19 November,2023 04:08 PM IST | Ahmedabad | mid-day online correspondent
Virat Kohli (Pic: AFP)
IND vs AUS ICC World Cup 2023 final: Talismanic batter Virat Kohli scored the first fifty of the World Cup final but fell soon afterwards for 54 when bowled by Australia captain Pat Cummins in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
Kohli completed his fifth successive score of fifty or more at the tournament, albeit it took him a relatively sedate 56 balls with just four fours. Kohli, who started this match as the tournament's leading batsman with 711 runs, scored a record-breaking 50th one-day international hundred in unbeaten hosts India's 70-run semi-final win over New Zealand. That innings saw Kohli surpass the mark of 49 centuries he had shared with retired India great Sachin Tendulkar.
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But there was no repeat on Sunday when he played on to fast bowler Cummins trying to cut a ball that was too close to him. India were then 148-4 in the 29th over following a stand of 67 between Kohli and KL Rahul. Kohli's exit silenced a crowd of around 130,000, with Cumm
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The former Indian skipper scored the first fifty of the World Cup final, reaching the landmark in 56 balls, but had struck just four fours, with India then 132-3 in the 26th over. Tight bowling and fielding meant India went 16.1 overs between boundaries after they were sent into bat by Australia captain Pat Cummins.
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