{"id":8412,"date":"2023-11-20T05:40:54","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T16:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=8412"},"modified":"2023-11-20T05:40:54","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T16:40:54","slug":"cricket-world-cup-2023-australia-stun-hosts-india-to-win-sixth-title-as-travis-head-hits-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=8412","title":{"rendered":"Cricket World Cup 2023: Australia stun hosts India to win sixth title as Travis Head hits century"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"qa-introduction gel-pica-bold\" role=\"introduction\" data-reactid=\".pqpqy1n7fy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3\"><span data-reactid=\".pqpqy1n7fy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0\">Australia stunned hosts India in Ahmedabad to win the men&#8217;s Cricket World Cup for a sixth time.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".pqpqy1n7fy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4\">\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".pqpqy1n7fy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0\"><span data-reactid=\".pqpqy1n7fy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0.0\">Australia quietened the wild support from the 100,000-strong home crowd by dismissing their previously unbeaten opponents for 240 before Travis Head&#8217;s sensational century meant they romped to victory with seven overs to spare.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"\" data-reactid=\".pqpqy1n7fy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.1\">\n<div id=\"bbccom_mpu_1_2_3\" class=\"bbccom_slot bbccom_standard_slot mpu_first_slot\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-reactid=\".pqpqy1n7fy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.1.$body-0\">\n<div class=\"bbccom_advert\" data-reactid=\".pqpqy1n7fy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.1.$body-0.0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".pqpqy1n7fy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5\"><span data-reactid=\".pqpqy1n7fy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.0\">After their bowlers expertly took advantage of a slow pitch, Australia were themselves reduced to 47-3 as India hit back in an electric new-ball spell.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".pqpqy1n7fy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\"><span data-reactid=\".pqpqy1n7fy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.0\">But Head and Marnus Labuschagne calmly weathered the storm with a stand of 192 as Indian hope drifted away from the world&#8217;s largest cricket stadium.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".pqpqy1n7fy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7\"><span data-reactid=\".pqpqy1n7fy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7.0\">Head was caught for 132 from 120 balls with just two runs needed, but Glenn Maxwell flogged the winning runs a ball later while Labuschagne ended 58 not out from 110.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".pqpqy1n7fy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8\"><span data-reactid=\".pqpqy1n7fy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8.0\">The superb victory means Australia extend their record as the most successful side in 50-over World Cup history and now sit four titles clear of the rest of the pack.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".pqpqy1n7fy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9\"><span data-reactid=\".pqpqy1n7fy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9.0\">It also caps a six-month period in which they beat India to win the World Test Championship and retained the Ashes in England.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".pqpqy1n7fy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10\"><span data-reactid=\".pqpqy1n7fy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10.0\">India, meanwhile, were left crestfallen as their bid for a first white-ball title since 2011 &#8211; an achievement which looked unstoppable as they made rampant progress through the semi-final and group stage &#8211; fell at the final hurdle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".pqpqy1n7fy.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10\">bbc<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australia stunned hosts India in Ahmedabad to win the men&#8217;s Cricket World Cup for a sixth time. Australia quietened the wild support from the 100,000-strong home crowd by dismissing their previously unbeaten opponents for 240 before Travis Head&#8217;s sensational century meant they romped to victory with seven overs to spare. 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