ODI World Cup 2023: Final clash attended by over 92,000 people

The final of the ODI World Cup 2023 saw 92,453 people attend the marquee clash between India and Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, November 19. However, the MCG in Australia recorded an even higher count for the final of the ODI World Cup 2015, with 93,013 people present.

Despite being one of the biggest cricket stadiums in the world, the Narendra Modi Stadium was unable to break the spectator record. The Melbourne Cricket Ground saw many people come in big numbers to see Australia take on New Zealand in the summit clash of the ODI World Cup 2015.

Meanwhile, the 2023 final saw Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne putting in brilliant knocks and chasing down the target set by India to make Australia clinch a record sixth title in the format.

Travis Head’s masterclass propells Australia to World Cup win

The clash began with the Indian team coming in to bat first and the side instantly found themselves in trouble. Only Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and KL Rahul were the players who played good knocks for the Men in Blue. 

After the first innings, India posted a total of 240 runs in the first innings as the Australian team put in a good performance with the ball and restricted the hosts to a subpar total. Aiming to chase down the target, Australia found themselves in trouble after the Indian bowlers did a good job in dismissing the top-order. However, THead and Marnus Labuschagne were resilient with the bat. 

Head scored 137 runs in 120 deliveries, whereas Labuschagne scored 58* runs in 110 deliveries. Chasing down the total in 43 overs, Australia won the game by six wickets to finally end India's winning streak of 10 games.