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Updated at: Nov 20, 2023 15:43 IST
A look at records broken during Australia's World Cup final victory
A number of records tumbled down during Australia's victory in the World Cup final at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday. Travis Head joined the elite company of Shane Warne for a rare World Cup feat while Australia further extended their record tally. Here are the records broken during the World Cup 2023 final.
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Record sixth title
Australia further extended their domination in the ODI World Cup by claiming their sixth title. The nation that comes close to Australia's record title are India and West Indies with two each.
Source: ICC - X
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Fourth player to be Man of the Match in final and semi-final of World Cup
Travis Head became the fourth player after Mohinder Amarnath, Aravinda de Silva and Shane Warne to clinch the Man of the Match award in the final and semi-final of a World Cup.
Source: ICC
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The team suffered only defeat in a World Cup edition coming in the final
India became the third team to suffer their only defeat throughout the World Cup campaign in the final of the tournament. New Zealand in 2015 and England in 1979 were the teams before to feature in the list.
Source: ICC
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Most runs scored in a single tournament
Virat Kohli ended the tournament with a record tally of 765 runs which is the most by a better in a single World Cup edition. India's legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar held the record with 673 runs in 2003 World Cup.
Source: BCCI
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India's leading wicket-taker
Mohammed Shami ended the World Cup 2023 as the pacer with the most wickets in a single edition of the tournament. He scalped 24 wickets in seven games. David Warner became his 24th victim of the tournament.
