Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - Sports Service: In the final match held in Ahmedabad, India, the host team set a target of 241 runs to Australia and Australia achieved it by losing four wickets in 43 overs.
India won 10 out of 11 matches in these competitions; But the only loss of this team led to the loss of the World Cup.
The ground for Australia's championship in this match was provided when this team won the toss and bowled first. The players of this team did not allow the Indian bowlers to set a big target in the first half of the match.
Mitchell Starc (3 wickets) and Josh Hazlewood with Pat Cummens (two wickets each) took from India and none of the Indian bowlers could have the brilliance of the previous games.
Only Kanwar Rahul, the wicketkeeper of India, was able to score 66 runs, the rest of the famous bowlers of this team, such as Rohit Sharma, Shabman Gill, Virat Kohli, etc., could not keep their wicket for a long time.
While losing all their players in the last ball of 50 overs, India could only score 240 runs. A goal that was not difficult for Australia and did not put pressure on this team.
That's why the Australians entered the field calmly during the bowling turn. Although David Warner, Mitchell Marsh and Steven Smith were removed from the game very soon; But Travis Head's stubborn stand, who made 137 runs alone, paved the way for Australia's championship.
Indian bowler Jasprit Bumrah took two wickets from Australia; But other bowlers of this team like Mohammad Shami, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammad Siraj did not have a good day.
Finally, on the day when everyone thought that India could become the champion due to their brilliant performances in the group stage and semi-final and winning all their games, which also beat Australia in the group stage; But Australia showed that it has the necessary quality and ability at the right time and at the highest level of world cricket.
At the end of this match, Travis Head from Australia was chosen as the best player of the field and the Kangaroos won the sixth cup with his brilliance.
The final match at the Narendra Modi Stadium was attended by more than a hundred thousand spectators.