IND vs AUS HIGHLIGHTS: Australia Outplay India In Summit Clash To Clinch Sixth World Cup Title
IND vs AUS Cricket World Cup Final HIGHLIGHTS: Australia have broken the trend of the host nation winning the World Cup title- which is what was happening from the last three editions.
Time to bring the curtains down on what was a fantastic tournament. India were outstanding right from their first match all the way to their final before they stumbled against an Australian team who were better than them on the day. Australia clinch their sixth World Cup title while India's wait for a first world title since 2013 continues. That's it from our coverage of this game. But we will continue to try and cover all the major sporting events to ensure you all don't miss an update from the sporting world. For those, having a hard time in digesting the defeat- the sun will come up again tomorrow. On behalf of all of us at ABP LIVE, it's good night.
Another Heartbreak For India. They have come close yet again and fallen short in a grand finale. The story of heartbreaks continues and their wait for a world title gets longer. India were dominant in the tournament and won ten in a row but then lost to the Aussies who were the better team on the day. Highest-run getter belonged to India, Highest wicket-taker belonged to India but India walk back without the trophy. India should be very proud with the way they played but will history be kind to a team that came second?
Australia beat India by 6 wickets. They claim their sixth world cup title.
Head departs for 137 off 120 but Australia are 2 away from a World cup win. He goes for the glory shot to finish it off but finds the man in the deep. AUS- 239/4 after 42.5 Overs.
Fifty For Labuschagne at a strike rate of 53.53. But does that matter?
Bumrah Brought On Early in the death. Is there still a chance of a magic? Unlikely.
Australia Doing Australia Things. Completely dominating another final. The crowd is silenced and the grand Indian party is spoiled big time.
Fair To Say, Game Gone For India now. AUS- 204/3 after 37 overs.
AUS- 195/3 after 36 overs.
35 Overs Bowled. AUS- 192/3. Need 49 runs from 90 balls. And that's drinks with Australia on verge of a sixth World Cup title.
World Cup Final Hundred for Head. What an innings and he is now in a hurry to finish this game.
Back-To-Back Fours for Head against Kuldeep. He is taking Australia to another World Cup win.
Jadeja Rushes Through Another Over but no wicket. AUS-174/3 after 33 overs.
Economical But Still No Wicket which is what the game is all about from India's perspective. AUS-172/3. Kuldeep going for 2 from his 32nd over.
India Running Out Of Runs To Play With. Australia now need 71 to win their sixth World Cup title. After 31 overs, AUS- 170/3. They need 71 from 19 overs.
Still No Wicket To Bumrah. After 30 overs, AUS- 167/3.
Still In Search Of A Wicket are India. Australia are 165/3 after 29 overs.
AUS- 162/3. India's grip is loosening on this match. Australia on verge of a historic win.
Labuschagne Survives On Umpire's Call. Bumrah with a superb yorker but the margin of luck against India.
Bumrah Is Back and once again Head has welcomed him with a four.
Under 100 needed for Australia and 100 of the partnership too comes up. Australia need 93 runs from 23 overs. AUS- 148/3 after 27 overs.
Top Edged and Safe for Labuschagne. Luck going Australia's way. Then he bowls a short-pitch ball to Head which is sent for a boundary. AUS-144/3 after 26 overs.
Jadeja Goes For 8 in this over. AUS- 135/3 after 25 overs.
Another wicketless over for India. Australia- 127/3 after 24 overs.
Shami welcomed With A FOUR. Down the ground with a solid shot From Head who has silenced a packed Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Five Singles Off The Over. Australia Need 119 from 27 overs. Both batters looking set. Is it time to bring back Bumrah or Shami to try and break this partnership?
Where's the Next wicket coming from for India? After 22 overs, AUS- 117/3. 7 coming off the 22nd. Game drifting away from India.
Six Coming Off Siraj's Third. After 21 overs, AUS- 110/3.
Australia- 104/3 after 20 overs.
4 Singles Off the 19th. AUS- 99/3 after 19 overs.
50 Off The Partnership. Man this pair is looking dangerous for India.
AUS- 95/3 after 18 overs. Partnership worth 48 now. Just off the over but remember there is no run rate pressure on Australia.
Kuldeep To Start After Drinks. Massive massive passage of play now. 3 overs, none for 16, Kuldeep. Head the danger man really, the way he has gone about his job so far.
