ODI World Cup 2023: Best XI of the tournament

Australia reigned supreme in the ODI World Cup 2023 final against India, as they registered a 6-wicket victory over the hosts to clinch their sixth title. It was a nicely fought encounter in which Australia had the better of India in every department. Pat Cummins started well right off the bat, winning the toss and choosing to bowl first. The pitch was expected to be a slow one and though Rohit Sharma said, he would’ve batted first as well.

Even though the surface proved to be a difficult one. Despite that Team India got off to a flying start with 80/2 in the first 10 overs with skipper Rohit Sharma scoring 47 runs in just 31 balls. But after his dismissal, a switch flipped happened as the pitch seemingly became quite hard to bat on.

Virat Kohli and KL Rahul hit fifties and tried to keep India near a formidable total. But the final big push never came and they managed just 240 runs. In response, Australia found themselves in a bit of trouble at 47/3 after 7 overs. But Travis Head’s amazing century and resilient unbeaten fifty by Marnus Labuschagne was enough for Australia to win by 6 wickets and lift their sixth ODI World Cup title.

Here is the Best XI from the ODI World Cup 2023 Final:

1. Travis Head

Travis Head was rightly chosen as the Player of the Final. He counter-attacked the Indian bowlers perfectly when Australia was in trouble at 47/3 inside the powerplay overs. With Marnus Labuschagne assuring him that he will not give away his wicket, Head went after the bowling.

He managed to score 137 runs with 15 fours and 4 sixes during his 120-ball stay. Head eventually got out when only 2 runs was needed for the win at 137 runs. He became the third Australian after Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist to score a century in the Cricket World Cup final.