On Sunday, Australia defeated India by six wickets in the 2023 World Cup final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in New Delhi. Travis Head shone with the bat, delivering a century to propel Australia over the finish line after the bowling team had knocked the Men in Blue out for 240.
Australia, in winning, achieved a historic sixth world championship. The only other teams to have won it more than once are India and West Indies, each with two victories.
Following the victory, Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh celebrated by placing his leg over the World Cup trophy.
Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh with the ICC Cricket #WorldCup Trophy. They won the trophy but not the respect. pic.twitter.com/wrVmFCrIbe
— Pramod Kumar Singh (@SinghPramod2784) November 20, 2023
Mitchell Marsh putting his leg on the trophy elicited varied emotions among X viewers. One user commented:
“It’s their culture.. nothing wrong with that.”
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Mitchell Marsh hit a run-a-ball 15 in the championship game and finished with 441 runs in 10 games, including two tons. In addition, he took two wickets against the Netherlands.
Pat Cummins Says Australia Saved Their Best Performance for the World Cup Final
After winning the World Test Championship final against India earlier this year, Australian captain Pat Cummins praised his team for capturing yet another ICC trophy.
Cummins singled out Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne for their World Cup-winning 192-run partnership for the fourth time.
“I think we saved our best for last,” he said after the end of the game. “Couple of big match players stood up, and we’re pretty stuffed. We’ve been batting first pretty much for the whole tournament, today we thought, it’s a good night to chase down.”
“Magnificent. Marnus walked in with a cool head and Travis does what he does,” he continued. “Really brave, he takes the game on, puts some pressure back on the bowlers and to do it on the biggest stage shows a lot of character.
“The selectors have backed him even when he had a broken hand and the medical team to get him back. It was a big risk that we took and it paid off. Couldn’t be happier for Trav, he is a legend, we love him.”
Pat Cummins
Pat Cummins praised the bowlers for keeping the star-studded Indian batting below 300 runs in 2023 World Cup final.
“It all started last week in South Africa,” he added. “The boys were fantastic. We’ve got an ageing side, but everyone still throws themselves around in the game. Really chuffed with 240, probably anything under 300 really. I thought 300 might have been tough but achievable on that wicket. We were really happy with 240.”
Pat Cummins
Australia will play a five-match Twenty20 International series in India beginning on November 23.