IND vs AUS Final: After a wait of five long years, it’s finally happening! India is all set to lock horns with Australia in the final of the ODI World Cup 2023 on Sunday, 19th November at the Narendra Modi Stadium. It will be host vs five-time champions Aussies. Indian team has a formidable campaign throughout the tournament as they are marching into the finals with an unbeaten run. They have defeated New Zealand in the semifinal one with a massive score & are all set to battle it out for the coveted trophy against Australia.
On the other hand, Australia too had a good run in the tournament as they won eight out of 10 matches played. The Aussies have a top batting & bowling attack & they can give tough competition to the Indian lineup. Australia has outclassed South Africa in a thrilling contest in the second semifinal & is all set to give a tough fight to the home team to add one more title to their kitty.
IND vs AUS Final Teams Preview
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Rohit Sharma & Co are living their dream as they have marched into the finals of the ODI World Cup 2023 with an outstanding performance throughout the tournament. Batting first India managed to post a massive 397 runs total on board. New Zeaalnd’s middle order tried to take the game from them, but Shami did the job by scalping seven wickets & rattling New Zeaalnd’s lineup to register 70-run win. They will look ahead to continue the same momentum & form against the lethal Aussies in the final clash. It won’t be an easy task for India in front of Australia who have a 5-2 record in the World Cup finals.
Sharma will try to maximize home condition benefits to overpower the Aussies. Sharma has provided teams with blistering starts & will look ahead to do the same against Australia in the final. He will get the valuable support of Shubman Gill who looks in red hot form. Virat Kohli looks unstoppable at this moment & after breaking Sachin’s most ODI tons record he will look ahead to add one more century in his kitty. He currently has 711 runs in the kitty & will look ahead to deliver in the middle order along with Shreyas Iyer & KL Rahul who have been among the runs in the last two matches. Suryakumar Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja add firepower to this batting line-up, and they will look to take on the Aussie bowlers.
In the bowling attack, Jasprit Bumrah & Mohammed Shami will lead the pace attack. They will get valuable support from Mohammad Siraj in the middle overs. The presence of Kuldeep Yadav and Jadeja adds more power to India’s bowling order. They will try to exploit Ahmedabad’s spin-friendly conditions with variations in their bowling.
India Predicted Playing XI:
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
Australia Preview
Coming to Australia, they have bounced back with a bang after losing the first two games of the tournament. They are marching into the finals with eight wins from 10 matches. Aussies will be bolstering after their thrilling three-wicket win over the Proteas in the semi-final 2. Though Australia had a run for the money in front of South Africa’s bowling attack, they stayed true to their name & managed to chase the meager target to reach the final of the Cricket World Cup for the eighth time in history. They defeated India in the 2003 final, and Cummins and his players would look to do the same at Ahmedabad.
In the batting order, Opener David Warner has scored 528 runs & will look ahead to deliver the same performance at the top order along with Travis Head. Mitchell Masrh too looks in blistering form & will aim to do well in the middle order along with Steven Smith & Labuschagne. Josh Inglis played a stunning knock in the semifinal & will look to add runs in the lower middle order along with Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, and Pat Cummins.
In the bowling order, Aussies have hit at the right time & ripped South Africa’s top & middle order to give the Proteas a huge setback. Mitchell Starc & Hazlewood hit the ball on good lines in the previous game & will aim to do the same against India’s batting order as well. Adam Zampa has claimed 22 wickets already and will look to do well in the middle overs with Cummins. Maxwell and Travis Head add strength to this bowling attack.
Australia Predicted Playing XI:
Pat Cummins (c), Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
IND vs AUS Final: Pitch & Weather Conditions
The sky in Ahmedabad will be crystal clear with a pleasant & warm warning. The wicket at Narendra Modi Stadium has provided assistance to both batters & bowlers. Batters who set their eyes well, rotate strikes & smash occasional boundaries & maximums can do well on this pitch. Fats bowlers must rely on the variations to scalp crucial wickets while spinners will get a lot of assistance from the surface as the ball turns & stops on the batters.
Toss to Bat
The batting conditions at Narendra Modi Stadium are favorable for batters in the first innings & there comes a lot of assistance for spinners in the second half of the innings. Batting under lights will be challenging as the ball seams a lot. Thus the team winning the toss will in to bat first in the fixture.
IND vs AUS Final Winning Prediction
Australia lost twice in the final in their last seven appearances but they are also five-time World Cup Champions. They know how to perform in such crucial fixtures & have a strong batting order in place. However, the team will expect a good show from the bowling attack which has often suffered setbacks. Indians are having the best time of their time as they are on a roll in all departments of the game. They will try to make maximum use of home conditions & outclass Aussies to script history.
India to win the ODI World Cup 2023 Final.
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