Travis Head joins elite World Cup final hundred club

Australia's Travis Head became just the seventh batsman to score a hundred in a World Cup final when he achieved the feat against India in Ahmedabad on Sunday.

The opener's 137 sealed a record-extending sixth World Cup title for his side in a comprehensive six-wicket defeat of an India team who had won all 10 of their previous games at the tournament.

Head's hundred was also the third by an Australian in a World Cup final following match-winning efforts of 140 not out by Ricky Ponting in 2003 and Adam Gilchrist's 149 four years later.

Below AFP Sport lists all the hundreds scored in a World Cup final.

Hundreds in a World Cup final (score, batsman, team, opponent, venue, year):

149 - Adam Gilchrist, Australia v Sri Lanka, Bridgetown, 2007

140 not out - Ricky Ponting, Australia v India, Johannesburg, 2003

138 not out - Vivian Richards, West Indies v England, Lord's, 1979

137- Travis Head, Australia v India, Ahmedabad, 2023

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