Travis Head produces the winning hand in 388 vs 383 nail-biter
Rachin Ravindra and James Neesham specials meant it came down to six needed off the final ball for New Zealand, with No. 11 on strike - Australia then closed it out
28/10Result
27th Match, ICC Cricket World Cup at Dharamsala, Oct 28 2023
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![Australia]( "Australia")
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
383/9 (50 ov)
Player of the Match
28/10Result
27th Match, ICC Cricket World Cup at Dharamsala, Oct 28 2023
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![Australia]( "Australia")
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
383/9 (50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Day
World Cup final pitch rated 'average' by ICC
Sandy Dharamsala outfield rated "average" for four out of five World Cup games
Glenn Phillips: the part-timer who doesn't do part time
In the highest-scoring match in ODI World Cup history, Glenn Phillips returned incredible figures of 3 for 37
Pat Cummins on dizzying Dharamsala finish: 'I had to remember I'm in the middle of a cricket field'
His opposite number Tom Latham admitted it "hurt" to get so close but fall short, but even he could not help gushing over how "fantastic" a game it was
Stats - The highest aggregate in a World Cup match
Australia become the first team to score 350-plus in three successive ODIs
James Neesham: '2019 was the first thing I thought of when coming off'
When he dived and fell short of his ground, it was hard for the mind to go anywhere else. But then, the Neesham of 2023 is not focusing on the result "as much anymore"
Why middling scores make for the best kind of ODI
Runfests usually kill games as contests. But team scores a little below 300? Now we're talking
Head marks return from broken hand with scintillating century
He struck a 59-ball ton after slotting at the top in a 175-run opening stand with Warner
Head's successful comeback vindicates Australia's gamble
His blazing hundred, and what followed after he fell, showed his value in the side
Predictable Hazlewood the face of the banker bowler's resurgence
The Australia fast bowler has bowled about 70% of his balls in the hard lengths and from his height, those are a handful for batters
Mitchell Santner keeps opponents guessing with control and guile
New Zealand left-arm spinner set to play his 100th ODI, with Australia sweating over his kind of bowling in Dharamsala
Smith will do 'what's best for the team' - Cummins
Once Head returns, Smith may have to give his No.3 position to Marsh, who opened in Head's absence and play two-down
Preview
Trans-Tasman battle to provide test of World Cup-winning credentials
Travis Head is close to a return which will lead to a reshuffled top order for Australia, while New Zealand are likely to be unchanged
