Earlier Sourav Ganguly-led India could not beat Australia in the 2003 ODI World Cup final. It remains to be seen whether Rohit Sharma-led India can avenge that loss in the 2023 final.
Meanwhile, hosts India and Australia face each other in their first match in the first round of the current World Cup. India started their World Cup mission at home by defeating Australia by 6 wickets in that match. No one has been able to beat the hosts so far in that start. It can be said that India is unopposed at home. Along with that, every cricketer of the Indian team is in great rhythm. From Rohit, Kohli to Shami-Bumrah, anyone can turn the tide in a match.
On the other hand, after losing their first match against India, five-time world champions Australia lost to South Africa by a huge margin of 134 runs in their second match. After losing the first two matches in the World Cup, many saw the end of Australia in the tournament. But under the leadership of Pat Cummins, Azira turned around. After that, Ajira returned to winning streak by defeating Sri Lanka by 5 wickets in their third match. After that match, they did not face defeat again. Interestingly, Australia secured the final by defeating South Africa by 3 wickets in the semi-final, who lost to South Africa in the first round.
Now it's the turn of the finals in the final of the current 2023 World Cup on Sunday at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad in front of 132,000 spectators. Team India is ready to play the World Cup final at home. The last time these two teams played in this tournament was in the 2003 ODI World Cup. Australia won the World Cup title for the third time after defeating India by a huge margin of 125 runs in the service final. In that match, Ricky Ponting played an unbeaten innings of 140 runs with the bat. Then in 2015, the World Cup was held in Australia. Host Australia beat India by 95 runs in the semi-final of that World Cup. Azira won the World Cup title at home by defeating New Zealand in the final of that World Cup.
However, it is conceivable that India will not allow Ajid to win the title on the country's soil. Because earlier the 2011 World Cup was organized by the three countries of the subcontinent Bangladesh-India and Sri Lanka. In that World Cup final, India won the World Cup title last time at home under the hands of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Then an era passed. In these 12 years, India could not play the World Cup final in any event. Rohit-Kohli returned home empty-handed from the semi-finals in 2015 and 2019 World Cup. This time all the calculations are completely correct, it can be said by looking at their performance in the event.
Australia and India have met a total of 150 times in the ODI format so far. They show that Ajid's margin of victory is heavy. India won 57 matches against Australia's 83 wins. The remaining 10 matches were abandoned. In addition, these two teams have faced each other 13 times in one-day World Cup cricket. Here too the statistics speak for Ajid. India won 5 matches against Australia's 8 wins in the World Cup.
But the hosts will be favorites in this match as the World Cup is at home. Also, as the World Cup is at home, the gallery will be occupied by the hosts. However, Auji captain Pat Cummins is not willing to worry about all these issues. "We want to play our best game and we know how to keep pressure off the opponent's field," the Australian captain said. We have played the IPL on Indian soil, so we have a good idea of the wickets here.' But it remains to be seen whether India can avenge the 2003 World Cup by defeating Australia in the World Cup final today. Or Australia will complete Mission Hexa by defeating India.
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