India vs Australia Live Score, World Cup 2023 Final: AUS 231/3; Head slams ton as Aussies stare at sixth title

21:11 (IST)

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After 40 overs,Australia 225/3 ( Travis Head 128 , Marnus Labuschagne 53)

FOUR! Fifty to Marnus Labuschagne, and he brings up the milestone with a boundary off Jasprit Bumrah off the final delivery of the second powerplay! And hes taken his sweet time to bring up the milestone as well, consuming 99 deliveries so far. Australia, meanwhile, are nearly through, needing just 16 more to win off 60.

21:09 (IST)

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SIX! Another slog-sweep by Head that sends the ball sailing over the midwicket fence. Head's nailing this particular shot against the spinners tonight! This time it's off Kuldeep Yadav's bowling in his final over of the evening, in which 10 runs are shaved off the equation. Kuldeep signs off wicketless for 56 runs. AUS 214/3; need 27 off 72

20:57 (IST)

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After 37 overs,Australia 204/3 ( Travis Head 117 , Marnus Labuschagne 43)

Kuldeep concedes three singles in his penultimate over. Siraj replaces Jadeja from the other end. Labuschagne collects a single in the second delivery to bring up 150 of the partnership for the fourth wicket. SIX! Head stays on the backfoot and pulls the ball into the stands to bring up the 200 for the Aussies! Nine off Siraj’s fourth, and Australia are already on the home stretch at this point!

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SIX! Head gets down one knee and nails the slog-sweep over the midwicket fence off Jadeja at the start of the all-rounder's final over of the evening! Seven off the over as Jadeja signs off wicketless for 43 runs. AUS 192/3 after 35; need 49 off 90

20:51 (IST)

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After 34 overs,Australia 185/3 ( Travis Head 100 , Marnus Labuschagne 41)

CENTURY TO TRAVIS HEAD — His second of what has been a remarkable World Cup campaign so far as well as his fifth overall in ODIs! Smashes Kuldeep for back-to-back boundaries at the start of the left-arm wrist spinner's eighth over — dancing down the track and going for a flick towards deep midwicket followed by a heave towards long on. Guides the ball down the ground once again in the third delivery, this time coming back for a brace before collecting among the more memorable singles of his career to bring up the three-figure mark! It hasn't been a slam-bang knock from Head like the one against New Zealand in Dharamsala, but a more measured knock where he's absorbed pressure early in the partnership with Labuschagne before accelerating in the middle overs to put the Indians under pressure and force them to commit more errors.

20:38 (IST)

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After 32 overs,Australia 172/3 ( Travis Head 88 , Marnus Labuschagne 40)

Rohit’s decided to have spin from both ends again, with Kuldeep replacing Bumrah from the other end while Jadeja continues. Five collected in the last two overs, with Labuschagne moving to 40 at the end of the 32nd. The spinners however, aren't as lethal against the Aussies as they were in Chennai. Head and Labuschagne's steady approach, combined with dew, has successfully neutralised that threat.

20:34 (IST)

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After 30 overs,Australia 167/3 ( Travis Head 86 , Marnus Labuschagne 37)

Couple of tidy overs for the Indians, with just five singles collected by Head and Labuschagne in the last two overs. Nothing short of a flurry of wickets will bring India back though. Australia need another 74 to win off 120 balls with seven wickets in hand. Head, meanwhile, is 14 short of a century that surely will earn him the Player of the Final award.

20:29 (IST)

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After 28 overs,Australia 162/3 ( Travis Head 84 , Marnus Labuschagne 34)

Bumrah gets smacked for 14 on his return to the attack, and that will deflate the Men in Blue as well as the hundred thousand-plus sitting in the stands even further. Bumrah had been India’s standout bowler so far today and even he’s leaking runs right now. Head drives a full delivery down the ground two balls after flicking the ball towards deep midwicket, before muscling the ball towards the square leg fence in the last delivery. Bumrah, however, did nearly break the partnership in the over. Appealed loudly for an LBW against Labuschagne, and Rohit decided to take this upstairs after a quick chat. India gets two reds before the ball is shown to be clipping leg rather than hit it. Wickets is ‘Umpire’s Call’ and Labuschagne survives. Australia need less than 80 to win in from 22 overs, and India will need a miracle of sorts to bounce back from here.

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FOUR! And now Jasprit Bumrah — who has been India’s standout bowler so far today — gets hit for a boundary upon return to action. Starts off with a slower ball down leg, and Head promptly flicks it towards the midwicket fence to move to 75 and bring up the 150 for the Aussies! AUS 152/3

20:22 (IST)

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The century of the partnership comes up between Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne for the fourth wicket, with the latter bringing up the milestone with a single off Jadeja in the 27th over. Superb work by the two after Australia lose three wickets inside the powerplay. One could say this might just be the partnership that wins Australia its sixth world title. AUS 148/3; need 93 more to win

20:13 (IST)

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After 26 overs,Australia 144/3 ( Travis Head 69 , Marnus Labuschagne 32)

FOUR! And now Labuschagne’s slowly joining the party after playing second fiddle to Head for the most part in the fourth-wicket stand so far. Full delivery from Shami outside off and Labuschagne dispatches this through the covers with a crisp drive. FOUR! Shami gets smacked for two boundaries in his seventh over as Head pulls a short-of-length ball towards the midwicket fence. Partnership’s just three short of the century mark now!

