With Travis Head’s 137 leading Australia to a six-wicket triumph in a low-scoring final, the team ended India’s dominance run in their home competition and won the Cricket World Cup for a record-breaking sixth time on Sunday.
The 132,000-seat Narendra Modi Stadium’s predominantly pro-Indian audience was deafened when Head and Marnus Labuschagne (58 not out) combined for 192 runs to chase down the mark of 241.
After seven overs, Australia was stumbling at 47-3, but Head and Labuschagne didn’t give up and helped their nation take back its title as the world champions of one-day international cricket. Australia had won world crowns in 50-over cricket in 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2015.
Virat Kohli – Player of the Tournament in ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup
Virat Kohli shattered Sachin Tendulkar’s record for the most runs scored by a single batter in a men’s Cricket World Cup by an amazing a staggering 765 runs in the tournament.
Kohli’s exceptional performance was further enhanced by his remarkable average of 95.62 and a blistering strike rate of 90.31.
How Twitter Celebrating Australia’s Win in ICC World Cup 2023 Finals.
BREAKING: Australia win the 2023 ODI World Cup after beating hosts India in the final 🏆✨ pic.twitter.com/jb23ou17eG
— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) November 19, 2023
Team INDIA, you played solidly well through the tournament!
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) November 19, 2023
Win or lose – we love you either way and we will win the next one.
Congratulations to Australia for a well deserved World Cup victory.
AUSTRALIA WIN THE WORLD CUP
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) November 19, 2023
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1987 🏆 1999 🏆 2003 🏆 2007 🏆 2015 🏆 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣3️⃣ 🏆
— ICC (@ICC) November 19, 2023
𝙰𝚄𝚂𝚃𝚁𝙰𝙻𝙸𝙰 𝙰𝚁𝙴 #𝙲𝚆𝙲𝟸𝟹 𝙲𝙷𝙰𝙼𝙿𝙸𝙾𝙽𝚂 🎉 pic.twitter.com/QtzBty5Ewl