The Dhaka Times Desk Australia won the cup by defeating New Zealand in the final match of the Cricket World Cup 2015 held in Melbourne, Australia.
Australia won the cup by defeating New Zealand in the final match of the Cricket World Cup 2015 held in Melbourne, Australia. For the first time in the final, New Zealand hopes to perform well. But when they came out to bat first, disaster struck. New Zealand was under a lot of pressure after losing one wicket for just one run. Slow down the pace of play. After that, they kept falling wickets one after another. Their innings ended in 45 overs without playing the entire over. They lost all their wickets and scored 183 runs.
After Australia fell to the target of 184 runs, they also lost a wicket first. Still their run rate was good. Losing 3 wickets and scoring 186 runs, Australia won the final by defeating New Zealand by 7 wickets. Australia proved themselves to be the best in world cricket.