Australia secured their sixth World Cup title with a convincing victory over India in the 2023 World Cup final.
Choosing to bowl first, Australia aggressively attacked the Indian batters, making an early breakthrough by dismissing Shubman Gill, the Prince of Ahmedabad, for just 4 runs.
Rohit launched a brilliant counter-attack, but he eventually fell, followed by Shreyas Iyer who also departed cheaply. Kohli and KL Rahul then took on the responsibility of rebuilding the innings, both scoring fifties, yet Australia never found themselves in trouble.
They dismissed Indian batters at frequent intervals, leading to India being bowled out for 240. This marked the first instance of India losing all their wickets in the tournament.
India, riding a 10-match winning streak and breezing through the group stages undefeated, found themselves on the back foot for the first time in the mega-event. Australia, initially under pressure, faced an early shock as Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami claimed three quick wickets against the mighty Aussies.
However, it wasn’t meant to be for India as Travis Head had answers to all the questions posed by the Indian bowlers. Head’s sensational century, supported by a solid fifty from Marnus Labuschagne, left the 120,000-strong Indian crowd in Ahmedabad in shock.
Australia chased down the target comfortably with 6 wickets in hand and over 7 overs to spare. Australia once again lifting another World Cup trophy.