6 Off The 17th over. Siraj conceded a boundary in it and it was Head again who played that attacking shot when there was width on offer. AUS- 93/3 after 17 overs and it's Drinks. Marnus Labuschagne- 10* off 28, Travis Head- 40* off 47. Shami and Bumrah the wicket-takers for India so far. Can the spin-duo and Siraj chip in? We shall find out in the remaining 23 overs (or less) in this World CUp. Partnership worth 46 off 60 so far. India need to find a breakthrough.
Mohammed Siraj into the attack. Bowling the 17th over.
Head again. The southpaw has swept Kuldeep away for a maximum to release pressure and take nine of the over, in all. AUS- 87/3 after 16 overs.
Another Four-Run Over. But India need wickets. AUS- 78/3 after 15 overs.
Four Singles Off The 14th. AUS- 74/3. Head took the game away from India in the World Test Championship final earlier in the year. He is aiming to the same here. Will he succeeed though at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
2 off the 13th. Indian spinners rushing through their overs. AUS- 70/3 after 13 overs.
3 off the 12th. AUS- 68/3.
Spin from Both ends. Kuldeep Yadav from the other end. AUS- 65/3 after 11 overs.
Time For Spin as Ravindra Jadeja gets into the attack.
End Of Powerplay. AUS- 60/3 after 10. Marnus Labuschagne- 0 off 7, Travis Head- 19 off 26.
Back-To-Back Fours! It's come from the bat of Head against Shami. One with a deft touch past third on the off and other with a brilliant drive down the ground.
A slower one that has dipped on the keeper and gone underneath him for a boundary. Otherwise a good over. Will still go down as a maiden against Bumrah's name. But 50 up for Australia. 51/3 after 9 overs.
Labuschagne, Head For Australia in the middle. Both pacers on fire for India.
Maiden Over. This time it is Shami who seems to have found his rhythm and control after those early wides. AUS-47/3 after 8 overs.
The largest cricket stadium in the world celebrates with Team India as Bumrah deceives Smith with a slower ball. It's hit him on the pads and Australia are 47/3 after 7 overs. Smith goes for 4 off 9.
Smith brings the on-drive on against Bumrah which beats mid-on and races away to the fence.
Tidy From Shami. Concedes just a single off his third. AUS- 42/2 after 6 overs.
How's The Feeling, Guys? Interesting game on our hands this as Shami runs in for his third over.
Wicket Maiden For Bumrah. Fantastic under pressure. AUS- 41/2 after 5 overs.
Steven Smith In At 4 for Australia. Bumrah in the middle of a splendid spell here.
Marsh departs. Bumrah gets the edge this time and it's caught by KL Rahul. A simpler catch for him than some one of the ones that he has taken in this tournament. AUS- 41/2 after 4.3 Overs. Marsh falls for 15 off 15.
12 Off The Over. AUS- 41/1 after 4 overs. They have been leaking more runs than their liking.
Marsh silences the crowd as he gets the ball in his arc and deposits it into the stands.
WIDES AGAIN FROM SHAMI. Down the leg side. Not plenty on the board for India today. India expecting better from the leading wicket-taker in the tournament.
Just 1 off the over. Top-quality stuff from India's premium pacer as he beats the bat multiple times in this over. Concedes just 1. AUS- 29/1 after 3 overs.
Bumrah Running IN. 1.3 lakh fans behind him at the stadium. Millions cheering for him from their homes.
15 off the first, 13 off the second. But Australia lost Warner in the second one. AUS- 28/1 after 2 overs.
Runs Haven't Dried Up For Australia. Helped by five wides and then an attacking stroke from Mitchell Marsh on the charge. Shami has come in ahead of Siraj in the final, mind you.
Mitchell Marsh In At 3 for Australia.
Shami strikes and Warner is back in the pavilion. AUS- 16/1 1.1 Overs. He comes in early against the left-handers and it pays dividens straight away. Kohli takes a catch at slip. The crowd is alive.
Head makes his intentions clear. Width on offer and he has thrown his bat on both the occasions. What a start from Australia after that first ball chance. AUS- 15/0 after 1 over.
Jasprit Bumrah to David Warner and it's edged off the first ball itself but neither of Kohli at first slip and Gill in the second slip went for it as ball races to a boundary. Travis Head is Warner's opening batter.
We Are Back. It's the final innings of this ODI World Cup and it's all come down to their bowlers, who dare I say, have outperformed their batters. It is fitting then that the job of helping India lift a World Cup title is now in their hands as India look to defend 240 in this summit clash.
Innings Summary. Rohit SHarma did what he has been doing and helped India off to the best start in a Men's ODI World Cup final. But then Aussies came back strong and conceded just two boundaries in overs between 10 and 40. From there, it was no looking back for the Aussies and only Virat Kohli and KL Rahul showed some resistance with fine half-centuries. In the end, they have managed 240. Mithell Starc finishes with 3/55, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins scalped two wickets apiece for 60 and 34 runs respectively while Glenn Maxwell and Adam Zampa picked a wicket each.
Right then. India finish at 240. Kuldeep Run out trying to get back for the second. Australia need 241 to win their sixth World Cup title. India would need to bowl them out.
Much needed for India. It's Siraj who makes room and smashes it down the ground for a boundary.
Cummins bowls the penultimate over. Concedes 5. IND- 232/9.
Wicket And Four Runs Off The Over. IND- 227/9 after 48 overs.
SKY departs. With that India's hopes of a late order flurry end. IND- 226/9 after 47.3 Overs as Josh Hazlewood gets his second wicket.
Just 2 Off The 47th Over. Man. Cometh the Finals, Cometh Australia! IND- 223/8 after 47 overs. Pat Cummins with figures of 2 for 29 from his 9 overs.
Starc Completes His Quota Of 10 overs. 3/55- What a performance in the final. IND- 221/8 after 46 overs.
Zampa gets Bumrah now. India 8 down for 214. It's a fuller, straight ball and he is caught in front of the stumps as the ball thrashes his pads. Up goes the finger. He doesn't care for the review. IND- 214/8 after 44.5 Overs.
Zampa To SKY. Will he look to go for the big shot?
Australia get their seventh wicket and it's Shami who goes for the big heave but falls. IND- 211/7 after 43.4 Overs. Starc gets his third wicket.
Single To End The 43rd Over Bowled By Shami. Four came off it. IND- 211/6 after 43 overs.
Boundary For Shami the new man in. Clipped away to a ball angling in to him. Every run is crucial here for India.
KL Rahul falls. Starc comes in round the wicket as the ball takes the edge and settles into the gloves of the keeper Inglis. The wicketkeeper-batter falls for 66 off 107. IND- 203/6 after 41.3 Overs.
200 Up for India. That's exactly their score after the end of 41 overs.
Zampa Bowling In The 41st Over. Rahul and SKY out in the middle. First job is to help India get past 250.
60 balls remaining in this innings. How many more can India add? They find themselves at 197/5 after 40 overs.
39 Overs Bowled. IND-192/5. 10 runs off the 39th over.
Better later than never! India finds a boundary, courtesy Suryakuymar. Short and wide and SKY latches on to it. Much-much needed for India. There is still life alive in this match for India.
3 Runs Off The 38th over bowled by Hazlewood. Another prolonged period without a boundary. IND- 182/5.
Not wrong to say that this could be a massive challenge for SKY but the entire nation wants him to excel and put his hand up in this titular contest.
Suryakumar Yadav Walks In. THis is the World Cup final and a chance to become a hero. Can he be the saviour and propel India to a fighting first innings total?
But not for long as Hazlewood has induced the edge off the bat of Jadeja and he is out caught behind for 9 off 22. IND- 178/5 after 35.5 Overs.
Australia Lose A Review. Jadeja survives.
Two Overthrows In Two Balls. Pressure on Australia too but probably the first time we have seen fielding lapses from them in this match.
173/4 after 35 overs. Starc gives 4 from his seventh over.
Fifty For KL Rahul. Gets there off 86 deliveries. Will he now look to be more attacking in his approach?
Head Gets Away With A 4-Run Over. Two singles and two leg byes. IND- 169/4 after 34 overs.
Head Back For His Second Over.
Three Singles Off The 33rd Over then. Starc finished his sixth. IND- 165/4 after 33 overs.
IND- 162/4 after 32 overs. KL Rahul- 45* off 76, Ravindra Jadeja- 5* off 12.
