Both teams have played brave cricket and are truly the best two sides of this global showpiece. The head-to-head record between the two may favour mighty Australia but India have been the favourites in this World Cup.
India and Australia are all set to clash in the final of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. The stage is set and it is just a matter of time if we will see five-time champions Australia add another World Cup title or can India clinch the trophy after 12 years. (Match Blog | Scorecard | Streaming | Full Coverage)
Both teams have played brave cricket and are truly the best two sides of this global showpiece. India have won all their matches of the group stage and semi-final and are still unbeaten in the tournament. Australia, on the other hand, after starting poorly with two defeats against India and South Africa, won all of their matches. In the semi-final against South Africa, they beat the Proteas with three wickets to register a place in the final.
India and Australia have a legendary rivalry and when these two teams clash, it's a battle between giants in world cricket. Australia have dominated India in the past. Both the teams have played 150 One-Day Internationals (ODIs), with the IND versus AUS head-to-head record favouring Australia. The men from Down Under have a 83-57 head-to-head record against India; 10 IND vs AUS ODI matches have ended without a result.
India 57 - 83 Australia
Head-to-head
Whereas, in ICC Cricket World Cup matches India have played Australia 13 times so far. While Australia have won 8 times, India have won just 5 times against them. Team India won three of the five matches by batting first while two times they chased the target set by Australia.
India 5 - 8 Australia
Rohit Sharma-led Indian side would like to win the title after 12 years of wait and would also like to keep their winning streak of 11 consecutive wins in World Cups for the first time. On the other hand, Pat Cummins-led Australia would also try their best to claim their sixth World Cup title and add another glorious moment in their cricket history.
Squads:
Australia: Pat Cummins (c), Steve Smith, Alex Carey (wk), Josh Inglis (wk), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc.
India: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishan Kishan, Shardul Thakur, Ravichandran Ashwin