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Australia defeated India by six wickets in the 2023 World Cup final and went on to win their sixth title in this format with the help of stunning century from Travis Head. Initially, Australia winning the toss invited India to bat first and restricted them to a total of just 240 runs despite fifties from Virat Kohli and KL Rahul as Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins ended up bowling sensationally in the first innings.
Australia were in a spot of bother during 2nd innings as they were reeling at 47/3 after 7 overs, but a 192-run partnership between Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne completely changed the game in favour of Australia as they ended up winning this match convincingly with six wickets in hand.
Numbers and Stats from IND vs AUS game:
1 - Virat Kohli became first batsman to score fifty-plus runs for India in both semi-finals and final match of single World Cup edition.
Virat Kohli scores in 2023 WC semi-finals and finals:
117(113) vs New Zealand in Mumbai(WS)
54(63) vs Australia in Ahmedabad
1 - This has been first loss for Rohit Sharma as captain in ICC ODI World Cup. Notably, India have lost only five matches in total since 2011.
India record in ODI World Cup since 2011:
- Played - 37
- Won - 31
- Lost - 5
- Tied - 1
Note: IND vs NZ match in 2019 group stage got abandoned even without a toss.
Indian team losses in World Cup since 2011:
- Lost to South Africa by 3 wickets in Nagpur, 2011
- Lost to Australia by 95 runs in Sydney, 2015 (Semi-Final)
- Lost to England by 31 runs in Birmingham, 2019
- Lost to New Zealand by 18 runs in Manchester, 2019 (Semi-Final)
- Lost to Australia by 6 wickets in Ahmedabad, 2023 (Final)
India lifted the ODI World Cup trophy in 2011 and they were table toppers in group stage of 2015, 2019 & 2023 World Cup.
2 - Pat Cummins have won two ICC trophies as captain in this calendar year.
Captains to win two or more ICC trophies in men's cricket:
- Clive Lloyd in 1975 WC & 1979 WC
- Ricky Ponting in 2003 WC, 2006 CT, 2007 WC, 2009 CT
- MS Dhoni in 2007 T20 WC, 2011 WC, 2013 CT
- Daren Sammy in 2012 T20 WC & 2016 T20 WC
- Pat Cummins in 2023 WTC, 2023 WC
2 - For the first time, two Indian bowlers Mohammed Shami (24) and Jasprit Bumrah (20) were seen picking 20 or more wickets in a single ODI World Cup edition.
Instances of two (or) more bowlers taking 20 wickets in a World Cup edition for their team:
- Brett Lee (22) & Glenn McGrath (21) for Australia in 2003
- Glenn McGrath (26), Shaun Tait (23) & Brad Hogg (21) for Australia in 2007
- Mohammed Shami (24) & Jasprit Bumrah (20) for India in 2023
2 - Both Virat Kohli and KL Rahul scored fifty runs in this game.
Batsman to score fifties for India in World Cup Finals:
- Virender Sehwag vs Australia at Johannesburg, 2003
- Gautam Gambhir vs Sri Lanka at Mumbai(WS), 2011
- MS Dhoni vs Sri Lanka at Mumbai(WS), 2011
- Virat Kohli vs Australia at Ahmedabad, 2023
- KL Rahul vs Australia at Ahmedabad, 2023
Interestingly, KL Rahul recorded the slowest fifty in 2023 World Cup edition from 85 balls in this game.
3 - Virat Kohli became third Indian to win player of the tournament award in ODI World Cup.
Indians to win player of the tournament award:
- Sachin Tendulkar in 2003
- Yuvraj Singh in 2011
- Virat Kohli in 2023
Virat Kohli has scored 765 runs from 11 innings in 2023 World Cup at an insane batting average of 95.62
3 - India became third team in an ODI World Cup edition where their only loss came in the final match of the tournament.
Teams where their only loss came in final match of an ODI World Cup edition:
- England in 1979
- New Zealand in 2015
- India in 2023
4 - Travis Head became fourth player to win man of the match award in both semi-finals and finals of an ODI World Cup edition.
