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The 2023 Cricket World Cup Final was a One Day International cricket match played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, on 19 November 2023 to determine the winner of the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[1] It was played between host nation India and Australia.[2] It was the first time that Ahmedabad hosted a Cricket World Cup final.[3] It was the second time that India and Australia played a World Cup final against each other, after the 2003 final.[4]

In the final, Australia defeated India to win a record-extending sixth World Cup title. The comfortable Australian victory, with seven overs to spare, is considered one of the bigger upsets in World Cup history, due to the heavily favoured India going undefeated through the entire tournament up until this point.[5][6][7]

Background

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The 2023 Cricket World Cup was hosted by India. Originally, the competition was to be played from 9 February to 26 March 2023 but due to getting longer qualification time it was moved to October to November.[8][9] In July 2020, it was announced that the tournament would be moved to October and November as a result of the qualification schedule being disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10][11] The ICC released the tournament schedule on 27 June 2023.[12] Semi-finals were played in Mumbai and Kolkata while the final was held in Ahmedabad.[13]

India secured a place in the final for the fourth time, after defeating New Zealand in the semi-final;.[14] having won two (1983 against the West Indies and 2011 against Sri Lanka) and lost one (2003 to current finalist Australia).[15]

Australia qualified for a record-extending eighth time in the final, after defeating South Africa in the semi-finals; having won five (1987 against England, 1999 against Pakistan, 2003 against current finalist India, 2007 against Sri Lanka, and 2015 against New Zealand) and lost two (1975 to the West Indies and 1996 to Sri Lanka).[16]

It was the second time that India and Australia played a World Cup final against each other, the previous one being in 2003. None of the players from the squad of both teams were a part of that final, the only member who featured in that game was Rahul Dravid, India's head coach while there was no one from Australia's coaching staff and management being a part of 2003 final. However, there were 7 members from Australia's squad who were a part of the 2015 final that included David Warner, Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood (who were a part of the playing XI in the 2015 final), as well as Pat Cummins and Mitchell Marsh, who were not a part of the playing XI in the 2015 final. Meanwhile from the Indian team only Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin had featured in a World Cup final in 2011 and among the duo only Virat Kohli was a part of the playing XI in that final.[17]

This match was the last One Day International (ODI) for Australian cricketer David Warner.[18]

Route to the final

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Each team played the other nine teams in the group stage; the top four teams advanced to the semi-finals.[19]

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Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Template:Cr Won by 6 wickets Match 1 Template:Cr Lost by 6 wickets
Template:Cr Won by 8 wickets Match 2 Template:Cr Lost by 134 runs
Template:Cr Won by 7 wickets Match 3 Template:Cr Won by 5 wickets
Template:Cr Won by 7 wickets Match 4 Template:Cr Won by 62 runs
Template:Cr Won by 4 wickets Match 5 Template:Cr Won by 309 runs
Template:Cr Won by 100 runs Match 6 Template:Cr Won by 5 runs
Template:Cr Won by 302 runs Match 7 Template:Cr Won by 33 runs
Template:Cr Won by 243 runs Match 8 Template:Cr Won by 3 wickets
Template:Cr Won by 160 runs Match 9 Template:Cr Won by 8 wickets
1st Place Group stage positions 3rd Place
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
Template:Cr India won by 70 runs Semi-finals Template:Cr Australia won by 3 wickets
Source: ICC [19]

Match

Match officials

The Narendra Modi Stadium, the world's largest cricket stadium, hosted its first ever Cricket World Cup final.

On 17 November 2023, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named England's Richard Illingworth and Richard Kettleborough as the on-field umpires, with West Indies' Joel Wilson as the third umpire, New Zealand's Chris Gaffaney as the reserve umpire, and Zimbabwe's Andy Pycroft as match referee.[22][23]

Kettleborough stood as the on-field umpire in the final for the second time, after 2015, while Illingworth, who played in the 1992 Cricket World Cup final, became the second person after Sri Lanka's Kumar Dharmasena to feature in the final of the World Cup as both a player and an umpire.[24]

Teams and toss

Both teams remained unchanged from their semi-final matches.[25] Australia won the toss and decided to field first.[26]

