ICC ODI World Cup 2023 Final, Factbox: Dominant India’s Championship Clash Against Five-star Australia – News18

Team India take on Australia in the summit clash of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday as Rohit Sharma and Co. go in search of the nation’s first international trophy since their 2013 ICC Champions Trophy triumph.

The men in blue eye their third World Championship in the 50-over format to add to their 2011 and 1983 titles. And the final obstacle that stands in India’s way is five-time champion Australia, who seek to extend their lead at the top of the trophy tally.

The hosts haven’t dropped a game at the ongoing edition of the World Cup going into the finals with ten wins out of ten games on home soil.

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Australia, on the other hand, are also on a hot–streak of 8 games marching into the final after having lost their opening two games at the ICC showpiece against India and South Africa.

Rohit Sharma will look to get his hands on the most coveted prize in World Cricket, after missing out on a place in the winning squad back in 2011, as he leads the talent-rich Indian side into the final frontier against the mighty Aussies.

Australia will be spearheaded by pacer Pat Cummins, who targets a place for himself amongst WC-winning Aussie skippers including Allan Border, Steve Waugh, Ricky Ponting and Michael Clark.

This will be India’s fourth appearance in the final of the tournament since its inception in the year 1975, while Australia step into the summit clash of the event for a record eighth time.

World ODI Ranking:

India – No.1

Australia- No.2

India’s Road to the Final:

League Stage-

Match 1- IND vs AUS, Chennai: India beat Australia by 6 wickets

Match 2- IND vs AFG, New Delhi: India beat Afghanistan by 8 wickets

Match 3- IND vs PAK, Ahmedabad: India beat Pakistan by 7 wickets

Match 4- IND vs BAN, Pune: India beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets

Match 5- IND vs NZ, Dharamshala: India beat New Zealand by 4 wickets

Match 6- IND vs ENG, Lucknow: India beat England by 100 runs

Match 7- IND vs SL, Mumbai: India beat Sri Lanka by 302 runs

Match 8- IND vs SA, Kolkata: India beat South Africa by 243 runs

Match 9- IND vs NED, Bengaluru: India beat The Netherlands by 160 runs

Semifinal-

Match 10- IND vs NZ, Mumbai: India beat New Zealand by 70 runs to advance to the finals.

Australia’s Road to the Final:

Match 1- AUS vs IND, Chennai: Australia lose to India by 6 wickets

Match 2- AUS vs SA, Lucknow: Australia lose to South Africa by 134 runs

Match 3- AUS vs SL, Lucknow: Australia beat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets

Match 4- AUS vs PAK, Bengaluru: Australia beat Pakistan by 62 runs

Match 5- AUS vs NED, New Delhi: Australia beat The Netherlands by 309 runs

Match 6- AUS vs NZ, Dharamshala: Australia beat New Zealand by 5 wickets

Match 7- AUS vs ENG, Ahmedabad: Australia beat England by 33 runs

Match 8- AUS vs AFG, Mumbai: Australia beat Afghanistan by 3 wickets

Match 9- AUS vs BAN, Pune: Australia beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets

Semifinal

Match 1- AUS vs SA, Kolkata: Australia beat South Africa by 3 wickets

Top Run Scorers:

India – Virat Kohli (711 runs in 10 games)

Australia- David Warner (523 runs in 10 games)

Top Wicket Takers:

India- Mohammed Shami (23 wickets in 6 games)

Australia- Adam Zampa (22 wickets in 10 games)

Previous World Cup Titles:

India- 2 (1983, 2011)

Australia- 5 (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011)

Previous World Cup Finishes:

India

1975- Group Stage

1979- Group Stage

1983- Winners

1987- Semifinals

1991- Round-Robin Stage

1996- Semifinals

1999- Super Six

2003- Runner-up

2007- Group Stage

2011- Winners

2015- Semifinals

2019- Semifinals

Australia

1975- Runner-up

1979- Group Stage

1983- Group Stage

1987- Winners

1991- Round-robin Stage

1996- Runner-up

1999- Winners

2003- Winners

2007- Winners

2011- Quarterfinals

2015- Winners

2019- Semifinals

India Squad:

Rohit Sharma (C), Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (Wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Shardul Thakur, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (Replaced by Prasidh Krishna due to injury)

Australia Squad:

Pat Cummins (C), David Warner, Travis Head, Steve Smith, Mitch Marsh, Josh Inglis (Wk), Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Sean Abbott, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Marcus Stoinis.