On This Day: India lose 2023 ODI World Cup final to Australia as Pat Cummins’ men silence the crowd

The signifier was perfectly acceptable for Rohit Sharma and Co to bring the trophy location successful beforehand of a immense assemblage astatine the Narendra Modi Stadium, who were each cheering wildly for the location team. India came into the lucifer connected a 10-match winning streak portion Australia had fumbled their opening 2 matches, losing to the Men successful Blue and South Africa.

“India person surely played precise good successful this World Cup. Crowds volition beryllium 1 sided and it volition satisfying to get them silent,” Australia skipper Pat Cummins had said earlier the last and arsenic destiny would person it those words rang existent implicit the soundlessness of the immense stadium arsenic Australia pipped India to assistance their 6th title.

Batting first, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli made gritty fifties but Australian bowlers produced a objective amusement to vessel retired India for a below-par 240.

Sent successful to bat connected a dilatory and adust pitch, skipper Rohit Sharma erstwhile again provided India a flying commencement with a 31-ball 47 but Australia fought back, snapping 3 wickets to trim the hosts to 81 for 3.

Kohli (54) and Rahul (66) past tried to resurrect the Indian innings, adding 67 runs earlier Pat Cummins removed the former. It was a conflict thereafter, arsenic India failed to find the boundaries.

Chasing 240, Australia openers went hellhole for leather getting 15 disconnected Jasprit Bumrah’s archetypal implicit earlier David Warner was dismissed by Mohammed Shami. Mitchell Marsh besides got going but helium was sent backmost by Bumrah for 15 arsenic the Aussies went down to 41/2. Steve Smith would travel suit with conscionable 4 arsenic Bumrah nabbed his second.

After that, it was each astir Travis Head, who became the pantomime villain with a blistering period and Marnus Labuschagne, who scored a gritty fractional period if his own, arsenic they built a stone coagulated concern to get Australia implicit the line.