India vs Australia, Final - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Date & Time: Nov 19, 02:00 PM LOCAL
Travis Head 137(120)
42.5
Siraj to Head, out Caught by Shubman Gill!! Oh dear! Finally, something to cheer about for the Indian fans. Virat Kohli is clapping in admiration. KL Rahul shows some glove-love. Rohit walks up to Head and congratulates him. Ladies and gents, stand up and applaud - does not matter which part of the globe you belong. We have just witnessed one of the best knocks in a World Cup final. It was short and Head sensed an opportunity to smash that for a maximum, hit the pull shot flat and found Shubman Gill to his right at deep mid-wicket. Head c Shubman Gill b Siraj 137(120) [4s-15 6s-4]
42.3
Siraj to Head, 1 run, full ball on the stumps, Head toe-ends the drive to the right of mid-on and rushes across for a quick single
42.2
Siraj to Head, FOUR, lifted that over mid-off did Travis Head. Sees the short ball outside off and he's slapped it over the fielder with an air of calmness
42.1
Siraj to Head, 2 runs, short outside off, Head clears his front leg and slogs it into the gap between deep mid-wicket and long-on
41.1
Bumrah to Head, 1 run, "two two two" was the call from Travis Head as soon as he smacked the ball to the right of long-on, but the fielder was quick to get to the ball and that left the batters with no choice but to settle for a single
40.1
Siraj to Head, 1 run, short outside off, Head heaves the pull off the inside half to deep mid-wicket
39.2
Bumrah to Head, 1 run, Bumrah goes round the wicket and sprays it at the pads, Head slogs it off the cue end to the right of deep square leg
38.5
Siraj to Head, 1 run, Travis Head is bored right now. He is just swinging like a wood chopper. A fuller ball at the pads and he's bashed that away to deep mid-wicket with an air of nonchalance
38.2
Siraj to Head, 1 run, full at the pads, Head biffs it down to long-on
37.5
Kuldeep Yadav to Head, 1 run, short outside off, Head cuts it neatly to the fielder at sweeper cover
37.4
Kuldeep Yadav to Head, no run, quicker and just outside off, Head is happy to bunt it into the off-side
37.3
Kuldeep Yadav to Head, SIX, wake up South Australia! Your boy is making you and the whole of Australia mighty proud. Fuller on off-stump, Head kneels down on one knee and smokes the slogsweep into the mid-wicket orbit...
37.1
Kuldeep Yadav to Head, 1 run, fuller on middle and leg, a casual clip to square leg. Too easy for Travis Head and Australia right now...
36.6
Siraj to Head, 1 run, short and wide of off, Head drags the pull off the thick inside half to the fielder at deep square
36.5
Siraj to Head, no run, short outside off, Head hops and fails to get bat on the attempted ramp. Pinch yourself because Travis Head has actually failed to put bat to ball.
36.4
Siraj to Head, no run, full on the stumps, Head drills it to the fielder at mid-on. Got it more off the cue end...
36.3
Siraj to Head, SIX, Travis Head has sent that into the Adelaide Oval, his home ground. He stood back, waited for the short ball and belted the bones out of the pull shot. Sent it packing into the mid-wicket stands...
36.1
Siraj to Head, 1 run, dug in short on the stumps, Head drags the pull to the left of deep square leg
35.6
Kuldeep Yadav to Head, 1 run, spins away from a fullish length outside off, Head punches crisply to sweeper cover
35.5
Kuldeep Yadav to Head, no run, "can't see India doing anything that can stop Australia at the moment" words from Indian legend Sunny G as Head punches this to cover
35.1
Kuldeep Yadav to Head, 1 run, flatter and shorter outside off, Head leans on the back foot and slaps it to deep cover
34.4
Jadeja to Head, 1 run, driven through extra cover
34.3
Jadeja to Head, no run, full delivery, drilled straight to mid-off
34.2
Jadeja to Head, no run, punches straight to cover
34.1
Jadeja to Head, SIX, fullish outside off, Head shuffles, gets down on one leg and nails the slogsweep to dispatch it over deep mid-wicket. Right off the meat of the bat
33.5
Kuldeep Yadav to Head, 1 run, match-winning ton in the WTC final against India, match-winning ton in the ODI World Cup now! Take a bow, Travis Head! He missed the first five matches as he had suffered a fracture on his left hand. Australia backed him and picked him for the WC squad and he's proved why. Pushed the legbreak to the right of point and set off for a risky single. I0$. But Jadeja misses the target and Head is in. It's been his day. A screamer to dismiss Rohit and now a ton...
