IND-AUS highlights World Cup Final: Head's 137 helps Aussies lift 6th title

India's dreams of winning a third World Cup title lay in tatters after an inexplicable meltdown saw them crash to a six-wicket defeat against an indefatigable Australia

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India vs Australia Live Score | World Cup 2023 Final Updates: Yet another heartbreak for Indian fans

 

India cricket fans would be heartbroken as the team has gone down once again in an ICC event without lifting the trophy. This was the ninth occasion in the last 10 years where India made it to the knockouts but ended up without the trophy. 

 

Travis Head is once again the hero for Australia. Earlier this year, Head had scored a hundred against India in the final of the ICC World Test Championships Final and took the game away from the Rohit Sharma-led team. 

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Travis Head holding fort with Marnus Labuschagne after nervy start. Photo: PTI

 

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Over Summary: 1 0 0 0 0 0; AUS 231-3 after 42 overs

Travis Head (130), Marnus Labuschagne (57); Jasprit Bumrah 9-2-43-2

 

92453 people attended the final according to official attendance released by the ICC. This is probably the highest for any cricket World Cup final. 

 

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9:15 PM

India vs Australia Live Score | World Cup 2023 Final Updates: 11 more needed

 

Over Summary: 1 0 4 0 0 0; AUS 230-3 after 41 overs

Travis Head (129), Marnus Labuschagne (57); Mohammed Siraj 6-0-35-0
 

Only 11 more runs are needed by Australia to lift their sixth World Cup title. 

 

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9:12 PM

India vs Australia Live Score | World Cup 2023 Final Updates: Fifty for Marnus Labuschagne

 

Over Summary: 1 1 0 0 0 4; AUS 225-3 after 40 overs

Travis Head (125), Marnus Labuschagne (45); Jasprit Bumrah 8-2-42-2

 

That would be fifty for Marnus Labuschagne and he has done well here to support Head and not let the other end fall. A quality knock. 

 

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9:10 PM

India vs Australia Live Score | World Cup 2023 Final Updates: 5 from the over

 

Over Summary: 1 1 0 1 1 1; AUS 219-3 after 39 overs

Travis Head (125), Marnus Labuschagne (45); Mohammed Siraj 5-0-30-0

 

Five runs come from the over and 

 

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9:08 PM

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9:05 PM

India vs Australia Live Score | World Cup 2023 Final Updates: 200 up for Aussies

 

Over Summary: 1 1 6 0 0 1; AUS 204-3 after 37 overs

Travis Head (117), Marnus Labuschagne (43); Mohammed Siraj 4-0-25-0

 

Australia have got past 200 and the game is almost done and dusted here as Head hits a huge six. 

 

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9:03 PM

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Over Summary: 1 0 0 1 0 1; AUS 195-3 after 36 overs

Travis Head (109), Marnus Labuschagne (42); Kuldeep Yadav 9-0-46-0

 

Kuldeep Yadav bowls yet another over and goes for only three runs. But that does not make any difference to the game. 

 

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8:46 PM

India vs Australia Live Score | World Cup 2023 Final Updates: Head taking the game away

 

Over Summary: 6 0 0 1 0 0; AUS 192-3 after 35 overs

Travis Head (107), Marnus Labuschagne (43); Ravindra Jadeja 10-0-43-0

 

Why Jadeja is bowling out does not make any sense. Rohit should have bowled out Shami, Bumrah and Siraj trying to break this partnership. But then Rohit is thinking differently maybe. 

 

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8:43 PM

India vs Australia Live Score | World Cup 2023 Final Updates: Century for Head

 

Over Summary: 4 4 2 0 1 0; AUS 185-3 after 34 overs

Travis Head (100), Marnus Labuschagne (41); Kuldeep Yadav 8-0-43-0

 

This is now the second time that Travis Head has taken the game away from India. He did it earlier this year in the final of the World Test Championships. He gets to his hundred in only 95 balls.

 

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8:40 PM

India vs Australia Live Score | World Cup 2023 Final Updates: No choice for Rohit

 

Over Summary: 1 0 1 0 0 0; AUS 174-3 after 33 overs

Travis Head (89), Marnus Labuschagne (41); Ravindra Jadeja 9-0-36-0

 

Rohit is trying to get the overs of the spinners out and this is not the right approach., But then pacers are equally ineffective. So he doesn’t have any option. 

 

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8:38 PM

India vs Australia Live Score | World Cup 2023 Final Updates: Kuldeep brought back

 

Over Summary: 0 0 1 1 0 0; AUS 172-3 after 32 overs

Travis Head (88), Marnus Labuschagne (40); Kuldeep Yadav 7-0-32-0

 

Rohit has once again turned to spin and Kuldeep Yadavb has been brought into the attack. He tries hard to get the wicket. But there is none to be found. 

 

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