head in full control now...hitting boundaries off Shami and Bumrah too.
Indians looking dejected now and body language looking desperately hopeless as wicket not coming in anyway..from anywhere.
Umpire's call saved Labuschagne:
Head welcomed Shami with 1st ball 4.
India desperately hoping for a wicket from anywhere.
Exactly same 122/3 : 23 Overs..but chasing Australians know the target and doing it comfortably.
Indians looking bit down as Labuschagne edge gets 4 .
Head 50* off 58.
Australians back in charge and looking comfortable asking rate is non-issue .
20 Ov : 10 4 / 3 : Head 44*, Labuschagne 17*.
Partnership crosses 50.100/3 : 19.1 Ov.
Can Drinks break bring 1 more wicket. 93/3 : 17.
Head looking very dangerous 40 off 47.
Siraj comes in for 17th over. Gave 6.
Head hits Kuldeep for 6 , 9 from it.
Australians rebuilding through singles.
15 Ov : 78/3 : Labuschagne 8* , Head 27*
Jadeja starts 11th with wide. Gave total 5 .
Australia need 181 more off 40 overs.
10th by Shami gave 9 to Head. 60/3 : 10 Ov.
9th over: Bumrah's 5th 4 byes : 51/4 .
8 Ov : 47 / 3.
Game On : at present.
Wow...Indians Back..Bumrah traps Smith on 4 with slower one :
42/3 : 7 Overs. No DRS by Smith.
Lucky India reply shows impact outside and stumps missing .
42/2 : 6 Ov.
Shami continues for over no.6. Better just 1.
Raps on Head's pad : But no DRS.
India bit back 41/2 : 5 Ov. Need 200 more.
Bumrah with 5th and WOW...gets big wicket of Marsh 15 off 15 : underedge caught by KL 41/2 - 4.3 Ov.
Smith joins Head 8 off 9 so far.
Can Indians keep Marsh n Head bit quite?
4th Ov: Australia on charge 41/1 . 12 off ov.
Marsh lifts Shami for 6.
Shami again starts with wide plus 2.
Shami showing some nerves.
3rd over: Excellent comeback by Bumrah to lucky Head : just 1run. : 29/1 .
2 OV : Australia Flying: 28 / 1 .
Too much swing ...Shami bit vivid : KL unable to stop.
Marsh inside edge off 1st ball. Later hits 4.
Wow Warner ct Virat B Shami 7 : 16/1 : 1.1 Ov.
Can this lift Indian camp spirits?
Shami starts with wide.
Good start for Australia 15 off 1st over.
Travis Head 4 off 4th.
7 off 1st 2 balls, by Warner.
1st ball from Bumrah edge through Virat and Shubman , 2nd ball tentative push for 3.
If the dew stays away can Indian Bowlers make a fight of it with TROPHY at stake? With some exceptional fielding on this bit slow pitch.
Can Team India continue to fly like this today too :
Hardly looking a possibility at half stage..but who knows...it's cricket after all.
Indian Batting : Didn't turned up on The Day :
Fully CHOKED after Rohit's departure by relentless Aussies.
240 all down in 50 overs.
India Sixes: Rohit: 3 Sixes.
And Boundries: Rohit and Virat 4 each .
Shreyas, KL, SKY , Shami and Siraj 1 each.
Australians reined SKY with pace off ball and get ultimately cheaply on 18 off 28 :226/9 : 47.3.
Sky shows faith in Kuldeep with singles.
Australia get Shami 6 and Bumrah on 1.
Shami hit rare four in same over.
Big big blow by Starc, KL gone 66 : 203/6 : 41.3.
200/5 : 40.5 Ov . KL Rahul 66 (106) , SKY 9 (14 ).
197 / 5 : 40 Overs. Just 2 boundaries off 20 overs.
Can India get anywhere near 250???
No boundary again upto 39th over .Surya cuts Zampa .
AUSTRALIANS CHOKING INDIANS.
Jadeja gone 9 ( 22 ) : 178 / 5 : 35.5 Ov.
Just a One boundary in last 22 overs . Australia in full control. 162/4 : 32 Ov : Drinks : Any change in strategy? Just 18 more overs.
30 Ov : 152/4 : Stumping review Vs Jadeja -ve.
150/4 - 29.1 Cummins 2 for 17 off 6 so far.
Jadeja promoted ahead of Suryakumar Yadav.
Big Blow : Pat Cummins gets Virat : Inside edge onto the stumps: Virat 54 : 148 / 4 : 28.3 Ov. KL 37 (67) .
KL Rahul at last breaks and scoops Maxwell for 4 after 97 balls of non boundary in 27th over.
Virat 50* off 56...Needs to stay full innings.
Even part timers..Marsh,Head Maxwell very economical. Excellent ground fielding.
Run rate dropped: Very slow rebuilding : No boundary for 90 balls : 15 overs :
131 / 3 : 25 Overs.
Australia in control : No boundary for 60 balls.
That is from 11 to 20 overs. India looses initial momentum.
20 Ov : 115/3 - Virat 39. KL 19.Partnership 34(60)
17 Ov : 104 /3.
100 / 3 : 15.4 Ov.
15 Ov : 97/3 : Virat 32* (31) , KL Rahul 8* ( 18 ) .
Zampa introduced in 12th.
Australia strike 3 early blows , on Top, as KL Rahul in with Virat 24 (21). 82/3 : 11 Ov : India desperate for big big partnership from these 2.
Oh..Shock to India..Shreyas caught behind off Cummins for 4 off 3 : 81/3 : 10.2 Ov.
10 Ov : 80/2 .Openers back.
Oh...MAXWELL gets Rohit Sharma: Edge over cover: Travis Head catches brilliantly running backwards :
Rohit 47 off 31. 76/2 : 9.4 Ov. Is this going to be the turning point???
10th Ov : Rohit hits 6 off 2nd ball to Maxwell, followed by 4.
Virat
Cummins in 9th: Just 5 : 66/1.
Maxwell starts 8th over. Gave 7 : 61/1.
7th over : 54/1.
Virat hits 4 on 1st n 2nd and 3rd ball to Mitchell Starc. 52/1 : 6.3 ov.
6 Ov: 40/1.
5th over: 37/1 . ROHIT 31* (20).
Wicket , 1 and 6 on last ball by Rohit.
Starc gets Shubman on 4 : 30/1 : 4.2 .
- Meek pull in mid on hands. Virat in.
4th Ov : 30/0 :
Wow...Rohit hits 1st six on 5th ball followed by 4 to Hazelwood : 12 runs.
Rohit pull lands in front of diving Head
3rd Ov: Shubman edge falls short of 1st slip, off Starc , gets 1. 18/0 : 3 Ov.
Hazelwood to Rohit: 2 Ov : 10 off it.
Wow ...Rohit charges 2nd ball 4 to cover , followed by 4 to mid-wicket, but fully missed the last ball.
Starck to Rohit 3/0 : 1 Over.
Well Pat Cummins won the toss and asked India to bat first : And yes no R Ashwin surprise for Australia left handers..Rohit and Dravid show faith in bit expensive Siraj.
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