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The Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera ground in Ahmedabad has served treats over the years in low-scoring contests. The lowest defended score at the venue interestingly came for India against Australia, same opponents from today’s World Cup final. India defended 193 against Australia in October 1986, when India were defending world champions.
The Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera ground in Ahmedabad has served treats over the years in low-scoring contests. The lowest defended score at the venue interestingly came for India against Australia, same opponents from today’s World Cup final. India defended 193 against Australia in October 1986, when India were defending world champions.
It will be a hard pill to swallow for the impressive batting line-up of India after they were restricted to 240 in the ODI World Cup final on Sunday (Nov 19). Now with a task in hand, Indian bowlers need to restrict the Aussies for below 240 if they are to clinch glory. While it is not an improbable task, the Indian team will have to draw inspiration from the 1983 World Cup winning side of Kapil Dev to win their third ODI World Cup at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Innings Break!#TeamIndia post 2⃣4⃣0⃣ on the board!
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 19, 2023
6⃣6⃣ for KL Rahul
5⃣4⃣ for Virat Kohli
4⃣7⃣ for Captain Rohit Sharma
Over to our bowlers now 👌
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What is the lowest defended score at the Narendra Modi Stadium?
Now the Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera ground in Ahmedabad has served treats over the years in low-scoring contests. The lowest defended score at the venue interestingly came for India against Australia, same opponents from today’s World Cup final. India defended 193 against Australia in October 1986, when India were defending world champions.
Lowest Defended Totals in Ahmedabad
1986 - India beat Australia by defending 193
1988 - West Indies beat India by defending 196
2006 - South Africa beat Sri Lanka by defending 219
1989 - India beat Sri Lanka by defending 227
2022 - India beat West Indies by defending 237
1996 - New Zealand beat England by defending 239
The contest in October 1986 saw Ravi Shastri adjourned Player of the Match for his 53 runs and two wickets. Shastri was India’s top scorer while Madan Lal also contributed 30 while the hosts were 98/6 in the match.
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What happened in the match?
Indian batters were caught flat in the ODI World Cup final on Sunday (Nov 19) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad as Australia restricted them to 240. Considering India’s rich form with the bat in the tournament, the off-power show saw smiles on five-time champions and their fans at mid-innings. KL Rahul was the top scorer for Team India with 66 while Virat Kohli scored 54, but failed to convert his innings into a big one.
Mitchell Starc ended with figures of 55/3 while Josh Hazlewood and skipper Cummins got two each. Cummins’s dismissal of Virat proved to be the turning point as Indian hopes were massively dented. There were wickets for Adam Zampa and Glenn Maxwell as well with the latter getting the prize asset of Rohit Sharma.