Players to win man of the match award in both semi-finals and finals of an ODI World Cup edition:
- Mohinder Amarnath in 1983
- Aravinda de Silva in 1996
- Shane Warne in 1999
- Travis Head in 2023
5 - Virat Kohli smashed five consecutive fifty-plus scores in 2023 World Cup.
Virat Kohli scores in last five World Cup games:
- 88(94) vs Sri Lanka in Mumbai(WS)
- 101*(121) vs South Africa in Kolkata
- 51(56) vs Netherlands in Bengaluru
- 117(113) vs New Zealand in Mumbai(WS)
- 54(63) vs Australia in Ahmedabad
Players to record five consecutive fifty-plus scores in a single World Cup edition:
- Steven Smith in 2015
- Virat Kohli in 2019 & 2023
6 - Australia have won their sixth ODI World Cup title in men's cricket.
Australian Captains to win ODI World Cup titles in men's cricket:
- Allan Border in 1987 WC
- Steve Waugh in 1999 WC
- Ricky Ponting in 2003 WC, 2007 WC
- Michael Clarke in 2015 WC
- Pat Cummins in 2023 WC
Australia apart from these have won four ICC titles in 2006 CT, 2009 CT, 2021 T20 WC, 2023 WTC respectively.
Most ODI World Cup titles in men's cricket:
- Australia - 6 (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015, 2023)
- West Indies - 2 (1975, 1979)
- India - 2 (1983, 2011)
- Pakistan - 1 (1992)
- Sri Lanka - 1 (1996)
- England - 1 (2019)
7 - Travis Head became seventh batsman to smash a century in World Cup finals.
Batsman to smash a century in World Cup Final:
- Clive Lloyd vs Australia in Lord's, 1975
- Viv Richards vs England in Lord's, 1979
- Aravinda de Silva vs Australia in Lahore, 1996
- Ricky Ponting vs India in Johannesburg, 2003
- Adam Gilchrist vs Sri Lanka in Bridgetown, 2007
- Mahela Jayawardene vs India in Mumbai(WS), 2011 - losing cause
- Travis Head vs India in Ahmedabad, 2023
Interestingly, Travis Head scored a century (163) against India in WTC 2023 finals also.
10 - Indian men's team have failed to win an ICC trophy for the 10th consecutive time after winning the 2013 Champions Trophy.
Indian men's team in last 10 ICC events:
- Runners-up in 2014 T20 World Cup
- Semi-Finalists in 2015 ODI World Cup
- Semi-Finalists in 2016 T20 World Cup
- Runners-up in 2017 Champions Trophy
- Semi-Finalists in 2019 ODI World Cup
- Runners-up in 2021 World Test Championship
- Super 12 stage in 2021 T20 World Cup
- Semi-Finalists in 2022 T20 World Cup
- Runners-up in 2023 World Test Championship
- Runners-up in 2023 ODI World Cup
24 - Mohammed Shami has taken 24 wickets in 2023 World Cup
Most wickets by a bowler in a single World Cup edition:
- Mitchell Starc - 27 in 2019
- Glenn McGrath - 26 in 2007
- Mohammed Shami - 24 in 2023
- Chaminda Vaas - 23 in 2003
- Muralitharan - 23 in 2007
- Shaun Tait - 23 in 2007
- Adam Zampa - 23 in 2023
597 - Rohit Sharma has recorded 597 runs in this ODI World Cup edition at an impressive strike rate of 125.94.
Most runs in a single ODI World Cup edition as captain:
- Rohit Sharma - 597 runs in 2023
- Kane Williamson - 578 in 2019
- Mahela Jayawardene - 548 in 2007
Most runs for India in a single ODI World Cup edition:
- Virat Kohli - 765 in 2023
- Sachin Tendulkar - 673 in 2003
- Rohit Sharma - 648 in 2019
- Rohit Sharma - 597 in 2023
- Shreyas Iyer - 530 in 2023
1795 - Virat Kohli has surpassed Ricky Ponting to become the second-highest run-scorer (1795) in World Cup history.
Most runs in ODI World Cup:
- Sachin Tendulkar - 2278 (44 inns)
- Virat Kohli - 1795 (37 inns)
- Ricky Ponting - 1743 (42 inns)
- Rohit Sharma - 1575 (28 inns)
- Kumar Sangakkara - 1532 (35 inns)
