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

10:21 PM

India vs Australia | World Cup 2023 Final Updates: Virat Kohli named Player of the Series

 

It feels like Deja Vu as Virat Kohli, like his idol Sachin Tendulkar, has been named the Player of the Tournament in a World Cup when India lost in the final to Australia. In 2003, Sachin scored 678 runs in 11 matches while 20 years later Virat scored 762 runs in 10 matches and yet finished on the losing side of a one-sided finale. 

 

10:14 PM

India vs Australia | World Cup 2023 Final Updates: That’s how it ended

 

Pat Cummins put a stamp on the camera as if saying he led a team that beat India in India in the final of a World Cup. 

 

9:38 PM

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

 

9:26 PM

India vs Australia Live Score | World Cup 2023 Final Updates: Australia win by six wickets

 

Over Summary: 2 4 1 1 W 2; AUS 241-4 after 43 overs

Marnus Labuschagne (58), Glenn Maxwell (2); Mohammed Siraj 7-0-45-1

 

Travis Head departs and Siraj gets a wicket, but for what? The Aussies are just two runs away from victory. 

 

Glenn Maxwell hits the winning runs and Australi are the new World Champions, winning the title for the record sixth time in their eighth World Cup appearance. 

 

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9:18 PM

India vs Australia Live Score | World Cup 2023 Final Updates: 10 more needed

 

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

India vs Australia Live Score | World Cup 2023 Final Updates: Just formalities remaining now

 

Over Summary: 1 1 6 0 1 1; AUS 214-3 after 38 overs

Travis Head (125), Marnus Labuschagne (45); Kuldeep Yadav 10-0-56-0

 

Kuldeep Yadav completes his 10 overs and goes for 56 without any wickets. Another reason for India’s failure. 

 

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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

India vs Australia Live Score | World Cup 2023 Final Updates: Going Australia’s way

 

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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8:35 PM

India vs Australia Live Score | World Cup 2023 Final Updates: 3 from the over

 

Over Summary: 1 0 0 0 0 2; AUS 170-3 after 31 overs

Travis Head (85), Marnus Labuschagne (36); Ravindra Jadeja 8-0-34-0

 

Three runs come from this over 

 

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8:34 PM

India vs Australia Live Score | World Cup 2023 Final Updates: Bumrah unable to get wickets

 

Over Summary: 0 0 1 1 0 0; AUS 167-3 after 30 overs

Travis Head (85), Marnus Labuschagne (36); Jasprit Bumrah 7-2-36-2

 

As Harsha Bhogle says on air, India needs Bumrah to bowl 20 overs. But that is not possible. India need to do something out of the box to get a wicket here and break this stand. 

 

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8:32 PM

India vs Australia Live Score | World Cup 2023 Final Updates: No way to get wickets

 

Over Summary: 1 1 0 0 1 0; AUS 165-3 after 29 overs

Travis Head (85), Marnus Labuschagne (36); Ravindra Jadeja 7-0-31-0

 

There is just no way to get wickets here, is there? Jadeja has given 31 runs in seven overs, but it is the wickets column that is hurting. 

 

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8:30 PM

India vs Australia Live Score | World Cup 2023 Final Updates: Labuschagne survives

 

Over Summary: 4 0 4 1 L1 4; AUS 162-3 after 28 overs

Travis Head (84), Marnus Labuschagne (34); Jasprit Bumrah 6-2-34-2

 

Almost gets the wicket does Bumrah who was brought in as probably the last throw of dice by Rohit Sharma. India reviewed the on-field call of not out for an LBW appeal. However, it is the umpire’s call on wickets and Marnus Labuschagne survives. Also 100-run partnership comes up between the two Aussies. 

 

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8:26 PM

India vs Australia Live Score | World Cup 2023 Final Updates: India getting behind

 

Over Summary: 0 0 1 1 1 1; AUS 148-3 after 27 overs

Travis Head (71), Marnus Labuschagne (34); Ravindra Jadeja 6-0-28-0

 

Ravindra Jadeja is not getting the wicket and India are getting behind in the game with each passing over. 

