Indian captain Rohit Sharma claimed that his group was brief by 20 to 30 runs following Australia’s sixx-wicket victory over India within the ICC Cricket World Cup last. The Men in Blue misplaced to Australia, who gained their sixth World Cup thanks largely to a masterpiece by Travis Head, inflicting additional anguish for Indian supporters.
“I mean, the result has not gone our way and we know that we were not good enough on the day. But proud of the team. It was not supposed to be. Honestly, 20-30 runs would have been good. I thought when KL and Virat were batting, we were looking at 270-280 at that point; however, we kept losing wickets. Australia stitched a big partnership after losing three wickets. With 240 on the board, we wanted early wickets but credit goes to Travis Head and Marnus. They put us completely out of the game and I thought the wicket got better to bat under lights. I mean, we knew under lights it would be better but I don’t want to give that as an excuse. We did not bat well enough, and credit goes to those two guys in the middle for stitching that big partnership,” stated Rohit in a post-match presentation. (Here’s How Much Prize Australia Will Take Home After Winning ICC Cricket World Cup 2023)
Coming to the match, Australia opted to bowl first and bundled out India for 240 in 50 overs. On a tricky batting floor, skipper Rohit Sharma (47 in 31 balls, with 4 boundaries and three sixes), Virat Kohli (54 in 63 balls, with 4 boundaries) and KL Rahul (66 in 107 balls, with one 4) posted necessary knocks.
Mitchell Starc (3/55) was the decide of the bowlers for Australia. Skipper Pat Cummins (2/34) and Josh Hazlewood (2/60) additionally bowled effectively. Adam Zampa and Glenn Maxwell obtained a wicket every.
In the chase of 241, India began off very well and had the Aussies down at 47/3. Knocks from Travis Head (137 in 120 balls, with 15 fours and 4 sixes) and Marnus Labuschagne (58 in 110 balls, with 4 boundaries) left the Indian group with out solutions and guided them to a seven-wicket win. Mohammed Shami took one wicket, whereas Jasprit Bumrah took two wickets. Travis was given the ‘Player of the Match’ for his century.
