Seven finals, five titles: Australia in World Cup finals

IND vs AUS ICC World Cup 2023 final Australia will be eyeing for their sixth ICC World Cup 2023 title win when they lock horns with India in the final at Ahmedabads Narendra Modi Stadium on SundayAussies who won their firstever World Cup title in 1987 cemented themselves as the most dominant force in cricket history with a hattrick of World Cup title wins in 1999 2003 and 2007 all away from home Though the teams form dropped off in the next decade of the 2010s the Aussies peaked at a perfect time to win the 2015 title their firstever at homeAustralias victory in the 1987 final against archrivals England saw them conquer the cricketing world in tough Indian subcontinent conditions Australia has featured in seven World Cup finals so far winning five However the mighty Aussies have not been as dominant in the subcontinent In the 1996 final against Sri Lanka at Lahore Australia registered a loss Their next subcontinent World Cup outing in 2011 saw them crash out in the quarterfinals after a loss to IndiaAlso ReadlsquoGo for a fifer India will winrsquoLet us look at Australias performances in Cricket World Cup finals1975 World Cup final against West Indies at LondonIn the final of the inaugural Cricket World Cup met the crickets two biggest powerhouses at Lords WI was put to bat first and scored 2918 in 60 overs with skipper Clive Llyod 102 in 85 balls with 12 fours and two sixes leading from the front Gary Gilmour 548 took a fivewicket haul In the chase of 292 runs skipper Ian Chappell 62 in 93 balls with six fours and Alan Turner 40 in 54 balls with four boundaries delivered standout performances but fell short by 17 runs bundled out for 274 Keith Boyce took a fourwicket haul for the Windies1987 Cricket World Cup final against England in KolkataThe Ashes rival played at a much more colourful and different setting in India But the stadium was packed to watch the two cricket superpowers live David Boon 75 in 125 balls with seven fours and Mike Veletta 45 in 31 balls helped Australia post 2536 in their 50 oversThanks to fine performances by Bill Athey 58 in 103 balls with two fours skipper Mike Gatting 41 in 45 balls with three fours and a six and Allan Lamb 45 in 55 balls with four boundaries it seemed England could win but Aussie bowlers held their nerves to restrict England to 2468 leaving them short by seven runs1996 Cricket World Cup final against Sri Lanka in LahoreSri Lanka put the Aussies to bat first Skipper Mark Taylor 74 in 83 balls with eight fours and a six and an upandcoming Ricky Ponting 45 in 73 balls with two fours were the top two scores that guided Australia to a fighting 2417 in 50 overs Aravinda de Silva took 342In the chase of 242 Lankas fiery opening duo of Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana was dismissed quickly leaving them at 232 But a brilliant effort from middleorder Asanka Gurusinha 65 in 99 balls with seven fours and a six Aravinda de Silva 107 in 124 balls with 13 fours and skipper Arjuna Ranatunga 47 in 37 balls with four boundaries and a six guided SL to a sevenwicket win with 22 balls left1999 Cricket World Cup final against Pakistan in LondonAt the Home of Cricket that is the Lords stadium brilliant spells by Glenn McGrath 213 and Shane Warne 432 bundled out Pakistan for just 132 in 39 overs Australia chased it down quickly with knocks coming from Adam Gilchrist 54 in 36 balls eight fours and a six and Mark Waugh 37 in 52 balls with four boundaries that guided the Aussies to an easy eightwicket win2003 Cricket World Cup final against India at JohannesburgIn the final at a packed Johannesburg Australians did not offer a minute of respite after being put to bat first Adam Gilchrist 57 and Matthew Hayden 37 laid the foundation for a big score with their century stand After getting them both India was hit by a barrage of fours and sixes by skipper Ricky Ponting 140 in 121 balls with four boundaries and eight sixes and Damien Martyn 88 in 84 balls with seven fours and a six Australia scored 3592 in 50 oversAlso ReadFort Motera ready for cricketrsquos biggest battleIn chase of 360 the Aussies got the big wicket of Sachin Tendulkar for just four runs Sachins wicket dimmed the hopes of millions of Indians Except for Virender Sehwag 82 and skipper Sourav Ganguly 47 all the big guns failed and Men in Blue was bundled out for 234 losing by 125 runs2007 Cricket World Cup final against Sri Lanka at BridgetownAustralia was given a chance to make it a hattrick of World Cup titles and Men in Yellow grabbed it with both hands Australia made 2814 in a 38overperside match due to rain with explosive wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist 149 in 104 balls with 13 fours and eight sixes topscoring for AussiesIn the chase of 282 Sri Lankas pursuit for the cup was boosted by fifties from Sanath Jayasuriya 63 in 67 balls with eight fours and Kumar Sangakkara 54 in 52 balls with six fours and a six None of the other batters stepped up despite the target being revised to 269 in 36 overs SL ended with 2158 in their 36 overs Michael Clarke 233 was the top wickettaker for the Aussies2015 Cricket World Cup final against New Zealand at MelbourneKiwis opted to bat first against fourtime champions at Melbourne Cricket Ground MCG The fall of an inform attacking skipper Brendon McCullum for a duck proved to be catastrophic for NZ and they could not recover from it Grant Elliott 83 in 82 balls with seven fours and a six scored most of the runs as NZ was skittled out for 183 in 45 oversJames Faulkner 336 and Mitchell Johnson 330 led the Australian bowling with their fiery spells Australia chased down the total with easy with skipper Michael Clarke 74 in 72 balls with 10 fours and a six and Steve Smith 56 in 71 balls with three fours posting fifties Australia won by seven wickets with more than 16 overs leftWith inputs from agencies