In a thrilling match, Australia have defeated India by 240 in the World Cup final.
India battled through half-centuries with KL Rahul and Virat Kohli to post a total of 240 in exactly 50 overs against Australia in the World Cup final at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday.
Australia captain Pat Cummins’ decision to bowl first, mainly to avoid operating with a dewy ball in the evening, paid off as his bowlers, aided by superb fielding, suffocated his opposition
India captain Rohit Sharma had been playing pitch strokes in his batting line-up during the tournament and it was no different in the final despite the early loss of Shubman Gill.
Rohit smashed three sixes in his entertaining 47 but fell just before the end of the powerplay. The first goal came against Glenn Maxwell, but he missed his shot for offside. Travis Head raced back from cover to take a catch to get rid of the Indian captain.
Kohli (54) hit Starc for three consecutive boundaries but India slumped to 81-3 in the 11th over when Cummins dismissed Shreyas Iyer caught behind.
Kohli and Rahul (66) then combined in a tough rebuilding job, although it meant bowling 16.1 overs without a boundary.
Kohli, the tournament’s top run-scorer, brought up his ninth 50-plus knock in 11 innings but soon departed after clipping a Cummins delivery on his stumps.
Rahul hit just one four in his half century illustrating how difficult the pitch was for shot makers like him.
Australian goalkeeper Josh Inglis took five catches, which is a record in a World Cup final.
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