Cricket World Cup 2015 final LIVE: Australia vs New Zealand - Australia become world champions with 7 wicket win

Over-by-over coverage of the 2015 Cricket World Cup final

Australia lift the Cricket World Cup (GETTY IMAGES)

Latest news and final talking points:

• AUSTRALIA WIN THE CRICKET WORLD CUP

• Australia win by seven wickets

• New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat first

• New Zealand all out for 183

• Elliot and Taylor put 100 partnership together

• New Zealand 93/3 after 25 overs

• Two wickets in two overs leave New Zealand reeling at 40/3

• Brendan McCullum out for 0 in the first over

• Finch out for 0, but Australia make 56/1 from first 10 over in pursuit of 184

• Clarke out for 74

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STATS:

Australia are appearing in their seventh World Cup final, while New Zealand are here for the very first time.

Australia captain Michael Clarke will retire from ODI's after final.

Martin Guptill needs 10 runs to overtake Kumar Sanggakara and become the tournament's leading run-scorer.

New Zealand's Trent Boult is the top wicket taker with 21, one more than Australia's Mitchell Starc.