Australia’s Travis Head was declared the Player of the Match in his facet’s 2023 ODI World Cup ultimate win towards India in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
The Australian opener top-scored for his facet in a 241-run chase, with a 120-ball 137. Head’s composed knock was studded with 15 fours and 6 sixes.
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The 29-year-old left-handed batter noticed by way of a menacing opening spell from India’s Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami to turn into solely the second batter after Aravinda de Silva to attain a World Cup ultimate hundred whereas chasing.
Interestingly, Head was additionally the participant of the match when Australia bought the higher of India within the World Test Championship ultimate earlier within the yr.
Head additionally turned the fourth participant to win the person of the match within the semifinal and ultimate of the identical World Cup – after Aravinda de Silva, Mohinder Amarnath and Shane Warne.
ALL WORLD CUP FINAL PLAYER OF THE MATCH WINNERS
- Clive Lloyd (West Indies) – 102 (85) & 1/38 vs Australia, Lord’s, 1975
- Viv Richards (West Indies) – 138* (157) vs England, Lord’s, 1979
- Mohinder Amarnath (India) – 26 (80) & 3/12 vs West Indies, Lord’s, 1983
- David Boon (Australia) – 75 (125) vs England, Kolkata, 1987
- Wasim Akram (Pakistan) – 33 (18) & 3/49 vs England, Melbourne, 1992
- Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka) – 107* (124) & 3/42 vs Australia, Lahore, 1996
- Shane Warne (Australia) – 4/33 vs Pakistan, Lord’s, 1999
- Ricky Ponting (Australia) – 140* (121) vs India, Johannesburg, 2003
- Adam Gilchrist (Australia) – 149 (104) vs Sri Lanka, Bridgetown, 2007
- MS Dhoni (India) – 91* (79) vs Sri Lanka, Mumbai, 2011
- James Faulkner (Australia) – 3/36 vs New Zealand, Melbourne, 2015
- Ben Stokes (England) – 84* (98) vs New Zealand, Lord’s, 2019
- Travis Head (Australia) – 137 (120) vs India, Ahmedabad, 2023
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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