20:11 (IST)

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After 25 overs,Australia 135/3 ( Travis Head 65 , Marnus Labuschagne 27)

FOUR! And Jadeja’s getting hit for boundaries as well, with the game quickly starting to slip out of India’s grasp! Was a streaky boundary for Head, who got a thick outside edge that once again went through the vacant slip region and all the way to the third man fence. Single collected off each of the last four balls of the over and Australia are looking solid at the halfway stage, needing another 106 to win with 150 deliveries and seven wickets in hand. This partnership might just turn out to be a match-winning one! 

20:08 (IST)

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After 24 overs,Australia 127/3 ( Travis Head 59 , Marnus Labuschagne 25)

Five singles conceded by Jadeja in his fourth over, with Head and Labuschagne looking to keep the scoreboard ticking against the spinner who had run through their lineup in Chennai last month. FOUR! Shami returns to the attack in the following over and is instantly clobbered down the ground by Head for a four. Head gets off strike with a single three balls later.

20:06 (IST)

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After 22 overs,Australia 117/3 ( Travis Head 51 , Marnus Labuschagne 23)

FOUR! Siraj bangs one short in the third delivery of the 21st over, and Head gleefully accepts the gift with a well-timed pull towards the midwicket fence for a boundary. Head collects a single in the following over to bring up his second fifty on the trot. Labuschagne then collects his first boundary of the innings with a thick outside edge that runs away through the vacant slip region and all the way to the third man fence. 13 collected in the last two overs.

19:57 (IST)

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Fifty up for Travis Head in 58 deliveries! Has been a measured knock for the most part from the in-form opener, who brings up the 17th half-century in ODIs and a second on the trot this World Cup to go with his century against New Zealand in Dharamsala. AUS 111/3

19:51 (IST)

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After 20 overs,Australia 104/3 ( Travis Head 44 , Marnus Labuschagne 17)

Labuschagne collects a single at the start of Kuldeep’s fifth over that brings up the 100 for the Aussies inside 20 overs. Five off the over including a brace to Labuschagne in the fifth delivery after a drive towards deep extra cover, where Shreyas Iyer puts in a slide to save a couple of runs for his team. Australia have all the overs in the world to collect the remaining 137 runs. The only way India will win this is through wickets. Nothing else.

19:49 (IST)

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After 19 overs,Australia 99/3 ( Travis Head 43 , Marnus Labuschagne 13)

Kuldeep continues after the drinks interval and concedes just two singles in his fourth over. Four singles collected in the following over off Siraj’s bowling, which brings up the fifty partnership for the fourth wicket in which Head has been the aggressor by a fair distance. The pair consume 70 deliveries to bring up the milestone.

19:37 (IST)

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After 17 overs,Australia 93/3 ( Travis Head 40 , Marnus Labuschagne 10)

FOUR! Head had taken the attack to Kuldeep in the previous over, and now has a boundary off Mohammed Siraj in the pacer’s first over of the day. Short-of-length and outside off, and Head has little trouble steering it behind point, with the ball racing away to the fence and beating the man running to his left from third man. SIx off Siraj’s first over of the day, with drinks being brought to the field after 17 overs of play. Partnership between Head and Labuschagne’s worth 46 already with the latter having contributed just 10 so far. Looks like Head will be the key wicket for the Men in Blue going forth.

19:33 (IST)

After 16 overs,Australia 87/3 ( Travis Head 35 , Marnus Labuschagne 9)

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SIX! Head gets down on one knee and goes for a well-timed slog-sweep, comfortably clearing the midwicket fence! Australia were starting to experience a slowdown like India did after the conclusion of the first powerplay until Head broke the shackles with that mighty hit towards the leg side. Nine off Kuldeep’s third over. Partnership’s already worth 40 and one that has the crowd a little worried at the moment.

19:29 (IST)

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After 14 overs,Australia 74/3 ( Travis Head 25 , Marnus Labuschagne 6)

Just two singles conceded by Jadeja in his second over while Kuldeep concedes four of those in the subsequent over. Australia are in no hurry at the moment knowing they aren’t chasing a mammoth target, and know one big partnership can put them in the driver’s seat.

19:22 (IST)

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After 12 overs,Australia 68/3 ( Travis Head 22 , Marnus Labuschagne 3)

Spin introduced right after the conclusion of the first powerplay, with Jadeja and Kuldeep replacing Bumrah and Shami respectively. Jadeja starts off with two wides fired down the leg side to Head, with a fumble by Rahul allowing an extra run. Couple of big LBW appeals later in Jadeja’s first over, and the umpire shakes his head on both occasions. Kuldeep, meanwhile, concedes three singles in his first over.