33.4
Kuldeep Yadav to Head, no run, flighted ball, pushed to backward point
33.3
Kuldeep Yadav to Head, 2 runs, turning away, slapped to the right of long-off
33.2
Kuldeep Yadav to Head, FOUR, mishit but four! Quicker and flatter, Head heaves it over mid-on. Didn't middle it, but gets enough elevation to clear mid-on
33.1
Kuldeep Yadav to Head, FOUR, Head shimmies down the track and brings his wrists into play to flick it over mid-wicket. Nicely done
32.3
Jadeja to Head, 1 run, gets down to slogsweep and drags it through mid-wicket off the inner edge
32.2
Jadeja to Head, no run, 94.2kph, spins in from a length, Head punches to cover
31.6
Kuldeep Yadav to Head, no run, goes back in his crease to dab this length ball to short third man
31.5
Kuldeep Yadav to Head, no run, 94.9kph, loud appeal for lbw from Rahul, nothing from Kuldeep. Scrambled seam ball that skids off the deck. Head moves leg-side to force it through the off-side and ends up playing outside the line. Gets hit on the pads but that's missing leg. Perhaps even the impact might have been outside leg...
31.3
Kuldeep Yadav to Head, 1 run, 83.9kph, leggie that keeps low, Head stays back and manages to bring his bat down as he punches it to long-off
31.2
Kuldeep Yadav to Head, no run, 78.4kph, legbreak from a short of length, cut to cover
31.1
Kuldeep Yadav to Head, no run, 81.6kph, in-drifter, Head blocks into the on-side
30.1
Jadeja to Head, 1 run, short of length, punched to mid-off
29.4
Bumrah to Head, 1 run, good yorker on the stumps, Head goes outside the leg-stump and digs it out in front of cover
28.6
Jadeja to Head, no run, flat and fired in on a good length on the stumps, punched back
28.2
Jadeja to Head, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, smeared on the bounce to long-on
27.6
Bumrah to Head, FOUR, and Head ends the over with four. A short ball dug in, fodder to Head who is staying leg-side of the ball and looking for anything short or full, hammered wide of deep square leg and it races away
27.4
Bumrah to Head, 1 run, short on the stumps, Head again makes room and cuts to sweeper cover
27.3
Bumrah to Head, FOUR, Head is single-handedly destroying so many Indian hopes. Bumrah goes for the yorker on the stumps, it's a half-volley and Head stays leg-side and drives it wide of mid-on who does not dive. Runs away
27.2
Bumrah to Head, no run, good length on the stumps, Head punches it back to Bumrah who deflects it on to the stumps at the other end, Labuschagne was going nowhere and was firmly back in his crease
27.1
Bumrah to Head, FOUR, another over and it starts with a four. A slower ball full on leg-stump, Head is early into the flick and is deceived, but gets it over mid-wicket and it's almost all the way, one bounce over the ropes
26.6
Jadeja to Head, 1 run, short and wide outside off, cut hard and Rohit dives to his right at cover to save three. Half-stopped
26.4
Jadeja to Head, 1 run, good length on off, pushed wide of cover
25.6
Shami to Head, FOUR, Head ends the over with a four. The target is under 100 now. Danger signs for India. A short ball dug in on the stumps, does not rise at all and Head smashes the pull wide of deep square leg. Rohit can't contain his disappointment
24.5
Jadeja to Head, 1 run, flat good length outside off, punched to sweeper cover
24.3
Jadeja to Head, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Head goes for a big loft, gets it off the thick inside half to long-on. After reaching the other end, makes a gesture that he was looking to hit that over extra-cover
24.2
Jadeja to Head, no run, good length and no turn on the stumps, tucked to mid-wicket
24.1
Jadeja to Head, FOUR, Head is in a mood now to turn the screws. But this is an outside-edge. Is beaten by the turn and bounce on this, Head went back to cut and the outside-edge flies away past the vacant slip
23.4
Shami to Head, 1 run, dug in short outside off, Head drags the pull off the cue-end to the short mid-wicket area. He was early into the shot and he looks at his bat after reaching the other end
23.3
Shami to Head, no run, ooh! Head adjusts well, was fullish and stops on Head who was looking to get forward for another big drive, steers it to backward point in the end
23.2
Shami to Head, no run, short of length and angling into Head, tucks him up, defended to cover
23.1
Shami to Head, FOUR, Shami is back and is greeted with a boundary. This is getting increasingly worrying for India now. From round the wicket and it's a half-volley just outside off, Head gets forward and lofts straight down the ground. A statement shot if ever there was one. A fan wearing India's blue can't bear to watch
