India were favourites to win a home Cricket World Cup – so how did it all go wrong for them in the all-important final?

India were favourites to win a home Cricket World Cup – so how did it all go wrong for them in the all-important final?
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Australia win by three wickets in a tense chase of 213 to book a date with the unbeaten hosts in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
Shami takes seven wickets after Kohli and Iyer score centuries as India advance to a home World Cup final.