Pat Cummins left standing with World Cup trophy by himself as fireworks go off, video goes viral

Australian skipper Pat Cummins was left alone on the stage with the ODI World Cup 2023 trophy as the fireworks went off in celebration. The clip of the moment has been making the rounds all over social media. Australia put in an exceptional performance in the summit clash of the World Cup as the side put on a dominant performance against the unbeaten Indian team.

The star pacer was handed the trophy by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi but the Prime Minister quickly left the stage after handing Cummins the trophy. What followed was an awkward moment, where the 30-year-old was left standing with the title in hand alone. The Aussies put in a brilliant performance against team India and managed to clinch the world title. Before the game, Cummins had stated that the side’s aim was to silence the Ahmedabad crowd and the Men in Yellow did just that. 

Travis Head’s masterclass helps Australia overcome hosts

Talking of the ODI World Cup 2023 final clash between India and Australia, the game began with the Men in Blue coming into bat first and the game began with Rohit Sharma propelling the side to a good start, scoring 47 runs in 31 deliveries. However, due to the middle order not being able to go big, India found themselves in deep trouble. Virat Kohli and KL Rahul played resilient knocks and stabilised the innings for the hosts. Kohli amassed 54 runs in 63 deliveries, with Rahul adding 66 runs on the board.

In the first innings, India posted a total of 240 runs on the board. As for Australia, Mitchell Starc was the highest wicket-taker with three wickets to his name. Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins took two wickets each with Glenn Maxwell and Adam Zampa striking once each. Aiming to chase down the total, Australia lost a couple of early wickets but through the brilliant knock of Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne. Head scored 137 runs in 120 deliveries, with Labuschagne amassing 58* runs as Australia won the game by seven wickets and lifted the World Cup.