Indian fans made their way for an early exit from the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad as Rohit Sharma-led side was being dominated the Australia in the ICC Cricket World Cup final. Australia went on to win by 6 wickets.
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Travis Head hit a hundred as Australia recorded a record-extending sixth title.
Australia were wobbling at 47-3 in pursuit of a target of 241 against unbeaten tournament hosts India. But left-handed opener Head’s 95-ball century, including 14 fours and a six, helped take them to 185-3 in the 34th over.
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Deputy PM Richard Marles also arrived to watch the World Cup final.
Modi and Marles are expected to reach the stadium in the late evening.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Governor Acharya Devvrat and Gujarat BJP chief CR Paatil welcomed Modi upon his arrival at the airport in the evening. After a while, Marles also landed at the airport, where he was greeted by CM Patel, according to an official release.
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Earlier, David Warner (7) and Travis Head (27 not out off 38) went after the in-form pace duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami, who was given the new ball for the first time in the competition with the hosts desperate for wickets.
Bumrah had his outswinger going from ball one against the left-handed pair and induced an outside edge from Warner’s bat that went through Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill in the slips.
Warner fell in the second over of the innings while chasing a wide ball from Shami, who struck after starting his spell with a wide.
Mitchell Marsh too showed aggressive intent and after putting away Shami for a six and four, got an under edge while going for the cut off a wide one from Bumrah.
Steve Smith (4) was the next to depart after being foxed by a Bumrah slower ball that thudded into his pads. The ball’s impact was outside the off-stump but Smith chose not to review.
The duo of Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne made sure Australia cruised in their chase after India, bidding for a third World Cup title and second on home soil after their 2011 triumph, were dismissed for 240 on being sent into bat.
Left-arm quick Mitchell Starc took 3-55 and Australia captain Pat Cummins a miserly 2-34 in his maximum 10 overs.
KL Rahul top-scored with 66 but hit only one boundary in 107 balls.
Key batsman Virat Kohli made 54 after India captain Rohit Sharma struck a fluent 47 off just 31 balls opening the innings.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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