Ahmedabad: A fan invaded the pitch and hugged Virat Kohli in a massive security breach at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad during the Cricket World Cup 2023 final between India and Australia on Sunday. During the 14th over of the match, a fan with a ‘Free Palestine’ T-shirt rushed inside and went on to hug Kohli before he was detained by the stadium security. The fan was swiftly removed from the ground and the match was resumed without any delay.
As per Google’s win probability, there is 70% chance that India will defeat Australia and become the world champions. India skipper Rohit Sharma played another blinder before Australia bounced back to reduce the hosts to 97 for three in 15 overs in the World Cup final. On expected lines, both teams did not make changes to their playing eleven.
On a slow and dry pitch, Australia put India in to bat, something Rohit Sharma wanted to do in front of a packed Narendra Modi Stadium. India scored 163 runs with 4 batsmen out at CRR of 5.02.
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Virat Kohli joined Rohit in the middle. Kohli struck three consecutive fours off Starc to maintain the momentum generated by Rohit. Captain Pat Cummins has stepped up to the party and got the big wicket for Virat Kohli for 54 with an effort boll. Ravindra Jadeja has been promoted ahead of Suryakumar Yadav as he joined KL Rahul.