India innings

India made a quick start to their innings, with captain Rohit Sharma hitting 47 from 31 balls despite losing opening partner Shubman Gill early on. The loss of Rohit via a brilliant Travis Head catch, and Shreyas Iyer soon after left themselves 81/3.[27] Virat Kohli and K. L. Rahul added 67 for the fourth wicket. Later Kohli was dismissed due to a slower ball from Pat Cummins; which Kohli inside-edged onto his stumps.[27] India continued to add runs slowly -- scoring 2 boundaries in a 28 over period (10-38) -- until Rahul was dismissed for 66 to leave India 203/6, and the remaining batsmen were not able to score quickly. The innings ended when Kuldeep Yadav was run-out on the last ball of the innings with the score on 240.[27]

Australia innings

Following a flurry of runs in the opening overs, Australia innings' almost fell apart, with Mohammed Shami removing Warner and Jasprit Bumrah getting Mitchell Marsh and Steve Smith. At that point, Australia were 47 for 3 after 7 overs.[27] While India was looking for more wickets, Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne then built a partnership, which put on 192 runs in 35.5 overs. Australia were within two runs of victory when Head was dismissed by Mohammed Siraj for 137.[27] Glenn Maxwell was the next batsman in, and hit the winning two runs off the next ball, to give Australia a 6-wicket victory.[27]

Match details

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1st innings

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Fall of wickets: 1/30 (Gill, 4.2 ov), 2/76 (Rohit, 9.4 ov), 3/81 (Iyer, 10.2 ov), 4/148 (Kohli, 28.3 ov), 5/178 (Jadeja, 35.5 ov), 6/203 (Rahul, 41.3 ov), 7/211 (Shami, 43.4 ov), 8/214 (Bumrah, 44.5 ov), 9/226 (Yadav, 47.3 ov), 10/240 (Kuldeep, 49.6 ov)

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2nd innings

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Fall of wickets: 1/16 (Warner, 1.1 ov), 2/41 (Marsh, 4.3 ov), 3/47 (Smith, 6.6 ov), 4/239 (Head, 42.5 ov)

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Broadcasting

The final match was broadcast live in India on Star Sports, free-to-air broadcaster DD Sports and free on OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar. In Australia the match was broadcast live on Fox Sports, Kayo Sports and in free to air on Nine Network and it's OTT platform 9Now.[28]

The ICC also named the following panel of elite commentators for the final: Harsha Bhogle, Ian Bishop, Aaron Finch, Sunil Gavaskar, Matthew Hayden, Mark Howard, Nasser Hussain, Dinesh Karthik, Sanjay Manjrekar, Eoin Morgan, Kass Naidoo, Ricky Ponting, Ravi Shastri, Ian Smith and Shane Watson.[29]

Viewership

According to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) data, the final was watched by 300 million people on TV, with a peak concurrence of 130 million, making it the most-watched cricket match on TV. Disney+ Hotstar recorded a viewership of 59 million concurrent viewers, the most for any live sporting event on an OTT platform.[30] The final was live-viewed globally for 87.6 billion minutes cumulatively through all media, becoming the most-watched ICC match ever.[31]

Closing ceremony

During the closing ceremony, a drone show was held along with huge fireworks. After this, Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BCCI Secretary Jay Shah presented the World Cup trophy to Australia's captain Pat Cummins.[32][33]

Aftermath

In the aftermath of the match, many supporters of the Indian team took to social media to troll and harass Australian players and their families.[34] Some fans even sent death and rape threats directed at players and their families, resulting in many Australian players filing complaints with Cricket Australia and the ICC.[35]

Harbhajan Singh, a former player on the Indian team, condemned the trolls, saying "Reports of trolling of family members of Australian cricket players is completely in bad taste. We played well but lost the final to better cricket by the Aussies. That's it. Why troll the players and their families? Requesting all cricket fans to stop such behaviour. Sanity and dignity are more important".[36]

