Australia are champions for a sixth time after they beat India by six wickets in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 final in Ahmedabad.
Hosts India won all 10 games leading up to the final and were heavy favourites to claim the trophy, but fell at the last hurdle.
Al Jazeera takes a look at five things that went wrong on the day for India as their winning streak ended at the worst possible time.
From the moment the pitch was unveiled, all eyes were on the toss and all the chatter was about what the captains would do next.
The late change of pitch for India’s semifinal against New Zealand surprised the game’s experts and played into the hands of the hosts.
The pitch in Ahmedabad for the final was heavily worn – much to everyone’s surprise for an event of such stature.
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