Ahmedabad: India will face five-time champions Australia in the finals of ICC World Cup 2023. The match will be held today at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
India and Australia last met each other in a summit clash of the World Cup back in 2003. In that match, Ricky Ponting’s Australia defeated India. India also suffered a defeat to Australia in the 2015 semi-final of the World Cup.
However, India defeated Australia by 6 wickets in its previous meeting at the ODI World Cup 2023. Team India has won 10 straight games at the World Cup. Meanwhile, Australia won 8 matches in this mega event.
India is aiming to win the title for the third time. India earlier won ODI World Cup in 1983 and 2011.
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As far as their head-to-head record in the ODI World Cup history is concerned, the two teams have faced each other on 13 occasions so far, with Australia leading with 8 victories. The Indian cricket team 5 matches.
The two sides faced off for the first time at the mega event during the group phase of the 1983 edition, the same year when India won their first-ever World Cup trophy. Nonetheless, Australia won that match by 162.
Former India skipper Virat Kohli is the leading run-getter at the World Cup. Kohli has scored 711 runs in 10 matches. Indian pacer Mohammed Shami has taken the most wickets at the ODI World Cup. Shami has picked up 23 wickets in just 6 matches.
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