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Australia beats India to win Cricket World Cup for sixth time as Head hits 137

India won all 10 of its matches before the final and was seeking a third title in its fourth appearance in a title match that brought a country of 1.4 billion people to a virtual standstill.

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Cricket: 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup final, India v Australia [Photo: AFP]

Australia has won the Cricket World Cup for a record-extending sixth time on Sunday, ending India’s dominant run in its home tournament with a six-wicket victory in a low-scoring final on the back of Travis Head’s 137.

A heavily pro-Indian crowd inside the 132,000-capacity Narendra Modi Stadium was silenced as Head combined with Marnus Labuschagne (58 not out ) in a 192-run partnership to chase down the target of 241.

Australia was wobbling on 47-3 after seven overs but Head and Labuschagne dug in to help their country regain its status as the king of one-day international cricket, adding to its 50-over world titles in 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2015.

Virat Kohli and Lokesh Rahul made half-centuries in India’s 240 all out on a slow pitch.

Australia's path to the 2023 Cricket World Cup title

Group stage

October 08: lost to India by 6 wickets at Chennai

October 12: lost to South Africa by 134 runs at Lucknow

October 16: beat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets at Lucknow

October 20: beat Pakistan by 62 runs at Bengaluru

October 25: beat Netherlands by 309 runs at New Delhi

October 28: beat New Zealand by 5 runs at Dharamsala

November 04: beat England by 33 runs at Ahmedabad

November 07: beat Afghanistan by 3 wickets at Mumbai

November 11: beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets at Pune