19:14 (IST)

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After 10 overs,Australia 62/3 ( Travis Head 19 , Marnus Labuschagne 0)

FOUR! FOUR! Back-to-back fours for Head, who’s decided to drop the cautious act and attack again. Opens the face of his bat and guides the ball behind gully in the third delivery before driving the next one down the ground, beating mid on. Nine off Shami’s fifth over as Australia reach 60/3 at the end of the first powerplay. That’s 20 less than what India had managed at the same stage, but having lost one more wicket.

19:12 (IST)

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After 9 overs,Australia 51/3 ( Travis Head 10 , Marnus Labuschagne 0)

Second maiden for Jasprit Bumrah, though four byes are added to the Australian total in this over after an error from keeper Rahul allows the ball to roll all the way to the long stop fence. Brings up the fifty for the Aussies.

19:06 (IST)

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After 8 overs,Australia 47/3 ( Travis Head 10 , Marnus Labuschagne 0)

Maiden over for Shami, his first of the evening so far. The flurry of wickets clearly has helped India slam the brakes on Australia’s scoring rate at the moment!

19:05 (IST)

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After 7 overs,Australia 47/3 ( Travis Head 10 , )

OUT! Two wickets in as many overs for Jasprit Bumrah, and what a spell he's having at the moment! Slower ball from 'Boom' and this takes Smith, who had Bumrah for a four straight down the ground just two deliveries back, completely by surprise. He ends up getting hit on the backpad in front of off, and the umpire raises his finger right away after an animated appeal. Smith has a quick word with Head and decides to march off without going for the review, a decision he would regret in the pavilion as Hawk-Eye later shows the 'Impact' was outside off.

Smith LBW Bumrah 4(9)

18:57 (IST)

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After 6 overs,Australia 42/2 ( Travis Head 9 , Steven Smith 0)

Shami and Bumrah’s strikes are starting to have an effect on the Aussies now with Head and new batter Steve Smith both taking their time at the moment, hoping to see off the early burst. Just one off Shami’s third over of the evening, his most economical so far after going for 23 in the first two.

18:52 (IST)

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After 5 overs,Australia 41/2 ( Travis Head 8 , Steven Smith 0)

OUT! Now it’s Jasprit Bumrah’s turn to open his account in the wickets column as Mitch Marsh departs after getting an under-edge to the keeper while looking to slash a length ball from the pace spearhead through square. Marsh departs after a run-a-ball 15, collecting the first maximum of the innings along the way. What’s more, it’s a wicket-maiden for Jasprit Bumrah! What a turn of events for him after conceding 15 in his first over!

Marsh c Rahul b Bumrah 15(15)

18:48 (IST)

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After 4 overs,Australia 41/1 ( Travis Head 8 , Mitchell Marsh 15)

SIX! Marsh decides to take the aerial route over long off! Full from Shami and the all-rounder absolutely smokes this over the fence to exert further pressure on the man who now appears set to finish as the leading wicket-taker of the tournament. 12 off Shami’s second over, with the senior pacer now having gone for 23 in two.

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After 3 overs,Australia 32/1 ( Travis Head 8 , Mitchell Marsh 6)

What a comeback by Bumrah after going for 15 in his first over, conceding just one in his second and continuously testing the outside edges of both Marsh and Head. Couple of those deliveries were anxiously close to the blade.

18:44 (IST)

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After 2 overs,Australia 28/1 ( Travis Head 8 , Mitchell Marsh 5)

FOUR! New batter Mitchell Marsh decides to take a few steps down the track and slash a length ball from Shami towards the point boundary! The Aussie batters for one are not going to let India’s fearsome pace unit dictate terms after Warner’s early exit. 13 off Shami’s first over, including the wicket. Started off with a wide, before dismissing Warner off the second. Later fires one down the leg side that beats the diving Rahul and runs away for five wides.

18:37 (IST)

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OUT! Mohammed Shami draws first blood for the Indians yet again! He strikes right after a forgettable first over from Jasprit Bumrah, as David Warner perishes after nicking the ball straight to Virat Kohli in the slips! And the crowd at Narendra Modi Stadium has come alive with that wicket! AUS 17/1

Warner c Kohli b Shami 7(3)

18:32 (IST)

After 1 over,Australia 16/0 ( David Warner 7 , Travis Head 8)

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FOUR! DOT FOUR! And there’s another similarity between 2003 and 2023 finals — India’s lead bowler conceding 15 in the first over of the Australian innings! Travis Head smacks Jasprit Bumrah for two fours in the last three balls of the first over as Bumrah leaks 15 in the first over. What a start for the Aussies!

18:31 (IST)

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EDGED… and safe! A boundary off the first ball of the Australian innings as David Warner gets a thick outside edge with the ball running between Kohli and Gill in the slip cordon before running away to the third man fence! AUS 4/0

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Right then, we’re back with the Australian chase of what appears to be a very gettable target of 241. The in-form opening pair of Travis Head and David Warner walk out with the latter taking guard first up. Jasprit Bumrah to start off with the ball in hand.

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