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There is a war between Rohit and Warner in terms of runs in the World Cup.
Rohit has scored 1528 runs in WC so far while Warner has scored 1520 runs.
Shami and Zampa are competing for the most wickets in the current WC
New Delhi. There is a lot of speculation among cricket lovers whether India or Australia will be the champions in World Cup 2023. After some time from now, the teams of India and Australia will face each other in the final of the tournament (World Cup Final). However, in this title match to be held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the team India will face each other. Considered a favorite. Team India’s matchless performance so far and its win against Australia in the league matches can be attributed to this, but the Australian team also has the ability to ‘counterattack’. Most importantly, after India and South Africa lost the opening match, the team reached the height of performance and After this, they won eight matches and made it to the finals.
Leg-spinner Adam Zampa’s form, Travis Head’s return to the squad after recovering from injury and Maxwell’s explosive batting have been encouraging. Although the Narendra Modi Stadium wicket is ideal for batting, there is a possibility that the spinners will also get help. In such a situation, the roles of Zampa and Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja can be important for India. The Indian team that shocked Australia in this match can also give a chance to off-spinner R.Ashwin in the playing eleven instead of Mohammad Siraj. In this title match, not only the two teams, the two pairs of experienced players will also create individual milestones and help their team win.
Talking about batting, there will be a competition between Team India captain Rohit Sharma and Australia’s David Warner to surpass each other in terms of runs in the World Cup. Rohit has scored 1528 runs in 27 matches of the World Cup so far. At an average of 61.12, David Warner is just 8 runs behind him with 1520 runs at an average of 58.46 in 28 matches. Both batsmen, playing perhaps their last World Cup, surpassed Kumar Sangakkara’s 1532 runs. After the final, it will be interesting to see who will be ahead of Rohit and Warner in terms of runs in the World Cup?
Top 6 Batsmen of the World Cup
Sachin Tendulkar (India): 2278 runs in 45 matches
Ricky Ponting (Australia): 1743 runs in 46 matches
Virat Kohli (India): 1741 runs in 36 matches
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka): 1532 runs in 37 matches
Rohit Sharma (India): 1528 runs in 27 matches
David Warner (Australia): 1520 runs in 28 matches
On the bowling front, there will be an equally interesting matchup between India’s Mohammed Shami and Australia’s Adam Zampa, who are currently the number-one and number-two bowlers in the World Cup 2023. Mohammed Shami has taken 23 wickets in six matches at an average of 9.13 and a strike rate of 10.91 while Zampa has taken 22 wickets in 10 matches at an average of 21.40 and a strike rate of 23.45. There is only one wicket difference between the two. Two strong bowlers. In such a situation, the one who hunts more in the final will get the credit of taking the most wickets in the tournament. Talking about the bowlers of both the teams who reached the final, Jasprit Bumrah has taken 18 wickets in 10 overs. In such a situation, it is very difficult for ‘Jassi’ to equal or surpass Shami or Zampa’s record.
Top 6 Bowlers of World Cup 2023
Mohammad Shami (India): 23 wickets in 6 matches
Adam Zampa (Australia): 22 wickets in 10 matches
Dilshan Madhushanka (Sri Lanka): 21 wickets in 9 matches
Gerald Coetzee (South Africa): 20 wickets in 8 matches
Jasprit Bumrah (India): 18 wickets in 10 matches
Shaheen Afridi (Pakistan): 18 wickets in 9 matches
(*Statistics till India-Australia final match)
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Tags: Adam Zampa, David Warner, India vs Australia, Mohammed Shami, Rohit Sharma, World Cup 2023
First published: November 19, 2023, 13:49 IST

