5 Records held by Australia in World Cup history

#4 Smallest margin of victory (1 run)

Australia emerged winners by 1 run against India at Chennai in 1987

If the Aussies knew how to win with dominating the show, they also had the players who could hold their nerves in nail-biting finishes. If they boast of securing a victory by the largest margin of runs, they are also proud winners by taking games till the very end.

It was not once but twice when Australia secured victory by merely a margin of a run. Interestingly, both the occasions unfolded when India was at the receiving end.

The first incident takes us back to the World Cup in 1987 when India failed to chase down 271 and fell short by a run to fold out at 269 on the second last ball of the match. Despite heroics from K Srikanth and Navjot Sidhu, India succumbed to defeat in a last-ball thriller in the Reliance Cup.

The feat repeated, this time in the Benson and Hedges World Cup in 1992 when once again the hosts emerged winners by a solitary run despite a captain's knock from Azharuddin.