AHMEDABAD: Australian pacers Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood rattled the strong Indian batting line-up to bundle them out for 240 in the ICC World Cup 2023 Final at Narendra Modi Stadium.
Australia opted to bowl first and Mitchell Starc gave his side the first breakthrough when he dismissed Shubman Gill (4) with a mere 30 runs on board.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma however continued to attack and added 46 runs for the second wicket with Virat Kohli before perishing courtesy of a brilliant catch by Travis Head off Glenn Maxwell.
Sharma played a quick knock of 47 runs off 31 balls, featuring four boundaries and three sixes.
Australian captain Pat Cummins picked his first wicket as Shreyas Iyer (4) walked back to the pavilion in the next over with the scoreboard reading 81-3 in the 11th over.
Virat Kohli and KL Rahul then knitted a cautious 67-run partnership for the fourth wicket lifting India’s total to 148 before Cummins bowled Kohli to silence the capacity crowd at the stadium.
Kohli played a solid 54-run knock from 63 balls with the help of four boundaries.
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Australian bowlers kept their side in the dominant position with their disciplined bowling, not allowing Indian batters to score freely.
KL Rahul top-scored for India with a scratchy innings of 66 runs from 107 balls with a single boundary before getting caught behind off Mitchell Starc leaving his side reeling at 203-6 in the 42nd over.
Suryakumar Yadav then played a shaky innings of 18 runs off 28 balls amid falling wickets at the other end until Josh Hazlewood got him caught behind off a slower short-pitched delivery.
Australian bowlers wrapped up the Indian innings off the final ball of the innings as Kuldeep Yadav got run out with 240 runs on board.
Starc topped the wickets chart with three wickets, while Cummins and Hazlewood picked two wickets each.
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