World Cup Final: India vs Australia Live Score Updates

After 14 overs

AUS 74-3

13.6

Kuldeep Yadav to Labuschagne, 1 run, square of the wicket

13.5

Kuldeep Yadav to Labuschagne, no run, with the arm outside off from a length.

13.4

Kuldeep Yadav to Head, 1 run, tossed fuller,

13.3

Kuldeep Yadav to Head, no run, flat and was the leg spinner. Head didn't pick it up fuller but managed to push it back towards Kuldeep

13.2

Kuldeep Yadav to Labuschagne, 1 run, to deep square leg

13.1

Kuldeep Yadav to Head, 1 run, on a length and spinning away, punched towards sweeper cover

A lot hinges on Marnus for Australia. He's the one capable of anchoring on a tricky wicket and really making life tough for the opposition. And batting is only going to get tougher on this pitch...

After 13 overs

AUS 70-3

12.6

Jadeja to Labuschagne, no run

12.5

Jadeja to Head, 1 run, flat on middle stump, punched towards long-off

12.4

Jadeja to Labuschagne, 1 run, a tad shorter and with the arm towards leg,

12.3

Jadeja to Labuschagne, no run, pitched up on middle and leg, blocked to mid-wicket

12.2

Jadeja to Labuschagne, no run, fuller and with the arm, defended towards mid-wicket

12.1

Jadeja to Labuschagne, no run, flat and spins away sharply as well.

Bharat Sundaresan: Perhaps the Jasprit Bumrah delivery was so good, and it was, that even Steve Smith decided it deserved a wicket & didn’t review. Bizarre to see him not go for a DRS and that too in a World Cup final.

After 12 overs

AUS 68-3

11.6

Kuldeep Yadav to Labuschagne, 1 run, tossed up on off and turning back in. Labuschagne drives towards long-on

11.5

Kuldeep Yadav to Head, 1 run, flat delivery just outside off, punched towards deep point

More heads-up captaincy from Rohit here. He wants to bowl his spinners before the potential dew settles in.

11.4

Kuldeep Yadav to Head, no run, flat and goes on without any spin towards middle.

A slip in place now

11.3

Kuldeep Yadav to Labuschagne, 1 run, to long-on

11.2

Kuldeep Yadav to Labuschagne, no run, tossed up and was looking for that sharp turn back in that has troubled so many batters in the past. Labuschagne with a full blooded forward defence on that one

11.1

Kuldeep Yadav to Labuschagne, no run

Kuldeep Yadav, comes into the attack

Now over to Kuldeep.

After 10.4 Illingworth just asked Jadeja to calm down. Not too happy with the excitement shown.

After 11 overs

AUS 65-3 

10.6

Jadeja to Head, no run, close call again, no review taken. The Indians ran out of time.

10.5

Jadeja to Head, 2 runs, a loud appeal for LBW but 'bat' murmurs KL as he has a discussion with Jadeja. This was a flat delivery that went on with the arm, very close to the front pad but Head makes to inside edge his cut towards fine leg. Two runs taken

Shami as soon as he finished his 5th over signalled to the Indian camp that he wants to come in. More of a comfort break and some rest one feels.

10.4

Jadeja to Head, no run, flat delivery, stump lined. Pushed back towards Jadeja

10.3

Jadeja to Labuschagne, 1 run, strays onto the pads, clipped towards deep square leg

10.2

Jadeja to Labuschagne, no run, darted through on middle, spinning away. Blocked leg side

10.1

Jadeja to Labuschagne, no run, pitched fuller on off, Labuschagne with a forward defence

10.1

Jadeja to Head, 2 wides, spin straight away but turns down the leg side after pitching on a length. Not a clean gather by Rahul and the Aussies scamper for an extra

Ravindra Jadeja, Left arm orthodox, comes into the attack

Powerplay over and the game is in the balance. India also got a flier and then they were slowed down as the pitch slowed down. Will Australia face something similar?

After 10 overs

AUS 60-3

9.6

Shami to Labuschagne, no run, short of length delivery, Marnus defends off the back foot

9.5

Shami to Head, 1 run, to square leg

9.4

Shami to Head, FOUR, to long-on

Rohit gestured to KL with a frown on his face not to get up too early after those 4 byes. Meanwhile Kohli asks the crowd to ramp it up. As if they are not doing it already.