What we are seeing is among the reasons why Australia have managed dominance of world cricket- be it their men's or women's teams. Once again coming in against a heavyweight side, they have not let the occasion get to them and given there everything on the field. The reason they managed to put India in the longest boundaryless period in this World Cup, beating Netherlands' unwwanted record of 95 balls. IND- 162/4 after 32 overs.
There is a reason why Australia have that champion DNA and they have come out here and not given an inch to the opposition. Cummins concedes six in that over. IND-158/4 after 31 overs.
Right then. What is a good score at this surface? Will 280 be enough? Or Should India aim at 250? Will Dew be a factor? All that and much more to look forward to in the rest of the match. Massive, massive phase of game the remaining 20 overs from here. For Now, Cummins bowling the 31st over.
3 Singles Off The 30th. IND- 152/4 after 30 overs.
150 Up For India in 29.1 overs. The management has sent in Ravindra Jadeja early ahead of Suryakumar Yadav.
BIG WICKET!!! Kohli departs for 54 off 63 as Cummins' short of a length delivery takes an inside edge off his bat and disturbs his wickets. IND- 148/4 after 28.3 Overs.
Zampa concedes four singles off the 28th over. IND- 146/3. KL Rahul- 36* off 66, Virat Kohli- 53* off 61.
That boundary allows India to get 7 runs from the over. IND- 142/3 after 27 overs.
First boundary in 98 balls for Team India as Rahul pulls off out the paddle scoop against Maxwell.
Fifty For Kohli! The job is not done yet though for him or India. A mild celebration from a master of a batter chasing his second World Cup title.
3 singles off the over. IND- 131/3 after 25 overs. Halfway though the innings. India would want to get more than just doubling the score from here.
Maxwell Now. Bowling his fourth over.
Marsh Completes Another Tidy Over. 3 coming off it. IND- 128/3 after 24 overs.
Runs coming in ones and twos for India at the moment. Four came off that Starc over. IND- 125/3 after 23 overs.
Starc Back For A Spell. Left-arm round. When will these two decide to get a move one? Over 12 overs without a boundary now for Team India.
Travis Head Into The Attack. Australia doing a good job of getting through the overs of the all-rounders quickly and quietly. Just 2 off Head's first. IND- 121/3 after 22 overs.
IND- 119/3 after 21 overs.
Over 10 Overs Since The Last Boundary but India won't mind it for now.
Just 2 Singles Off The 20th Then. Rahul, Kohli choose against taking risk even with Marsh into the attack. IND- 115/3 after 20 overs.
Mitch Marsh into the attack for the first time in this match. From over the wicket to begin with.
52 Balls (and counting) since last boundary but then this is Virat's terriorty, he is known for his running between the wickets.
Hazlewood Replaces Cummins. His contest against Kohli will be interesting.
Maxwell From The Other End. Another 3-run over. IND- 107/3. Going at a run rate of 5.94.
Cummins First Up After Drinks. Concedes 3 off the over. IND-104/3 after 17 overs.
DRINKS! KL Rahul- 10* off 22, Virat Kohli- 34* off 33. Pat Cummins- 1/11, Glenn Maxwell, 1/21, Mitchell Starc- 1/29.
100 Up For India In the 16th Over. 4 runs coming from it. IND- 101/3 after 16 overs.
IND- 97/3 after 15 overs.
Cummins with a short-pitch delivery while Kohli mistimes the pull but it falls short of the fielder, much to the relief of a packed Narendra Modi Stadium.
5 Singles off the over. Happy to work it around for singles for now these two. IND- 94/3 after 14 overs.
Zampa To Continue. Three singles off the first three balls to begin with.
Cautious From India and understandbly so after those two early wickets. Just 2 off the 13th over of the innings from Cummins. IND- 89/3 after 13 overs.
5 Off Zampa's First. IND- 87/3. Crucial run of play this as India needs a partnership to come back into this match.
Adam Zampa Into The Attack. Second spinning option with more protection in the deep.
Tension on the faces of Indian fans. IND- 82/3 after 11 overs.
HUGE PARTNERSHIP THIS FOR INDIA. Virat Kohli and KL Rahul in the middle after Shreyas Iyer fell for 4 off 3.
Australia On Fire. Shreyas Iyer nicks one off Cummins and suddenly India are 81/3 after 10.2 Overs.
