The Australia Cricket Team won the World Cup 2023 title by defeating India in the finals
The Australia Cricket Team won a record-extending sixth 50-over world cup title after opener Travis Head smashed a magnificent century to help his team fashion their six-wicket victory in Sunday's final against the tournament's form team, India.
Put into bat, India rode battling half-centuries by KL Rahul and Virat Kohli to post a below-par 240 all-out in exactly 50 overs at a packed Narendra Modi Stadium.
The Australian cricket team suffered a top-order wobble of their own, but Head's 137 runs in 120 balls saw them romp home with seven overs to spare in a match that never reached great heights.
Around 93,000 Indian fans sat mostly in deathly silence as the home team, who had won 10 matches in a row to make the final, succumbed to their first loss of the tournament in the all-important summit clash.
Earlier, the decision of Pat Cummins to field, primarily to avoid operating with a dewy ball in the night, bemused many, but Australian bowlers, aided by some superb fielding, stifled their opposition.