Jasprit Bumrah produced a peach of a delivery to get the big wicket of premier Australia batter Steve Smith in the final of the 2023 Cricket World Cup at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Smith, who is going through a rough patch, failed to contribute with the bat on a big occasion and was dismissed for just 4.
It was the last ball of the 7th over and Bumrah bowled a slower delivery which swung back in a bit and hit the pads of Smith. The umpire gave it out and Smith decided not to take the review which cost him big as the replay suggested that the impact was outside off-stump.
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Jasprit Bumrah, Virat Kohli and other Indian players animatedly celebrated the wicket as the more than 1 lakh fans cheered loudly after Smith’s dismissal.
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Meanwhile, defending the 241-run target, Bumrah also claimed the crucial wicket of Micthell Marsh who edged the ball behind the stumps to KL Rahul for 15. While Mohammed Shami got the better of David Warner for 7 which was the first wicket of the innings.
Fast bowler Mitchell Starc took three wickets as Australia dismissed India for 240 in the World Cup final in front of nearly 130,000 fans in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
Five-time champions Australia elected to field first and the players backed up skipper Pat Cummins’ decision with disciplined bowling and impressive fielding at the world’s biggest cricket stadium filled with a sea of India’s blue jerseys.
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Virat Kohli and KL Rahul hit 54 and 66 respectively after captain Rohit Sharma’s attacking 47 but the ball dominated the bat on a slow, dry pitch. It was another rescue mission for Kohli and Rahul after the Chennai clash against the same opposition however, this time Pat Cummins had some different plans as he castled Kohli for 54.
Starc, a left-arm quick, returned figures of 3-55 while fellow pace bowlers Cummins and Josh Hazlewood claimed two each to end the innings in 50 overs.
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