#CWC23 Final | INDvAUS: Let's settle the 2003 scores and BRING THIS HOME!
It's finally time. 20 years of hurt. 20 years of wait. And finally we have the stage. 2019 has been avenged. 2003 awaits. And the tables have turned! The ultimate cricket battle is here, Blue vs Yellow, India vs Australia, at cricket's biggest cauldron in front of 1,32,000 screaming fans.
Either of the teams will write a new story, with one eyeing a record-extending sixth title while the other - becoming the first team to win two World Cups as hosts.
Going into the contest, the Men in Blue have the momentum - having started their 10-game unbeaten run against the Aussies and being dominant on all fronts from there onwards. However, Australia - on an eight-game unbeaten run in CWC23 - will play their eighth CWC final, having won five of their seven previous championship encounters at the showpiece event. Indeed, it is a neck-in-neck battle of the ages, right Paltan?
What: India vs Australia, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Final
When: Sunday, November 19, 2023
Where: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
What to expect: A grand closing ceremony, former World Cup-winning captains honoured, Yet another Rohit Sharma special with the bat and India fulfilling the dreams of 1.3 billion fans by lifting the coveted prize at HOME.
What you need to do: Paltan, be the source of energy and inspiration for Hitman and Co. with your BLUE jerseys and patriotic songs of joy and carry additional reserves of all that you need to stay sane to witness, live and remember how history is rewritten in Ahmedabad.
India vs Australia: Numbers Talk
| Head-to-head record (ODIs) | ||
| India | Metrics | Australia |
| 150 | Matches played | 150 |
| 57 | Won | 83 |
| 83 | Lost | 57 |
| 10 | NR | 10 |
| 0 | Tied | 0 |
| Highest run-scorers | |
| India | Sachin Tendulkar - 3077 Runs |
| Australia | Ricky Ponting - 2164 Runs |
| Highest wicket-takers | |
| India | Kapil Dev - 45 Wickets |
| Australia | Brett Lee - 55 Wickets |
Squads
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (vice-captain and wicket-keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Prasidh Krishna (replacement for Hardik Pandya)
Australia: Pat Cummins (captain), Steve Smith, Alex Carey (wicket-keeper), Josh Inglis (wicket-keeper), Sean Abbott, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc.