Australia won the World Cup for a record third consecutive time, beating Sri Lanka by 53 runs in a rain-shortened final that ended in a farce on Saturday.
Adam Gilchrist scored 149, the highest individual score in a World Cup final, as the defending champions, electing to bat, piled 281-4 from their allotted 38 overs.
In reply, Sri Lanka could only muster 215 for 8 in fading light, after being set a revised target of 269 in 36 overs under the Duckworth-Lewis system, as rain, which forced a delayed start, halted play for 12 minutes during their run chase.