India vs Australia World Cup 2023 Final Live Updates: India vs Australia World Cup 2023 final will be played today. The fight for the title between the two teams will start at 2 pm at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The toss is at 1.30. In the tournament which started from October 5, the champion will be decided on the 46th day. India will be eyeing its third trophy as the team looks to end its long-running title drought. For the second time in the history of the World Cup, India and Australia are facing each other in the final. Team India will be out to avenge their defeat in the 2003 World Cup final. Millions of people are eager to see this dream come true. Let us tell you that India won the last ODI World Cup 12 years ago. India became champions in 2011 under the leadership of MS Dhoni. At the same time, under the captaincy of Kapil Dev, they captured the trophy in 1983.
Team India led by Rohit Sharma has been unbeaten in the tournament so far. India has entered the final after winning 10 matches in a row. India defeated New Zealand by 70 runs in the semi-final. The morale of the Indian players will be high when they take on five-time champions Australia. India beat the Kangaroo team by 6 wickets in the league stage. However, captain Rohit made it clear from the final that Australia cannot be taken lightly as they entered the final after winning 8 matches in a row. Australia defeated South Africa by 3 wickets in the semi-final. It is worth mentioning that the Australian team has won the trophy in 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2015. Talking about the ODI record of India and Australia, both have played a total of 150 matches between them. Australia won 83 matches and India won 57 matches. 10 matches were inconclusive. The two have met 13 times in the ODI World Cup, with Australia winning 8 times and India winning 5 times.
The Rohit brigade has performed brilliantly in every department. Top order, middle order, pacers and spinners are in different touch. Opener Rohit has scored 550 runs at a superb strike rate of 124. ‘Run Machine’ Virat Kohli has added 711 runs at a strike rate of 90.68. Kohli tops the list of highest run scorers. He created unique history by scoring his 50th ODI century in the semi-final against New Zealand. Shreyas Iyer has scored 526 runs and wicketkeeper batsman KL Rahul has scored 386 runs. Shubman Gill (350 runs) made a mark after recovering from dengue.
However, fast bowler Mohammad Shami made a big difference. Shami sat out the first four matches but then created a stir with his killer bowling. He currently tops the list of bowlers who have taken the most wickets. Shami has made 23 dismissals in just 6 matches. India will again expect a great performance from him. Shami took 7 wickets for 57 runs in the semi-final and was adjudged player of the match. Jasprit Bumrah has taken 17 wickets and Mohammad Siraj has taken 13 wickets. Spin all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja (16 wickets) and spinner Kuldiv Yadav (15 wickets) are providing good support. On the other hand, spinner Adam Zampa (22 wickets in 10 matches) has done wonders for Australia. He is second in this list after Shami.
Team India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Ishan Krishna, Mohammad Siraj, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thalu . .
Australian Team: Pat Cummins (captain), Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Marnus Lebuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis (wicketkeeper), Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Sean Abbott .