9.3

Shami to Head, FOUR, to third man

9.2

Shami to Head, no run, good length delivery angling in, Head looks to guide it with an open bat face but backward point cuts it off

9.1

Shami to Head, no run, good length delivery angling in, Head looks to flick, ball hits the pad as he misses. Easily missing leg though

Amidst all that excitement, Australia's run-rate has plummeted. They've only mustered 10 runs in the last 5 overs while losing 2 wickets and that includes the 4 byes in the previous over

After 9 overs

AUS 51-3

8.6

Bumrah to Labuschagne, no run

Meanwhile Virat cheers the crowd to get behind the bowler

Most wickets for bowlers from a team in a World Cup

98* India in 2023

97 Australia in 2007

96 Australia in 2003

90 England in 2019

88 South Africa in 2023

8.5

Bumrah to Labuschagne, byes, FOUR, oh dear! What have you done KL? What should have been a dot ball is now four byes and Rohit isn't happy.

8.4

Bumrah to Labuschagne, no run, short of length delivery, Marnus defends off the back foot

8.3

Bumrah to Labuschagne, no run, another slower delivery, this time the yorker, Marnus digs it out

8.2

Bumrah to Labuschagne, no run, defended off the back foot

8.1

Bumrah to Labuschagne, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Marnus defends off the back foot

After 8 overs

AUS 47-3

7.6

Shami to Head, no run

7.5

Shami to Head, no run

7.4

Shami to Head, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Head plays and misses again

7.3

Shami to Head, no run

7.2

Shami to Head, no run

7.1

Shami to Head, no run

Marnus Labuschagne, right handed bat, comes to the crease

After 7 overs

AUS 47-3

6.6

Bumrah to Smith, out Lbw!! Smith lbw b Bumrah 4(9) [4s-1]

Bumrah to Smith, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

6.5

Bumrah to Smith, no run, back to back of a length, Smith defends to the on-side

6.4

Bumrah to Smith, FOUR, neat, Steve Smith high backlift trademark on-drive!

6.3

Bumrah to Smith, no run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, Smith defends off the back foot

6.2

Bumrah to Head, 1 run, opens the bat face and taps it to point, do you want that single, Smudge is the question and Smith runs

6.1

Bumrah to Head, no run, fullish delivery outside off stump, Head drives, but the man at short cover dives to his left and took some pace off to deflect it to mid-off

After 6 overs

AUS 42-2

5.6

Shami to Smith, no run, oh this keeps a tad low and Smith just manages to get his bat down in time

5.5

Shami to Smith, no run, good length delivery just outside off stump, Smith defends off the back foot

The crowd are getting behind the Indian bowlers for every delivery here. Barring the few moments of silence when Australia hit a boundary, it's been raucous out there.

5.4

Shami to Head, 1 run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Head pushes it to mid-on, lovely diving save to the right from Siraj

5.3

Shami to Head, no run, oh very tentative in his defence is Travis Head now to Shami as the bowler targets the stumps. He's opening up the batter. If it moves away, the edge could be in play

5.2

Shami to Head, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Head defends

5.1

Shami to Head, no run, appeal for LBW. Umpire Richard Kettleborough says no. Could be missing leg and that's exactly what KL was suggesting. Short of a length delivery angled in, Head looks to hop and defend, escapes because it wasn't straight enough

STAT: 17th dismissal behind the wicket for KL Rahul - the most by an Indian wicketkeeper in a World Cup surpassing 16 by his coach Rahul Dravid in the 2003 edition.

The atmosphere is absolutely buzzing in Ahmedabad. Head is now the key player for Australia in the powerplay as they will look to him to get some boundaries going against the hard new ball.

Good observation by DK on air: Shami with a semi-new ball bowling first-change when the ball swings less is more potent as he is basically a seam bowler who gets swing. Has more control then. Now he is trying too hard to get wickets and that's why he has not looked as threatening as he has been, despite the wicket.

Shami's WC numbers unbelievable, has upped his wicket-taking ability: Zaheer Khan

After 5 overs

AUS 41-2

4.6

Bumrah to Smith, no run

4.5

Bumrah to Smith, no run, blocked nicely again

4.3

Bumrah to Mitchell Marsh, out Caught by Rahul!! It was Marsh caught at slip off Bumrah at Chepauk. It is Marsh caught KL off Bumrah in Ahmedabad. Now you almost figure out why Rohit sent Siraj to long-off to offer that single to Marsh last ball of the previous over. Marsh got out to Naveen who also bowls from a wide angle and Bumrah is a master at that art. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Marsh goes for the cut, under edge and it just carries to KL, who stays low to pouch it clean. Two down now. Mitchell Marsh c Rahul b Bumrah 15(15) [4s-1 6s-1]

Bumrah to Mitchell Marsh, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

4.2

Bumrah to Mitchell Marsh, no run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Marsh defends off the front foot

4.1

Bumrah to Mitchell Marsh, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Marsh defends off the back foot, goes off the outer half of the bat and backward point