SIX, FOUR AND WICKET! A six over long-on, a four on the off-side and then a leading edge which is grabbed, courtesy of a sensational catch by Head on the off side. Rohit departs for 47 off 31. Maxwell gets a big wicket. IND- 76/2 after 9.4 Overs.
IND- 66/1 after 9 overs.
Fastest 50 In World Cup Final. India breached the milestone in 6.3 overs. Australia had the previous best record, they had brought up in 7 overs.
Australian captain brings himself on. Pat Cummins into the attack.
7 Off The Over. IND- 61/1 after 8 overs.
It's short and outside off and Kohli rocks back on to the backfoot before sending it for a boundary.
Spin for the first time in the final. It's Glenn Maxwell.
50 Up For India in the seventh over. 14 came off it in this last over. IND- 54/1.
Hat-trick of fours!! Kohli is here in Ahmedabad and he is in his zone first a swing of mid-on, then a punch off the back foot and then flamboyant drive through the covers.
3 Singles Off The Sixth Over. IND- 40/1. Virat Kohli has joined Rohit Sharma. Two of the greatest batters of the last decade in this format trying to put in a stand with a World Title on the line. Can it get any bigger?
Rohit, meanwhile, continues the attacking approach. Gets a half-volley in his arc and its sent over long-off for a six to end the over. After 5 overs, IND- 37/1.
Gill departs. He is caught at mid-on. Doesn't get the elevation or the placement right and falls after an attempted pull. IND- 30/1 after 4.2 Overs. Starc gets the breakthrough.
And A FOUR TO END THE OVER. Rohit dances down the track and though mid-on tried, once it beat him, it was a boundary. After 4 overs, IND- 30/0.
This time he gets hold of it and it's into the crowd for six, pulled for a maximum. Go captain go!!!
Not Quite The Rohit Pull. Falls short of the fielder at deep square leg.
Two singles, a wide and a couple off that Starc over. IND- 18/0 after 3 overs.
Nerves Have Settled In three overs into this match. Fascinating contest so far
Edged But Safe. It's Gill first up against Starc. Takes the outside edge but it falls short of the man at slips.
10 runs came off that over which saw Rohit get beaten off the last ball. It missed the off stump, not by much. IND- 13/0 after 2 overs.
Back-to-Back fours. First its creamed through the covers before a pull which had enough on it reach the fence.
Josh Hazlewood From The Other End. He could also be the key for Australia.
Single To End The Over. Superb fielding from Australia early on this match. Pat Cummins cuts a well-timed shot at mid-off, gives away just a single to Rohit. IND- 3/0 after 1st over in the final.
Good work in the deep by Travis Head. But a great shot on the off side off the second ball. India and Rohit get underway.
Out Come The Indian Openers- Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill. Mitchell Starc to bowl the first over for Australia. Let's go. Starc vs Rohit- the match up everyone was talking about before the game. The 2023 World Cup final gets underway.
National Anthems! Absolute goosebumps as India's national anthem follows that of Australia.
We are moments away from the start of play. The match the entire nation has been waiting for. The decision by Cummins to bowl first is the latest addition to why this seems to be a 2003 final rematch but with roles reversed. Here are the others.
Pat Cummins: "We are gonna have a bowl first. Looks like a dry wicket. Dew is a factor. It gets better to bat on. Tough start to the tournament, haven't really put a foot wrong ever since. It's all set up perfectly. We've played these guys a lot. Same team as the semi-final."
Rohit Sharma: "I would've batted first. Big game and runs on the board. It's going to be amazing. The biggest occasion, in terms of cricketing events. We got to stay nice and calm. It's a great feeling and I said it at the PC (Press Conference) yesterday as well - it's a dream come true to captain the team in the final. I know what lies in front of us. We need to play well and get the result. We're playing the same team."
Playing 11s:
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj
Australia: Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis (wicketkeeper), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (captain), Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
Both teams are unchanged from their respective semifinals.
BREAKING NEWS: Australia have won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Wow! Some feeling this. Difficult to put into words as we are nearing the toss for one final time this World Cup 2023. Although India wouldn't be too bothered about the toss, batting first in a big match could be an advangtage.
Toss In About 20 Minutes from now. Big match and so the team winning the toss could look to bat first to put the opposition under scoreboard pressure. Moreover, the ball moved laterally more under the floodlights than it has in the first half throughout this World Cup which is yet another reason for teams to opt to bat first.
