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The ODI Cricket World Cup has finished after a gripping finale that saw the home favorites lose in a huge upset. India, the hosts, had gone 9-0 in the regular matches and defeated New Zealand by 70 runs in the first semifinal to make it to the final, while Australia went 7-2 and beat South Africa by 3 wickets in the semifinal to face off against India. After some dominant showings, India were the favorite to win, but a tough pitch to bat on led to the low total of 240 after their innings. Then, Australia truly smashed the ball in their batting innings, and poor fielding from India helped Australia take their 6th World Cup victory.
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