Indian Team started off strongly thanks to another fast start by skipper Rohit Sharma, were halted in their way by the Australian bowlers as the men from Down Under scalped three wickets to quieten the mood inside the stadium as well as the Indian dressing room. (Match Blog | Streaming | Scorecard | Full Coverage)
India lost three wickets inside ten overs as Pat Cummins' men took the intiative in the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in Ahmedabad. Shubman Gill, who has a good average at the Ahmedabad stadium, was sent back early for 4 by Mitchell Starc.
Rohit after an early burst, was caught by a spectacularly diving Travis Head off Glenn Maxwell's bowling. Shreyas Iyer could not contribute much as he was dismissed too for four by Cummins as the Aussies dominated proceedings early on.
However, KL Rahul joined forces with Virat Kohli to stabilise the Indian innings. The duo blocked each and every ball and played ones and twos as fours and sixes dried up for the hosts.
During the innings, however, just as Kohli reached his crease, Glenn Maxwell threw the ball back at the wicketkeeper however it ended up hitting the Indian batter. Kohli and Maxwell were seen later having some fun and games post the incident. These two know each other well thanks to their Royal Challengers Bangalore connection in the IPL.
Talking on the cricket front, Australia earlier won the toss and elected to bowl first in the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, November 19. India are playing the same XI as their previous game against Kiwis whereas the Australians are fielding the same team.
Teams:
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj.
Australia (Playing XI): Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis(w), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins(c), Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