2 Wins (1983, 2011)
1 Defeat (2003)
The defeat though came against the same opponent who stand against them in 2023.
Here are some stats to help you understand, how dominant India has been in this competition. Their average winning margin batting first is 175 runs. While chasing, the Men in Blue have won with an average of 64.4 balls remaining. How is that for dominance! But no one ever remembers the team which comes second, do they? Just hope that they continue the way they have performed so far and that is enough, it seems at the outset, for them to lift the World Cup trophy.
Is there A Debate Regarding Who The Team Of The Tournament Is? It is indeed Team India. However, in their final match they have against them- the most successful side in the history of the competition with five titles. Having said that, none of that will matter on actual match day where the better team on the field will clinch the winners take all contest.
Team India Arrives At The Stadium ahead of the titular contest. Wow some atmosphere today at the world's largest cricket stadium.
Excitement is palpable. But I wouldn't hide, there is some nervousness too among the fans around me. There is assurance though because of the way Team India has played in this tournament. They have dominated every other team in the competition and have won ten matches in a row on their way to the final. Australia, meanwhile, lost their first two fixtures in this World Cup before winning eight successive games to set up this summit clash.
The world's largest cricket stadium awaits, a theatre of dreams
A fixture that will be remembered in history and emotions that will scream
Oh, the Night Of Glory with your stars shining bright
Your Skies Soak Shall Bless The Champions- it would be quite the sight
May the better team win they say, in a dance of fate
Anticipation builds, hour by hour, November 19-remember the date
The hosts, the avengers of the past, The Men In Blue stand tall
But this is the grand finale where even the legends can fall
Though with a King, A Prince And A Hitman
A Batter In Nick Who is A Fine Gloveman
Someone Who was once Trolled For Weakness Against The Short Ball
And India's Mr 360 Who Makes The Bowlers Go- oh where should I bowl?
An all-rounder, a fielder among the best in world
A Chinaman who keeps you guessing which way the ball would have turned
And then A Boom Boom and a man scalping fifers for fun to follow
There is Miyan Bhai Too, this team Is Not Shallow
The 1.4 billion hearts then shall beat as one
As we back the Blues together for once
Oh, The Night Of Glory, please unfold the tale
And may it be of redemption sought where our heroes prevail
And as the cricket gods weave their spell
Raw feelings, sentiments, sensations shall swell
Hope the Men in Blue play with a familiar courage so true
Embrace win, sowing generational dreams anew
Join me in thanking Shivam Sharma who has been in fine form in this World Cup, trying to keep ABP Live's Sports Page Up and Running, much like this Indian team. If everything goes as per the plan, it will be me, Saurabh Ganguly, taking you through the sporting action that unfolds at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad today.
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Background
IND vs AUS Cricket World Cup Final Live Score: Hello and welcome to live coverage of India vs Australia Cricket World Cup 2023 Final match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Over 100,000 attendees, millions of fans worldwide and the Prime Minister of India will witness the creation of sporting history at the largest cricket stadium of the world. In addition to the blockbuster India vs Australia ODI World Cup Final contest, the mega ICC event will feature a pre-match air show, music concerts during drinks breaks and the interval between the two innings, along with a mesmerizing light show.
Interestingly,Australia once won the ODI World Cup title by winning 11 consecutive matches, a feat that India is aiming to replicate by beating Aussies in ODI World Cup 2023 Final to win their 11th ODI match in a row.
India's bowlers and batters have been formidable in ODI World Cup 2023. The Indian pacers have so far claimed 95 wickets in the ongoing tournament. Only two times this tally has been surpassed in a single edition: Australia in 2007 (97 wickets), Australia in 2003 (96 wickets).
Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team, in all likelihood, is poised to maintain their winning combination, which has proven successful for six consecutive games, unless there is a last-minute alteration due to a fitness concern.
Australia considered including Marcus Stoinis in their playing 11 for semifinal match but opted for Marnus Labuschagne instead. Although the discussion may arise again, Aussies are expected to stick with the same playing 11 for IND vs AUS Cricket World Cup Final match.
Probable Playing XIs for IND vs AUS Cricket World Cup Final
India Probable playing 11: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Australia Probable playing 11: David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
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