Team India’s heart broken twice in the year 2023
Year Ender 2023: 2023 has been quite historic for cricket. This year, cricket fans got to see many big tournaments. Team India maintained its dominance over the cricket world this year also. She became number-1 in all three formats. But this year there were two such occasions when the hearts of every Indian cricket fan along with Team India were broken. Team India had to face defeat in 2 such big matches this year which are not easy to forget.
Indian fans heartbroken twice in 2023
This year, two big formats of cricket – the final of the World Test Championship in Test and the World Cup in ODI were played. The Indian team had made its place in the finals of both these tournaments. The special thing was that in both the finals it faced the Australian team. But Team India could not win even one of these matches. He had to face defeat in both the matches.
Lost by 209 runs in WTC final
Team India played the final match of the World Test Championship against Australia in June. In this match, Australia batted first and scored 469 runs. In response to Australia’s first innings, the Indian team could score only 296 runs. Australia declared the second innings at 270 runs for eight wickets and gave India a target of 444 runs. But the Indian team was limited to 234 runs in this innings and had to face defeat in the final of the World Test Championship for the second consecutive time. Earlier in the year 2021, it had lost at the hands of New Zealand team.
World Cup final lost even after 10 consecutive wins
Team India had a stellar performance in the ODI World Cup 2023. The team made its place in the finals of the tournament by winning 10 consecutive matches. She was just 1 win away from the World Cup trophy. But once again the Australian team was in front of them and in this match also they had to face defeat. In this match, the Indian team, batting first, was able to score only 240 runs in the stipulated 50 overs. Australia achieved the target in just 43 overs and had shattered Team India’s dream of winning the ICC trophy even once.
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