22.6
Jadeja to Head, 1 run, Head gives the charge and strokes the drive to long-on
22.5
Jadeja to Head, no run, no turn, good length on the stumps, punched to cover
22.3
Jadeja to Head, 1 run, good length on the stumps, Head goes on the back foot to punch to long-off
22.1
Jadeja to Head, 1 run, short and wide outside off, cut to point and Kuldeep half-stops to his right and does well as that was hit hard, just one as Labuschagne sends Head back
21.6
Kuldeep Yadav to Head, 1 run, the googly and Head picks it, goes on the back foot and punches the good length delivery on leg-stump to long-on
21.2
Kuldeep Yadav to Head, 1 run, no turn on this good length delivery on off, punched to sweeper cover and 50 for Head. Maxwell who is next in, claps in encouragment and eggs him on
21.1
Kuldeep Yadav to Head, no run, slides on from a good length on the stumps, Head goes on the back foot to punch it back
20.4
Siraj to Head, 1 run, another short ball but does not rise at all, on the stumps, Head pulls to deep square leg
20.3
Siraj to Head, FOUR, these boundaries are going to hurt India. Round the wicket and dug in short on the stumps, Head was waiting for it, hammered over mid-wicket and the pull runs away
19.3
Kuldeep Yadav to Head, 1 run, length ball on off, cut towards sweeper cover.
19.2
Kuldeep Yadav to Head, no run, flat and skids through outside off. Late cut towards backward point
18.5
Siraj to Head, 1 run, back of length on the body, pulled into the ground towards deep mid-wicket
18.2
Siraj to Head, 1 run, length ball just outside off, slapped towards the left of sweeper cover
18.1
Siraj to Head, no run, good length angling inwards from round the wicket. Head makes room but controls his aggressive instinct to push the ball towards mid-off
17.5
Kuldeep Yadav to Head, 1 run, flighted up outside off, driven out towards sweeeper cover
17.4
Kuldeep Yadav to Head, no run, on the boots, turned to mid-wicket
16.5
Siraj to Head, 1 run, Siraj attacks Head with a short ball, pulled towards deep square leg
16.4
Siraj to Head, FOUR, back of length on off, Head stays leg side, makes room and then opens the bat face late to squeeze the ball out behind square on the off side for a boundary
16.3
Siraj to Head, no run, back of length, slower and gets that spongy bounce outside off, reaches KL after pitching twice as Head lets the ball pass
16.2
Siraj to Head, no run, length ball wobbling just outside off, pushed towards backward point
16.1
Siraj to Head, no run, full and offers some room. Driven really hard but stopped by Kohli at covers. That was travelling like a tracer bullet but Kohli absorbed the blow
15.6
Kuldeep Yadav to Head, 1 run, pitched fuller, driven out towards long-off
15.5
Kuldeep Yadav to Head, SIX, eerie silence.... Pitched up on middle, was right in the slot for Travis Head to clear that front leg and heave it over deep mid-wicket into the stands. Was in full control and got a clean connection on that
15.4
Kuldeep Yadav to Head, no run, pushed through on off and Head drives but Kohli stops it like a salmon at covers. Very sharp stuff from the former Indian skipper
15.1
Kuldeep Yadav to Head, 1 run, flat delivery on off, cut towards sweeper cover. Easy runs here
14.6
Jadeja to Head, 1 run, fired in on the pads, pushed towards long-on for a single
14.5
Jadeja to Head, no run, flat on middle and off, punched towards cover point
14.2
Jadeja to Head, 1 run, flat at the stumps, Head stays in his crease to push towards long-off
13.4
Kuldeep Yadav to Head, 1 run, tossed fuller, Head gets right to the pitch and drives towards long-off
13.3
Kuldeep Yadav to Head, no run, flat and was the leg spinner. Head didn't pick it up fuller but managed to push it back towards Kuldeep
13.1
Kuldeep Yadav to Head, 1 run, on a length and spinning away, punched towards sweeper cover
12.5
Jadeja to Head, 1 run, flat on middle stump, punched towards long-off
11.5
Kuldeep Yadav to Head, 1 run, flat delivery just outside off, punched towards deep point
11.4
Kuldeep Yadav to Head, no run, flat and goes on without any spin towards middle. Head rocks back and pulls but towards mid-wicket where Rohit makes a smart stop
10.6
Jadeja to Head, no run, close call again, no review taken. The Indians ran out of time. On a length and spins back in sharply after pitching on middle to have Head playing the wrong line. Caught on the pad but maybe the ball was doing too much. Ball-tracking shows it to be missing leg
