Australia beat hosts India to win 6th Cricket World Cup

Australia beat hosts and overwhelming fabourites India to win a record-extending 6th Cricket World Cup. Australian opener, Travis Head, entered World Cup folklore becoming the seventh man to score a century in the final to lead his country to a resounding victory by six-wickets against host nation and overwhelming favourites, India, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad yesterday.

Head finished with a glorious 137 from just 120 deliveries as Australia chased down India’s total of 240 all out with 241-4 in 43 overs striking 15 fours and four sixes to utterly dominate the showpiece final which left a record crowd of around 120 000 in stunned silence.

Head was player-of-the-match in the World Test Championship final against India in June and again in the semifinal against South Africa. His accolade gave him a unique trio in the final. He joined fellow Australians Adam Gilchrist (149) and Ricky Ponting (140) with centuries in the final with Viv Richards, Aravinda de Silva, Mahela Jayawardena and Clive Lloyd also achieving the feat.