Australia beat India by six wickets to carry their sixth title within the Cricket World Cup in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Opener Travis Head starred in the course of the remaining in Ahmedabad on Sunday by hitting a glowing 137 off 120 deliveries, powering Australia to a convincing six-wicket win. Head joined Ricky Ponting and Gilchrist because the third Australian to attain a century in a males’s World Cup remaining. Let’s take a look at the tops and flops on the thirteenth version of the match.
TOPS
Afghanistan
The Afghans loved stellar performances beginning with their gorgeous win over defending champions England.
Within the first main upset of the match, Afghanistan posted 284 after which bowled out England for 215 with spin wizard Rashid Khan taking three wickets.
The efficiency was no flash within the pan as they stored up their giant-killing act and hammered neighbours Pakistan by eight wickets to set off wild celebrations.
They completed with 4 victories together with in opposition to Sri Lanka and the Netherlands, prompting coach Jonathan Trott to foretell a “vivid future” for the workforce.
Maxwell smashed the match’s quickest century in 40 balls in a match-winning 106 in opposition to the Netherlands in New Delhi.
However Maxwell had solely simply obtained began as he then defied cramp and again spasms in a knock for the ages when he lifted Australia from 91-7 to victory with an unbeaten 201 in opposition to Afghanistan in Mumbai.
Often known as “The Large Present” for his swashbuckling batting, Maxwell destroyed the Afghan bowling assault with 21 fours and 10 sixes in his 128-ball blitz.
He was the dominant accomplice in a 202-run stand with skipper Pat Cummins, who referred to as Maxwell’s knock a “freak present” and the “best ODI innings”.
Virat Kohli lived as much as his billing as one of many modern-day greats, recording a fiftieth ODI century to go previous compatriot Sachin Tendulkar‘s 49 tons.
He achieved the feat in India’s semi-final in opposition to New Zealand at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, the house floor of Tendulkar.
Kohli, 35, amassed 765 runs together with three a whole bunch in 11 matches to finish up because the main batsman within the match.
Teammate and quick bowler Mohammed Shami additionally performed his position in getting the workforce to the ultimate. He sat out the primary 4 video games however made a huge effect on his return with 24 wickets together with a 7-57 within the semi-final.
FLOPS
Pakistan
Babar Azam‘s workforce got here in with big expectations and began with two victories earlier than their marketing campaign hit a wall within the shadow of proper safety which director of cricket Mickey Arthur branded as “stifling”.
A loss to India after which Australia hit them arduous, but it surely was their defeat to Afghanistan that harm as tempo ace Shaheen Shah Afridi appeared out of kinds with 58 runs from his 10 overs and one wicket.
They slipped to their fourth loss in a heartbreaking one-wicket defeat to South Africa, a defeat Azam believed dented their semi-final hopes.
Fakhar Zaman‘s match-winning 126 not out in opposition to New Zealand was a uncommon spotlight earlier than the 1992 champions crashed out and Azam resigned as captain from all codecs.
Buttler and England
Jos Buttler got here into the match as captain of one of many fancied groups out to defend their title however their marketing campaign fizzled out early after only one win within the first seven matches.
Buttler failed to offer any inspiration as he flopped with the bat, managing simply 138 runs from 9 matches.
It was a uncommon failure for Buttler, who scored 269 in six matches when he led the workforce to their maiden T20 World Cup victory in 2021.
Spirit of cricket
Sri Lanka batsman Angelo Mathews turned the primary batsman in 146 years of worldwide cricket to be given “timed out” in an ill-tempered match in opposition to Bangladesh.
Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan appealed after Mathews didn’t take strike inside the two-minute time restrict when he got here out to bat in New Delhi and was adjudged out.
Mathews branded Shakib “disgraceful” and the episode left the cricket world divided and the “spirit of cricket” debate reignited.
Ex-India batsman Gautam Gambhir referred to as the act “completely pathetic”.
India coach Rahul Dravid mentioned “we cannot do it” however “you may go and debate each the conditions”.
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