A thrilling finale awaits with India and Australia squaring off in the final of 2023 Cricket World Cup on Sunday.
India are currently on a brilliant run with 10 successive wins in the tournament including their semi-final triumph over New Zealand. They shook their ghosts from 2019 to get the better of the Kiwis in Mumbai to enter the title clash.
Having won the toss, Rohit Sharma’s side decided to bat first and then set a massive total of 397 runs. Virat Kohli’s century saw him reach a milestone of 50 ODI tons and also become the first player to breach the 700-run mark at the event.
In the chase, a Mohammed Shami masterclass enabled the Men in Blue to secure a 70-run win over the Kiwis, paving their way to the final.
Follow all the action from the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 including the World Cup schedule, World Cup 2023 results, and ICC Cricket World Cup points table. Players are vying to top the World Cup 2023 Most Runs and World Cup 2023 Most Wickets charts.
The World Cup 2023 final match will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on November 19. Australia have also looked sharp in their last few games. They are on an eight-match winning streak and will be looking to continue it in the final against India. They have already lost to the hosts once in the group stage and will be looking to redeem themselves on Sunday.
India vs Australia head-to-head
India have faced Australia in a total of 13 ODIs at the World Cup. India won on five of those occasions while the Aussies have emerged victorious for a total of eight times. India competed against Australia once in the final in 2003 where they lost the match by 125 runs.
Check out India vs Australia Probable XIs
IND Probable XI: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj
AUS Probable XI: Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis (w), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
India vs Australia Full Squad
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav
Australia: Pat Cummins (c), Steve Smith, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc
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