Australia's middle-order batsman Travis Head scored 137 runs against India in the final of the ICC World Cup. (Photo: ESPN)
Australia has won the title of One Day International World Cup for the sixth time by inflicting a six-wicket defeat on India.
Chasing the 141-run target set by India at the Narendra Modi International Cricket Ground, India, on Sunday, Australia reached it in 43 overs losing four wickets.
Travis Head topped the score with 137 runs studded with 15 fours and four sixes off 120 deliveries. Marnus Labuschagne made 58 not-out runs including four fours off 110 balls while Mitchell Marsh contributed 15 runs off 15 balls. Likewise, Steven Smith and Glenn Maxwell made four and two runs, respectively.
In reply, Jasprit Bumrah took two wickets conceding 43 runs in nine overs. Similarly, Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj grabbed one wicket each for India.
Earlier, invited to bat first after losing the toss at the Narendra Modi International Cricket Ground, India notched up 240 runs losing all wickets in the allotted 50 overs.
KL Rahul topped the score with 66 runs including one four off 107 deliveries. Similarly, Virat Kohli secured 54 runs including four fours off 63 balls while Captain Rohit Sharma contributed 47 runs. Suryakumar Yadav and Kuldeep Yadav contributed 18 and 10 runs, respectively.
On the bowling side, Mitchell Starc took the highest three wickets followed by Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins with two wickets each. Similarly, Adam Zampa and Glenn Maxwell claimed one wicket each.
Australia, which won the title for the first time in 1987, added another feather to its cap after 36 years. At that time England had been defeated. The matches were held in India and Pakistan. Similarly, Australia won the title for the second time by defeating Pakistan in 1999.
It won the title for the fourth time after defeating India in 2003 and Sri Lanka in 2007. Likewise, it defeated New Zealand in 2015. The matches were held in Australia and England.
After 8 years, it again shocked the host India. This winning streak of Australia dashed domestic audiences' hopes of winning the title for the third time at the home ground. Earlier, India won the title for the second time by defeating Sri Lanka in 2011 when it was hosted by India and Bangladesh.
Prior to that, in 1983, it won the title for the first time by defeating the West Indies. The match had been held in England. Although it reached the final two other times, Australia disappointed them both times.
(Photos: ESPN)
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