Summary

  • Australia win World Cup for sixth time

  • Head's brilliant 137 leads Australia to victory

  • Labuschagne offers solid support with unbeaten half-century

  • Warner, Marsh & Smith removed cheaply by India pacemen

  • India post 240 all out as Australia's bowlers impress

  • Rahul top-scores with 66; Starc takes 3-55

  • Kohli makes flawless half-century before being removed by Cummins (2-34)

  • Head's brilliant catch ends Rohit's tone-setting 47 off 31 balls

  • Gill & Shreyas both fall cheaply after Australia win toss

Live Reporting

Ffion Wynne, Sam Drury, Stephan Shemilt, Callum Matthews and Maisie Gallen

  1. Aus 4-0

    Target 241

    Edged! Four!

    A tentative prod from David Warner and it drops just short of the slip cordon and goes through Virat Kohli and away to the fence.

    Lively start.

  2. Right, time for the chase.

    Both sides are out in the middle and we're ready to go.

    Time for another vote.

    Thumbs up for an India win. Thumbs down for an Australia win.

  3. If India win today's final they will go unbeaten.

    That has only happened in two 50-over World Cups before - Australia in 2003 and 2007.

    We asked you for your combined XI too, and this is what you came up.

    Adam Gilchrist - 91%, Rohit Sharma - 80%, Virat Kohli - 95%, Ricky Ponting - 89%, Mike Hussey - 29%, Andrew Symonds - 36%, Ravindra Jadeja - 75%, Mohammed Shami - 63%, Brett Lee - 54%, Jasprit Bumrah - 76%, Glenn McGrath - 86%.

    Combined Australia 2003-2007 and India 2023 XI: Adam Gilchrist - 91% Rohit Sharma - 80% Virat Kohli - 95% Ricky Ponting - 89% Mike Hussey - 29% Andrew Symonds - 36% Ravindra Jadeja - 75% Mohammed Shami - 63% Brett Lee - 54% Jasprit Bumrah - 76% Glenn McGrath - 86%BBC Sport

  4. The final vote was for player of the tournament. The second innings in this game could change the outcome in a few people's minds, but the final results were...

    1. Virat Kohli (India) - 43%

    2. Mohammed Shami (India) - 32%

    3. Glenn Maxwell (Australia) - 11%

    4. Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand) - 8%

    5. Quinton de Kock (South Africa) - 5%

    6. Adam Zampa (Australia) - 1%

  5. One of the other votes we did was game of the tournament. Here are the results...

    1. Australia v Afghanistan - 36%

    2. Australia v New Zealand - 19%

    3. South Africa v Pakistan - 18%

    4. Netherlands v South Africa - 17%

    5. Afghanistan v England - 10%

    I think the previous innings may have influenced this vote too...

  6. Here are the full results...

    1. Australia's Glenn Maxwell's hitting 201 not out against Afghanistan - 67%

    2. India's Virat Kohli's hitting his record-breaking 50th ODI century against New Zealand - 20%

    3. Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews being timed out against Bangladesh - 7%

    4. Australia's Glenn Maxwell hitting fastest World Cup century off 40 balls against the Netherlands - 3%

    5. Pakistan's Haris Rauf taking superb one-handed return catch against South Africa - 3%

  7. We also did three votes, which we'll reveal next.

    We'll start with the greatest moment of the tournament.

    There was realistically only ever going to be one winner...

    Glenn Maxwell's 201 not out against Afghanistan.

  8. Here is the final XI that you picked.

    Here are the percentages that they got too: Rohit Sharma – 63%, Quinton de Kock – 64%, Rachin Ravindra – 68%, Virat Kohli – 94%, Daryl Mitchell – 61%, Glenn Maxwell – 79%, Ravindra Jadeja – 67%, Mohammed Shami – 94%, Shaheen Afridi – 29%, Jasprit Bumrah – 76%, Adam Zampa – 61%.

    Agree? Disagree? Thumbs up or thumbs down.

    BBC Sport readers' team of the tournament: Rohit Sharma – 63%, Quinton de Kock – 64%, Rachin Ravindra – 68%, Virat Kohli – 94%, Daryl Mitchell – 61%, Glenn Maxwell – 79% Ravindra Jadeja – 67%, Mohammed Shami – 94%, Shaheen Afridi – 29%, Jasprit Bumrah – 76%, Adam Zampa – 61%BBC Sport

  9. We're going to use the interval to run through the team of the tournament and votes that we've done this week.

    We'll start with the team of the tournament reveal...

  10. Thanks Steph.

    This could be a cracker, couldn't it?

    Feels too close to call at this point.

  11. Right then, 241 it is. A familiar number in World Cup finals.

    Here's Callum Matthews...

  12. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    You go back to that Travis Head catch and there is the moment.

    Rohit Sharma was flying at that stage.

  13. About right, I reckon. Certainly don't put it past India to win 4-3.

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    Trying to explain the situation in relation to a football match for my 8 year old son, I have Australia 3-1 up at half time. Too much?

    Mark, Hove

  15. On Cummins' captaincy, there were 22 bowling changes in that innings, more than any other during this World Cup.

  16. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Pat Cummins was at the stumps and he's had a brilliant first half of the World Cup final.

    A brave decision at the toss but I think it's the right one for Australia. For the Aussies to win, chasing under lights was the way to go.

    Cummins' captaincy has been exceptional, chopping and changing, he's been backed up by some brilliant fielding.

  17. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    They had to come back for the second but Australia stayed cool. The bails came off and he was well short of his ground.

  18. wicket

    WICKET

    Kuldeep run out 10 (Ind 240 all out)

    Run out coming back for the second from the final ball. Kuldeep Yadav to the non-striker's end, well short of Marnus Labuschagne's throw from deep square leg.

    Australia need 241 to win the World Cup.

  19. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport in Ahmedabad

    Where have all of those flags been hiding?

  20. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

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    That was a free swing of the bat, the like of which we haven't seen much in this innings.

    The flags are waving and they're dancing on the terraces. Something to cheer at last.