ODI World Cup 2023, Final, India vs Australia: Stats Preview of Players' Records and Approaching Milestones

Both India and Australia are all set to face each other in their second ODI World Cup Final.

Published - 19 Nov 2023, 10:45 IST | Updated - 19 Nov 2023, 10:54 IST

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After the completion of 47 games including the two semi-finals, the two best teams of the tournament, India (IND) and Australia (AUS) are ready to contest in the grand finale which is going to take place on November 19, 2023, at the world’s largest stadium in the form of the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium, in Ahmedabad.

India will be coming into the contest on the back of some clinical display with bat, ball and the field, they have completely dominated the contest so far with 10 consecutive victories while the five-time champions, Australia will be heading into the finals after completing 8 consecutive wins in the tournament. This will be the third time that both teams will meet in the finals of an ICC event and the second in the 50-over World Cups.

This is the second time in the history of the World Cup that two teams are meeting in the World Cup finals on a second occasion, the first pair of teams being Sri Lanka and Australia in 1996 and 2007, respectively. Both finals played before between the two teams, Australia have emerged victorious.

For India, both Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah were brilliant with the starts, Rohit went berserk against all opposition in the powerplay in all games helping the middle order batters to take less pressure and score runs with good flow while Bumrah controlled the runs in the powerplay which in turn allowed the bowlers in the middle to free their arms easily.

Virat Kohli has led from the front with the bat aggregating 711 runs in as many as 10 innings at an average of over 100 while Mohammed Shami picked up 23 wickets in as many as 6 games including three five-fers and a four-wicket haul. Other batters and bowlers too came to the party with crucial contributions when needed. India as a team were brilliant in the entire tournament and would look to continue their dominance in the final.

For Australia, there have been many individuals who have come with scintillating performances in different situations. From losing the first two games and getting placed in the bottom of the table to winning eight consecutive games to reach their eighth World Cup finals within a span of one month sums up Australia’s journey in the tournament.

David Warner has smashed 528 runs in 10 games at a stellar average of 52.80, while Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell have aggregated 426 and 398 runs, respectively. In the bowling department, Adam Zampa has picked up 22 wickets so far, while pacer Josh Hazlewood has picked up 14 wickets. Determined Aussies will look to carry their winning run and would be keen to stop India’s unbeaten run.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of Final between India vs Australia in the ODI World Cup 2023:

IND vs AUS Head-to-Head Records: In 150 games played between the two teams, Australia have won 83 matches, while India are on the winning side on 57 occasions. 10 of the matches have ended in no result.

In the ODI World Cup, both teams have faced each other 13 times with Aussies winning 8 and India winning 5.

1 - Jasprit Bumrah (349) needs one wicket to complete 350 wickets across formats.

3 - Mohammed Shami (447) needs three wickets to complete 450 wickets across formats.

1 - Ravindra Jadeja (199) needs one four to complete 200 fours in ODIs.

75 - David Warner (6925) needs 75 runs to reach the landmark of 7000 runs in ODIs.

1 - Travis Head (49) needs one six to complete 50 maximums in ODIs.

107 - Glenn Maxwell (3893) needs 107 runs to complete 4000 ODI runs.

3 -Virat Kohli (1741) requires three runs to surpass Ricky Ponting (1743) and become the second-leading run-scorer in ODI World Cups.