Australia saved its greatest for the final and the ICC ODI World Cup 2023-win pips the whole lot, a chuffed-up captain Pat Cummins mentioned in the course of the post-match presentation on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
Australia defeated India by six wickets, chasing down a goal of 241 runs with seven overs to spare. Travis Head led the chase along with his 137 runs and Marnus Labuschagne remained unbeaten on 58 from 110 balls.
Cummins mentioned, “Marnus with a cool head and Travis does what he does on the biggest stage, showed a lot of character. The selectors have backed him in, and it is a big risk that we took, and it paid off.”
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Australia gained the toss and opted to bowl first on what turned out to be a sluggish wicket the place India was bundled out for 240 runs.
“It was a bit slower than I thought, didn’t particularly spin probably as much as we thought either. Everyone adjusted pretty well and bowled some tight lines,” Cummins mentioned. “I thought 300 might have been tough but achievable on that wicket. We were really happy with 240,” he added.
Australia gained the World Test Championship in July earlier this yr towards the identical opponent – India. Cummins mentioned that this win comes proper on the high of the mountain.
“You gotta go and win the World Cup, you can’t wait for it to happen. This year will be remembered for a long, long time and we had a lot of success over the winter and this one peaks it all. At the top of the mountain.”
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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