Australia shall be eyeing for his or her sixth ICC Cricket World Cup title win after they lock horns with India within the closing at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday. Aussies, who received their first-ever World Cup title in 1987, cemented themselves as essentially the most dominant drive in cricket historical past with a hat-trick of World Cup title wins in 1999, 2003 and 2007, all away from house. Though the crew’s type dropped off within the subsequent decade of the 2010s, the Aussies peaked at an ideal time to win the 2015 title, their first-ever at house.
Australia’s victory within the 1987 closing in opposition to arch-rivals England noticed them conquer the cricketing world in robust Indian subcontinent situations. Australia has featured in seven World Cup finals to this point, profitable 5. However, the mighty Aussies haven’t been as dominant within the subcontinent. In the 1996 closing in opposition to Sri Lanka at Lahore, Australia registered a loss. Their subsequent subcontinent World Cup outing in 2011 noticed them crash out within the quarterfinals after a loss to India.
Let us take a look at Australia’s performances in Cricket World Cup finals:
-1975 World Cup closing in opposition to West Indies at London
In the ultimate of the inaugural Cricket World Cup, met the cricket’s two greatest powerhouses at Lord’s. WI was put to bat first and scored 291/8 in 60 overs, with skipper Clive Llyod (102 in 85 balls, with 12 fours and two sixes) main from the entrance. Gary Gilmour (5/48) took a five-wicket haul. In the chase of 292 runs, skipper Ian Chappell (62 in 93 balls, with six fours) and Alan Turner (40 in 54 balls, with 4 boundaries) delivered standout performances, however fell brief by 17 runs, bundled out for 274. Keith Boyce took a four-wicket haul for the Windies.
-1987 Cricket World Cup closing in opposition to England in Kolkata
The Ashes rival performed at a way more vibrant and totally different setting in India. But the stadium was packed to observe the 2 cricket superpowers dwell. David Boon (75 in 125 balls, with seven fours) and Mike Veletta (45 in 31 balls) helped Australia put up 253/6 of their 50 overs.
Thanks to high quality performances by Bill Athey (58 in 103 balls, with two fours), skipper Mike Gatting (41 in 45 balls, with three fours and a six) and Allan Lamb (45 in 55 balls with 4 boundaries), it appeared England may win, however Aussie bowlers held their nerves to limit England to 246/8, leaving them brief by seven runs.
-1996 Cricket World Cup closing in opposition to Sri Lanka in Lahore
Sri Lanka put the Aussies to bat first. Skipper Mark Taylor (74 in 83 balls, with eight fours and a six) and an up-and-coming Ricky Ponting (45 in 73 balls, with two fours) have been the highest two scores that guided Australia to a preventing 241/7 in 50 overs. Aravinda de Silva took 3/42.
In the chase of 242, Lanka’s fiery opening duo of Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana was dismissed rapidly, leaving them at 23/2. But a superb effort from middle-order, Asanka Gurusinha (65 in 99 balls, with seven fours and a six), Aravinda de Silva (107 in 124 balls with 13 fours) and skipper Arjuna Ranatunga (47 in 37 balls, with 4 boundaries and a six) guided SL to a seven-wicket win with 22 balls left.
-1999 Cricket World Cup closing in opposition to Pakistan in London
At the ‘Home of Cricket’, that’s the Lord’s stadium, good spells by Glenn McGrath (2/13) and Shane Warne (4/32) bundled out Pakistan for simply 132 in 39 overs. Australia chased it down rapidly, with knocks coming from Adam Gilchrist (54 in 36 balls, eight fours and a six) and Mark Waugh (37 in 52 balls, with 4 boundaries) that guided the Aussies to a simple eight-wicket win.
-2003 Cricket World Cup closing in opposition to India at Johannesburg
In the ultimate at a packed Johannesburg, Australians didn’t supply a minute of respite after being put to bat first. Adam Gilchrist (57) and Matthew Hayden (37) laid the muse for a giant rating with their century stand. After getting them each, India was hit by a barrage of fours and sixes by skipper Ricky Ponting (140 in 121 balls, with 4 boundaries and eight sixes) and Damien Martyn (88 in 84 balls, with seven fours and a six). Australia scored 359/2 in 50 overs.
In chase of 360, the Aussies obtained the large wicket of Sachin Tendulkar for simply 4 runs. Sachin’s wicket, dimmed the hopes of thousands and thousands of Indians. Except for Virender Sehwag (82) and skipper Sourav Ganguly (47), all the large weapons failed and Men in Blue was bundled out for 234, dropping by 125 runs.
-2007 Cricket World Cup closing in opposition to Sri Lanka at Bridgetown
Australia was given an opportunity to make it a hat-trick of World Cup titles and Men in Yellow grabbed it with each arms. Australia made 281/4 in a 38-over-per-side match on account of rain, with explosive wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist (149 in 104 balls with 13 fours and eight sixes) top-scoring for Aussies.
In the chase of 282, Sri Lanka’s pursuit for the cup was boosted by fifties from Sanath Jayasuriya (63 in 67 balls, with eight fours) and Kumar Sangakkara (54 in 52 balls with six fours and a six). None of the opposite batters stepped up, regardless of the goal being revised to 269 in 36 overs. SL ended with 215/8 of their 36 overs. Michael Clarke (2/33) was the highest wicket-taker for the Aussies.
-2015 Cricket World Cup closing in opposition to New Zealand at Melbourne
Kiwis opted to bat first in opposition to four-time champions at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). The fall of an in-form, attacking skipper Brendon McCullum for a duck proved to be catastrophic for NZ and so they couldn’t get well from it. Grant Elliott (83 in 82 balls, with seven fours and a six) scored a lot of the runs as NZ was skittled out for 183 in 45 overs.
James Faulkner (3/36) and Mitchell Johnson (3/30) led the Australian bowling with their fiery spells. Australia chased down the full with straightforward, with skipper Michael Clarke (74 in 72 balls, with 10 fours and a six) and Steve Smith (56* in 71 balls, with three fours) posting fifties. Australia received by seven wickets with greater than 16 overs left.Â
