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World Cup 2015: Top 10 "Man of the Moment" in the history of World Cup finals

New Delhi: World Cup final itself makes a history of sort but some out standing performances do stand out as witnesses to that history. These performances have been weaved into the cricketing history and the

1999: Shane Warne (Australia)

Another World Cup final, another appearance by the Australians. After a shaky start to the tournament, the Australian campaign had picked up the momentum, culminating in thrilling back-to-back matches with South Africa.

After guiding Australia in a tied semifinal with 4 wickets,  Warne's wizardry was too much for Pakistan to handle in the final in front of a packed Lord's, tearing through the Pakistanis with a match-winning 4-33 as no Pakistan batsman scored above 25.

Pakistan were all out for 132 and Australia won the match on the first ball of the 21st over after Adam Gilchrist blasted his way to a half-century.