AUSTRALIA WIN
A thriller. This has been a thriller. And its come from outta nowhere. 771 runs scored The most in a World Cup game. And still it went down to the last ball.
Travis Head scored a century in the blink of an eye.
Rachin Ravindra answered with one of his own, an incredibly polished effort under immense pressure. He has middled 310 of the 377 balls (SR 123) he's faced in this World Cup according to our ball-by-ball data. There is only one person who's done better. Virat Kohli (350 of 391, SR 96). This 23-year old is kiiiiiinda keeping pace with the ODI GOAT.
Starc finishes with 89 runs in nine overs but he played a HUUUGE hand in this win. After giving away five wides, he recovered beautifully. He had only 12 runs to defend of the last five balls. And he gave away only 7.
Jimmy Neesham. Oh Jimmy Neesham. He ends up dead centre in these games. Soooo close to pulling it off for NZ. Again! As if four years ago wasn't enough. He had batted only three times in ODIs in 2023. To do what he did is not too far away from what Head did earlier in the day, when he came out of a six-week injury and flayed the bowling to all parts.
So many threads. So many stories. So many players going above and beyond.