10.5
Jadeja to Head, 2 runs, a loud appeal for LBW but 'bat' murmurs KL as he has a discussion with Jadeja. This was a flat delivery that went on with the arm, very close to the front pad but Head inside-edges his cut towards fine leg. Two runs taken
10.4
Jadeja to Head, no run, flat delivery, stump lined. Pushed back towards Jadeja
10.1
Jadeja to Head, 2 wides, spin straightaway but turns down the leg side after pitching on a length. Not a clean gather by Rahul and the Aussies scamper for an extra
9.5
Shami to Head, 1 run, oh tries to maximize the powerplay and goes for a big shot through point, gets an inside edge that rolls past the stumps to square leg
9.4
Shami to Head, FOUR, and Head is off again after being kept calm. Shami went for a slower delivery like his partner but it's landed in the slot and Head manages to drill it past the non-striker for four
9.3
Shami to Head, FOUR, this is outstanding from Head! He tried to guide the ball in the gap previous ball since third man is inside, now succeeds as he plays the ball close to the body and very late. This time goes to the right of short third man. Clever batting
9.2
Shami to Head, no run, good length delivery angling in, Head looks to guide it with an open bat face but backward point cuts it off
9.1
Shami to Head, no run, good length delivery angling in, Head looks to flick, ball hits the pad as he misses. Easily missing leg though
7.6
Shami to Head, no run, short of length delivery, defended back towards the bowler
7.5
Shami to Head, no run, short of length delivery, Head pushes it to point
7.4
Shami to Head, no run, full delivery outside off stump, Head plays and misses again
7.3
Shami to Head, no run, in-angling length ball, Head stays in his crease to defend it into the off-side
7.2
Shami to Head, no run, short of length delivery angling in, Head swipes across the line and misses. Crowd appeal for catch. That cut Head in half and KL dived to his right to catch
7.1
Shami to Head, no run, back of length delivery angling in, cut towards backward point. Marnus wanted to run but was sent back
6.2
Bumrah to Head, 1 run, opens the bat face and taps it to point, do you want that single, Smudge is the question and Smith runs
6.1
Bumrah to Head, no run, fullish delivery outside off stump, Head drives, but the man at short cover dives to his left and took some pace off to deflect it to mid-off. Did well to cut the angle
5.4
Shami to Head, 1 run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Head pushes it to mid-on, lovely diving save to the right from Siraj
5.3
Shami to Head, no run, oh very tentative in his defence is Travis Head now to Shami as the bowler targets the stumps. He's opening up the batter. If it moves away, the edge could be in play
5.2
Shami to Head, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Head defends
5.1
Shami to Head, no run, appeal for LBW. Umpire Richard Kettleborough says no. Could be missing leg and that's exactly what KL was suggesting. Short of a length delivery angled in, Head looks to hop and defend, escapes because it wasn't straight enough. Head might have hit that too, yes!
2.6
Bumrah to Head, no run, beaten! Head is having serious trouble facing the away-moving ball from round the wicket as Bumrah is getting sharp nip away from the pitch too. Totally opened up in defence, so lucky not to have kissed this to KL
2.5
Bumrah to Head, no run, length delivery, Head mistimes towards mid-off
2.4
Bumrah to Head, no run, unplayable. Short of a length delivery angling in around off stump and moving away cunningly to square up Head in his back foot defence, so close to taking the edge as it flew past the bat
1.6
Shami to Head, no run, good length delivery just outside off stump, Head defends from the crease
1.3
Shami to Head, byes, 1 run, look at that ball wobble after it passes the batter but they get a bye
0.6
Bumrah to Head, FOUR, Bumrah looks to bowl the inswinger and fires it full outside off stump, didn't swing, just went straight. Head says ah thank you very much and drives wide of mid-off to the right
0.5
Bumrah to Head, no run, short of length delivery finishin just outside off stump, Head defends
0.4
Bumrah to Head, FOUR, again big outswing but with a lot of width, Head drives in the big gap between mid-off and cover and Head is away too
0.3
Bumrah to Head, no run, full and swinging away outside off stump, Head lets it go
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