References

  1. ↑ Ahmedabad to host India-Pakistan fixture, World Cup final. Cricbuzz(30 June 2023). Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  2. ↑ ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 finalists confirmed. International Cricket Council(16 November 2023). Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  3. ↑ ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 final to be held at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The Economic Times(22 March 2023). Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  4. ↑ World Cup: 20 years after Johannesburg classic, India and Australia to meet in final in Ahmedabad, India Today Sports Desk. India Today(16 November 2023). Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  5. ↑ Awesome Australia beat India to win the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup. Cricket World Cup(19 November 2023). Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  6. ↑ Australia beat hosts India to win sixth Cricket World Cup title. France 24(2023-11-19). Retrieved 2025-09-15.
  7. ↑ Silence defines the day as India’s invincibles crash to cruel final twist, Ronay, Barney. The Guardian. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  8. ↑ Outcomes from ICC Annual Conference week in London. ICC. International Cricket Council(13 June 2013). Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  9. ↑ IPL now has window in ICC Future Tours Programme, Gollapudi, Nagraj(12 December 2017). Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  10. ↑ ICC postpones T20 World Cup due to Covid-19 pandemic. ESPNcricinfo(20 July 2020). Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  11. ↑ Template:Cite press release
  12. ↑ ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Schedule Announced: India vs Pakistan on October 15 in Ahmedabad. Latestly(27 June 2023). Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  13. ↑ ICC ODI World Cup: Ahmedabad to host final, Mumbai and Kolkata get semis, Press Trust of India. Business Standard(27 June 2023). Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  14. ↑ 3rd time lucky: India go past semi-final hurdle in ODI World Cup for first time in 12 years, India Today Sports Desk. India Today(15 November 2023). Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  15. ↑ 2023 ICC World Cup: India's journey at World Cup finals so far, Bilali, Shaghil. Zee Business(16 November 2023). Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  16. ↑ ODI World Cup 2023: Australia enter record 8th final after nail-biting win over SA; face India in summit clash, Pimpale, Aditya. WION(16 November 2023). Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  17. ↑ India vs Australia: Why an entire generation is seeking a redemption song, Gupta, Rajarshi. India Today(19 November 2023). Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  18. ↑ Australia veteran David Warner retires from ODI cricket(1 January 2024). Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 2023 World Cup fixtures and results. International Cricket Council. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  20. ↑ Path to the CWC23 final - How India asserted their dominance. ICC. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  21. ↑ Path to the CWC23 final - Australia peak at the right time. ICC. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  22. ↑ ICC announces names of officials who will officiate World Cup final between India and Australia. The Indian Express(17 November 2023). Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  23. ↑ ICC World Cup 2023, IND vs AUS Final: Full list of umpires, officials, match referee, Team Sportstar. Sportstar(17 November 2023). Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  24. ↑ Match officials named for 2023 Cricket World Cup final. International Cricket Council(17 November 2023). Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  25. ↑ World Cup 2023 final IND vs AUS Playing 11, toss result and live streaming, BS Web Team. Business Standard(18 November 2023). Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  26. ↑ IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE, World Cup Final Updates: Aussies opt to bowl first, BS Web Team. Business Standard(19 November 2023). Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 27.4 27.5 Cricket World Cup 2023: Australia stun hosts India to win sixth title as Travis Head hits century. BBC Sport(19 November 2023). Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  28. ↑ All you need to know about the Cricket World Cup Final. International Cricket Council(17 November 2023). Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  29. ↑ Elite commentators panel for the CWC23 Final between India and Australia revealed. International Cricket Council(18 November 2023). Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  30. ↑ 2023 ODI World Cup shatters viewership records. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  31. ↑ World Cup 2023 smashes broadcast and digital records. International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  32. ↑ PM Modi, Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles to attend India-Australia World Cup final, I, Ani. Hindustan Times(17 November 2023). Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  33. ↑ Salute from the Skies, Parade of Champions, Drone Show and More… : World Cup Final Set to be a Grand Spectacle, Malhotra, Sahil. News18(18 November 2023). Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  34. ↑ Cricket fans called out for 'disgusting' and 'hateful' attacks after Aussie World Cup win. Fox Sports(2023-11-20). Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  35. ↑ Australian cricketers file complaint with CA over receiving death and rape threats for them and their families from Indian fans after World Cup final: Report. Crictoday(2023-11-21). Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  36. ↑ Stop such behaviour: Harbhajan Singh slams trolling of families of Australian players after World Cup Final. India Today. Retrieved 2023-11-23.

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