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From second world cup win on June 20 to heaviest defeat on June 19: The fall of Australians in 19 years

Australia suffered their biggest ODI loss on the same day of their second Cricket World Cup win.

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In the early hours of Wednesday, Australian cricket hit rock bottom when they suffered their biggest One-Day International (ODI) defeat, in terms of number of runs. England set a world record by scoring 481 runs in 50 overs before they thrashed the Aussies by 242 runs and also sealed the five-match series 3-0.

World champions, Australia, suffered a 14th defeat in as many as 16 ODIs, ironically on the same day when they had clinched their second ICC Cricket World Cup in 1999.

Australia, who came off a nail-bitter semi-final against South Africa, had Pakistan in between them and a second World Cup trophy. However, as the final got underway, there was never a moment when the Men in Yellow had struggled, with the bat or ball.

June 20, 1999

Wasim Akram won the toss and chose to bat in the 1999 Cricket World Cup final. A won toss ended up being a nightmare for his side. One-down batsman’s Abdul Razzaq was the highest scorer with 17 runs to his name as Pakistan were humiliated to a score of 132 all out in 39 overs.

Shane Warne led the Australian attack with four scalps and the other wickets were shared between Glenn McGrath, Tom Moody, Damien Fleming and Paul Reiffel. During the chase, Australia lost two wickets but eventually sealed the match with 29.5 overs to spare and lifted their second World Cup trophy.

On June 20, 1999, Australia joined the mighty West Indies to become only the second side to have won the Cricket World Cup for a second time. The Australians have gone on to add three more titles to their account and the latest one came only three years ago.

June 20, 2018

Although, Australians are the current World Champions, they are ranked No. 6, behind India, South Africa, New Zealand and Pakistan. In the last seven ODI series (including the 2017 Champions Trophy), Australia have won only two – against New Zealand and Pakistan – and following those two wins, they have lost five consecutive series.

Australia’s 14th loss in 16 ODIs was the worst defeat of the all. Tim Paine won the toss and put England to bat first at Trent Bridge. It was Australia’s turn to regret a won toss.

 

Hundreds from Alex Hales, who made 147 on his home ground, Nottinghamshire, and Jonny Bairstow, whose 139 was his fourth century in six matches at this level, helped England surpass their own previous all-time ODI record of 444 for three against Pakistan set at Trent Bridge in 2016.

 

 

World champions Australia could only manage 239 for 9 in reply as they suffered their 14th defeat in 16 completed ODIs.

Losing captain, Tim Paine, being optimistic said, “Today was a learning experience for all of us. As I said, it was tough, no matter where we put the fielders, they hit the gaps and they were red-hot, that's the yardstick of 50-over cricket. Some young guys are getting some games and 12 months is a long time in cricket (looking ahead of World Cup) so things can change pretty quickly.

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