Sports Desk: India’s top order was in great rhythm with the bat throughout the World Cup. Due to their excellent batting, India’s middle order did not have to be tested much. But Team India had to stumble in the final. Pat Cummins entered the field with the aim of silencing the nearly 150,000 spectators. The Auji bowlers have been successful in that to some extent. They restricted the hosts to 240 runs with excellent bowling.
Australia has a target of 241 runs to win a record sixth title. India’s bowlers will now face a tough test under floodlights on this pitch in Ahmedabad. It remains to be seen whether India will win their third title with Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, and Ravindra Jadeja in fine form, or whether Azira will recover their lost glory.
Auji captain Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bowl first in the final in Ahmedabad. His decision has also been widely questioned. Even Mitchell Starc-Josh Hazlewood couldn’t do much in their first 10 overs. Shubman Gill returned to the team’s 30 runs, but Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli kept the run wheel moving.
But after that, the Auji bowlers seem to have pulled the reins. Pat Cummins brought in the spin attack for the first time in the eighth over, hoping for a breakthrough. Rohit didn’t care about Glenn Maxwell either. He hit a six over long on in the second ball of the over. Four in the next ball. But could not keep the momentum. The catch was under cover. Running back Travis Head makes a brilliant catch. The turning point of the match or not. Rohit stopped with 47 off 31 balls.
After Rohit came to the wicket, Shreyas Iyer tried to start aggressively. But he returned with four runs on three balls. Cummins hits the outside edge of the bat, and the ball goes into the wicketkeeper’s gloves.
India suffered from a lack of boundaries throughout the entire match. Kohli is determined to get the ball out of bounds. After Rohit-Iyer’s return, India did not get a boundary in more than 15 overs. Kohli and Rahul repaired the innings properly. However, the run rate has decreased a lot.