 

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8:24 PM

India vs Australia Live Score | World Cup 2023 Final Updates: Big over for Aussies

 

Over Summary: 4 0 0 0 1 4; AUS 144-3 after 26 overs

Travis Head (69), Marnus Labuschagne (32); Mohammed Shami 7-1-47-1

 

Travis Head gets yet another big over for Australia as he hits a four and then Labushcagne hits one too to make Shami ineffective. 

 

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8:22 PM

India vs Australia Live Score | World Cup 2023 Final Updates: Head hits a four

 

Over Summary: 4 0 1 1 1 1; AUS 135-3 after 25 overs

Travis Head (65), Marnus Labuschagne (27); Ravindra Jadeja 5-0-24-0

 

Ravindra Jadeja is hit for a four here by Travis Head as Head continues to make headways for Australia. 

 

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8:19 PM

India vs Australia Live Score | World Cup 2023 Final Updates: Shami back into the attack

 

Over Summary: 4 0 0 1 0 0; AUS 127-3 after 24 overs

Travis Head (54), Marnus Labuschagne (25); Mohammed Shami 6-1-38-1

 

Mohammed Shami has been brought back into the attack and even he cannot get a wicket here. He concedes a four 

 

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8:17 PM

India vs Australia Live Score | World Cup 2023 Final Updates: Heavy dew here

 

Over Summary: 1 1 1 1 0 1; AUS 122-3 after 23 overs

Travis Head (54), Marnus Labuschagne (25); Ravindra Jadeja 4-0-16-0

 

No turn for Jadeja and it would become harder and harder for the Indian spinners to find turn here as the dew is getting heavy. 

 

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8:15 PM

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

 

Over Summary: 0 1 4 0 1 1; AUS 117-3 after 22 overs

Travis Head (51), Marnus Labuschagne (23); Kuldeep Yadav 6-0-30-0

 

Travis Head hits fifty and has now joined Aussie greats like David Boon and Steve Smith who have hit fifty-plus scores in both the semi-final and the final. 

 

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8:12 PM

India vs Australia Live Score | World Cup 2023 Final Updates: Head near fifty

 

Over Summary: 0 1 4 1 0 0; AUS 110-3 after 21 overs

Travis Head (49), Marnus Labuschagne (18); Mohammed Siraj 3-0-16-0

 

Travis Head is nearing his fifty now. 

 

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8:11 PM

India vs Australia Live Score | World Cup 2023 Final Updates: 100 up for the Aussies

 

Over Summary: 1 0 1 0 2 1; AUS 104-3 after 20 overs

Travis Head (44), Marnus Labuschagne (17); Kuldeep Yadav 5-0-23-0

 

The Aussies have brought up their 100 here and the partnership between Labuschagne and Head is also prospering. 

 

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8:08 PM

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

 

Over Summary: 0 1 0 1 1 1; AUS 99-3 after 19 overs

Travis Head (41), Marnus Labuschagne (11); Mohammed Siraj 2-0-10-0

 

Siraj is trying his best but is unable to get any purchase off the pitch or from the ball. Four runs come from the over.

 

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7:42 PM

India vs Australia Live Score | World Cup 2023 Final Updates: No dew yet, Drinks break

 

Over Summary: 0 0 0 4 1 1; AUS 93-3 after 17 overs

Travis Head (40), Marnus Labuschagne (10); Mohammed Siraj 1-0-6-0

 

Mohammed Siraj comes into the attack and goes for six runs as Head continues to make headways for Australia.  There are no signs of dew as the drinks break has called on. 

 

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7:39 PM

India vs Australia Live Score | World Cup 2023 Final Updates: Head hits a six

 

Over Summary: 1 0 1 0 6 1; AUS 87-3 after 16 overs

Travis Head (35), Marnus Labuschagne (9); Kuldeep Yadav 3-0-16-0

 

Travis Head uses the long handle against Kuldeep and gets a six to get the Aussies closer to the target. 

 

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