Pegged on the backside of the desk after two back-to-back losses, Australia had been hallucinating on the harmful prospect of an early exit from their sixth World Cup-chasing marketing campaign. Sri Lanka had been cruising properly with 125 for no loss and searching good for way more. Captain Pat Cumminswent for one more bouncer and the Lankan right-hander went for the instinctive hook.From deep sq. leg,David Warner, the youngest Aussie at 37, dived and effected a shocking catch.
One can say that the turnaround button was switched on that second. It began with a catch. Within the ultimate, eight hard-fought wins later, Travis Head replicated that Warner second. Operating again following a Rohit Sharma miscued skier, the eventual participant of the match, threw himself to understand a heart-stopping catch. The Australian story within the 2023 World Cup is dotted with such electrifying moments and durations of utter disbelief.
TOI takes a take a look at the Aussie journey…
One can say that the turnaround button was switched on that second. It began with a catch. Within the ultimate, eight hard-fought wins later, Travis Head replicated that Warner second. Operating again following a Rohit Sharma miscued skier, the eventual participant of the match, threw himself to understand a heart-stopping catch. The Australian story within the 2023 World Cup is dotted with such electrifying moments and durations of utter disbelief.
TOI takes a take a look at the Aussie journey…
- Snug wins towards Sri Lanka and Pakistan steadied the ship.
- Massive win over the Netherlands in Delhi acquired the web run charge again on monitor too.
- New Zealand and England each made Australia work exhausting for the factors the place Australia confirmed the grit and dedication their cricket is understood for.
- Afghanistan would have defeated the Aussies if not for one of many all-time nice One-day innings from
Glenn Maxwell . He scored 201 not out in 128 balls, battling extreme cramps, to rescue the staff from 91 for 7. - Towards Bangladesh, Marsh scored 177 to spice up their confidence.
- Spinner Adam Zampa completed the group stage with essentially the most wickets (22) whereas Cummins, Mitch Starc and
Josh Hazlewood all grabbed double-figures in assist. - Australia’s bowlers loved their greatest Powerplay of the match – 2-18 from the primary 10 overs – within the semifinal towards South Africa. David Warner and Travis Head pumped 60 off the primary six overs whereas Hazlewood bowled all through to complete with two for 12 from eight overs.
- Head, affected by a damaged arm within the first half of the match, returned to the theatre just like the superhero with a blistering century in Dharamshala. At 47/3, Australia had been wobbling within the ultimate. Taking India head-on, the 29-year-old took the sport away with a century to proceed the legacy of Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist.
Australia: WWWWWWWWWLL
Winner’s purse: $4 million (A$6.15m)
LOST TWO, THEN WON ALL
1. Aus vs Ind (Lose by 6 wkts)
2. Aus vs SA (Lose by 134 runs)
3. Aus vs SL (Win by 5 wkts; Zampa 4/47)
4. Aus vs Pak (Aus win by 62 runs) Warner 163; Marsh 121; Zampa 4/53
5. Aus vs Ned (Aus win by 309 runs) Maxwell 104, Warner 104; Zampa 4/8
6. Aus vs NZ (Aus win by 5 runs) Head 109, Warner 81 , Zampa 3/74
7. Aus vs Eng (Aus win by 33 runs) Labuschagne 71, Zampa 3/21
8. Aus vs Afg (Aus win by 3 wkts) Maxwell 201 not out
9. Aus vs Bangla (Aus Aus win by 8 wkts) Marsh 177 not out
10. SEMI-FINAL : Aus vs SA (Aus win by 3 wkts) Travis Head 62
11 FINAL: Aus vs Ind (Aus win by 6 wkts) Travis Head 137
