PAT CUMMINS hailed the greatest moment of his glittering career after leading Australia to World Cup glory in Ahmedabad, as India's hopes of a famous triumph on home soil fell flat.
India went into yesterday's showpiece as hot favourites after a dominant campaign in which they had won all 10 matches but failed to replicate the same form, as a partisan crowd of almost 100,000 at Narendra Modi Stadium was silenced by Travis Head's brilliant hundred in a gritty, low-scoring affair.
A six-wicket triumph - and sixth World Cup success - caps a remarkable year for Australia, who also beat India in the World Test Championship and retained the Ashes during a lengthy tour of England this summer.
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