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Lowest total defended by a team in a World Cup final; ft World Cup 1983

Lowest total defended by a team in a World Cup final; ft World Cup 1983

India set a target of 241 for Australia to chase in the ODI World Cup 2023 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium. India’s batters disappointed everyone with their performance but hopes are still alive as Indian bowlers have done it in the past when they stepped up to guide ‘Men in Blue’ to an ODI […]

India set a target of 241 for Australia to chase in the ODI World Cup 2023 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium. India’s batters disappointed everyone with their performance but hopes are still alive as Indian bowlers have done it in the past when they stepped up to guide ‘Men in Blue’ to an ODI World Cup victory. Let us look at the lowest total defeated in the World Cup final by any team.

Lowest total defended in ODI World Cup final

Team ScorecardOpponent YearResult
India183West Indies1983India won by 43 runs
Pakistan 249/6England1992Pak won by 22 runs
Australia253/5England1987Australia won by 7 runs
Australia281/4Sri Lanka2007Australia won by 53 runs (D/L)
West Indies
286/9
England1979West Indies won by 92 runs

Will India repeat World Cup 1983 win ?

India won their first Cricket World Cup title by defeating the lowest total in the history of the tournament. If a team wins the title today, then they will repeat history by successfully defeating the second-lowest total of all time in the World Cup tournament.

Lowest total defended in World Cup overall

Team TargetOpponent YearResult
Zimbabwe135England1992Zimbabwe won by 9 runs
England166Pakistan1979England won by 14 runs
Kenya167West Indies1996Kenya won by 73 runs
England172South Africa2011England won by 6 runs
Canada181Bangladesh2003Canada won by 60 runs

Lowest total defended in Narendra Modi Stadium

The lowest total defended in the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad is 196 runs. West Indies defended these runs against India in 1988.

Lowest Total defended in ODI World Cup 2023

Netherlands has defeated the lowest score in the World Cup 2023 along with India. Netherlands won the match against Bangladesh by giving the target of 230. India came out victories against England after scoring 229/9 in their first batting.

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