IND vs AUS: Rohit Sharma‘s India and Pat Cummins-led Australia look so as to add one other chapter to their wealthy cricket historical past as the 2 giants lock horns on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad within the remaining of World Cup 2023. Double-time World champions India are gunning for his or her third glory whereas the Aussies are in search of a sixth title of their trophy cupboard.
Meanwhile, India have equalled Pakistan’s world record in ODI cricket. This was the seventh time that the Indian staff has gone with the identical Playing XI in seven ODIs, which introduced them level to Pakistan’s world record of 2002.
Pakistan performed with the identical staff for seven consecutive ODI video games in 2002 and the Indian staff has now gone with the identical Playing XI for the seventh time during the World Cup 2023.Â
Most consecutive ODIs with the identical Playing XI:
India – 7 instances in 2023
Pakistan – 7 instances in 2002
The Indian staff final made a change in ODIs when Hardik Pandya acquired injured during the Bangladesh conflict on October 19. That was India’s 4th recreation within the event. The Men in Blue introduced in Suryakumar Yadav and Mohammed Shami when Pandya acquired injured for the New Zealand recreation. Since then there have been no adjustments to the staff. India confronted New Zealand, England, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Netherlands, New Zealand and Australia and not using a change to their staff in World Cup 2023.
India bat first in World Cup remaining
The Indian cricket staff has been requested to bat first within the World Cup 2023 remaining against Australia. Australia captain Pat Cummins received the toss and opted to bat first. “We are gonna have a bowl first. Looks like a dry wicket. Dew is a factor. It gets better to bat on. Tough start to the tournament, haven’t really put a foot wrong ever since. It’s all set up perfectly. We’ve played these guys a lot. Same team as the semi-final,” Cummins stated at toss.Â
Rohit Sharma stated he nevertheless needed to bat first. “I would have batted first. Looks a good pitch, big game, put runs on the board. It’s going to be amazing, every time we play here, the crowd come out in large numbers. The biggest occasion in the cricketing event. We have to stay nice and calm. It’s a dream come true to be captaining the team in the final. I know what lies in front of us. We need to play well and get the result. You got to make the right decisions on the field. That’s something we’ve done consistently in the last 10 games. We are playing the same team,” Sharma stated on the toss.
