Australia win Cricket World Cup

Australia defeated India by six wickets in the Cricket World Cup final to win their sixth title.

Transcript

00:00 Going into the final, hosts India were certainly the favourites.

00:05 They'd had 9 wins out of 9 in the group stage.

00:08 Opponents Australia had won 7 but lost twice,

00:11 taking them to a 3rd place finish.

00:13 For the final itself, Australia's captain Pat Cummins

00:16 won the toss and elected to field,

00:18 something India likely would not have done.

00:21 But it was only 21 minutes into India's innings

00:24 before Virat Kohli was sent into the middle,

00:26 with India losing a wicket early on.

00:28 He managed 54 before being bowled by Cummins

00:31 to leave India in a tricky situation.

00:34 Too many of their side departed on single figures

00:37 as India were all out on 240.

00:39 And when Australia came to the crease,

00:41 opener David Warner departed for just 7,

00:44 but a remarkable innings of 137 by Travis Head

00:48 put the Aussies in the driving seat.

00:50 A further 58 from Manus Labashain saw them over the line.

00:53 Pat Cummins then lifted the trophy

00:55 as Australia once again were world champions.

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