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Team India faced a disappointing result in the ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023 final as Australia took home their sixth title after defeating the hosts by six wickets. The Men in Blue lost just one match in the CWC 2023 which was the final against Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. On the other hand, the Legends League Cricket 2023 has begun with Bhilwara Kings defeating the India Capitals in the opener.

Here in this article, we’ll look at all the big news that took place on Sunday, November 19, but before that let’s check the matches scheduled for the day.

Today’s match preview:

Women’s Big Bash League 2023

  • Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers: The 48th match of the WBBL 2023 is scheduled to take place between Heather Knight's Sydney Thunder and Tahlia McGrath-led Adelaide Strikers on Monday. The match will take place at the Cricket Central in Sydney at 09:30 a.m. IST. 
  • Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers: Jess Jonassen-led Brisbane Heat are scheduled to host Ellyse Perry's Sydney Sixers at the Allan Border Field in the 49th match of the WBBL 2023. The match between the fourth-placed Heat and the sixth-placed Sixers will take place at 01:40 p.m. IST.

LLC 2023 - Gujarat Giants vs Manipal Tigers:  Parthiv Patel's Gujarat Giants are scheduled to face Harbhajan Singh-led Manipal Tigers in the Legends League Cricket 2023. The match will take place at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi on Monday at 06:30 p.m. IST.

Major cricket events that happened on November 19

Travis Head's ton carries Australia to 6th World Cup title

The Pat Cummins-led Australia scripted history as they defeated a dominant Indian team by six wickets to win their sixth ICC ODI World Cup title. The Aussies had a horrid start to their 2023 World Cup campaign as they lost their first two games. But since then, the Aussies went on a nine-game winning run to clinch the World Cup spectacularly.

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Women’s Big Bash League 2023:

  • Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes: In match 46 of the WBBL 2023, Melbourne Renegades took on Hobart Hurricanes at the Junction Oval in Melbourne. The Elyse Villani-led side won the toss and restricted the Renegades to 101/9 in 20 overs. On the other hand, the Hurricanes chased down the total in 17.4 overs to register their fifth win on the season from 12 games.
  • Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat: In match 47 of the WBBL 2023, Melbourne Stars defeated Brisbane Heat at the Junction Oval in Melbourne by 15 runs.  Maia Bouchier's 41-off-29 and skipper  Annabel Sutherland's 37-off-21 helped the Stars place 156 runs on the board.  Sophie Day's 3-for-16 in four overs helped the Stars beat the Heat by 15 runs on Sunday.

Kapil Dev denies invitation to IND vs AUS CWC 2023 Final

India's 1983 World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev has revealed that he wasn't invited to Narendra Modi Stadium for the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 final. Ahead of the grand final, reports regarding a special ceremony felicitating all former World Cup-winning captains surfaced. The report also claimed that the captain would receive a special blazer as a token of appreciation.  But shutting down these claims, Kapil Dev, while speaking to ABP News, shared that he wasn't invited to the final.

Pro-Palestine supporter detained by Gujarat Police for invading pitch during CWC’23 final

Gujarat Police’s Crime Branch arrested the Pro-Palestine supporter who invaded the ODI World Cup 2023 final. India locked horns with Australia in the summit clash of the 2023 World Cup at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. During India’s innings, a Pro-Palestine supporter invaded the pitch, carrying a pride flag. 

Harbhajan Singh appears to make sexist remarks about Anushka Sharma, Athiya Shetty during CWC '23 Final

Harbhajan Singh, the former Indian cricketer, appeared to have made a sexist remark about the Bollywood actresses Anushka Sharma and Athiya Shetty in Hindi commentary, during the final of the ODI World Cup 2023. The moment happened when the camera panned towards the famous personalities from the world of entertainment while they were watching India bat against Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.