On this day: Australia captain Clarke signs off in style with CWC win

Sport360 staff 16:44 28/03/2016
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  • Australia captain Michael Clarke ended his career on a high in Melbourne.

    In a clash of the Cricket World Cup co-hosts, Australia comfortably cruised to a seven-wicket win over New Zealand on this day in 2015, claiming their fifth World Cup trophy on home soil in Melbourne.

    The match was arguably between the two strongest sides in the tournament, but Australia’s bowling attack, featuring Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Johnson, left New Zealand’s bats quiet for a modest 183.

    In the chase, Australia were led by Steve Smith, David Warner and Michael Clarke, who played the final ODI of his career, finishing their innings

    in just 33.1 overs.

    The crowd of 93,013 on hand to witness the triumph was the largest in the Australia’s history of cricket.

    Here’s what other memorable sports events happened on this day:

    1966: Muhammad Ali defeats George Chuvalo in 15 rounds for the heavyweight boxing title.

    1973: Boston Celtics great Dave Cowens is crowned the NBA’s MVP.

    1985: Wayne Gretzky breaks his own NHL record with his 126th assist of the season.

    1989: Alan Border is unbeaten for 42 against South Africa, marking his final day of Test cricket.

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