India and Australia will compete in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 final today (19 November). This match will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad from 2 pm Indian time. The Indian team will try to become world champion for the third time.
Australia will try its best to win the title for the sixth time. India has played like a champion and won ten consecutive matches. At the same time, Australia has made a brilliant comeback after losing the first two matches and has won eight consecutive matches.
Will There Be Changes In India’s Playing-11?
In the final match, Indian captain Rohit Sharma wants to enter the field with his strong playing 11. It remains to be seen whether India makes any changes in this match or not. There may be a slow turn on the black soil pitch in Ahmedabad, but India is unlikely to field Ravichandran Ashwin as the third spinner. When India-Australia met in the group stage, Ravichandran Ashwin was also a part of the playing 11. However, that was the ground of Chepauk, where the pitch is considered very suitable for spinners.
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In the semi-final match, fast bowler Mohammed Siraj proved very expensive and gave 74 runs in 9 overs. India has the option of Siraj in the form of the famous Krishna, but captain Rohit is unlikely to tamper with the winning combination. However, the playing 11 fielded by the Indian team in the last six matches has performed very well. It would not be surprising to see no change in the playing 11 in such a situation. That means Rohit can use only the old formula in this match.
Would Rohit Like To Bat After Winning The Toss?
If Rohit Sharma wins the toss in the final, he can decide to bat first so that pressure can be put on the opposition team. Star batsman Virat Kohli and captain Rohit are in tremendous form. Rohit has scored 550 runs in 10 matches at an average of 55 in the current World Cup. At the same time, Virat has scored the maximum of 711 runs at an average of 101.57 after playing 10 matches.
Not only this, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer have also played tremendous innings. Shreyas’s role will be vital when Adam Zampa and Glenn Maxwell bowl. If we talk about India’s bowlers, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, and Mohammed Siraj have taken 54 wickets. Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja have also performed brilliantly in the middle overs.
India Cannot Take Australia Lightly.
After the ‘Sandpaper’ controversy, there was a radical change in the culture of the Australian team. The team has given up the culture of winning at any cost but has not forgotten winning. This five-time world champion team is a team for big matches and is probably the only one that can put much pressure on India.
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Australia captain Pat Cummins knows that 1,30,000 spectators will be at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad to cheer for India. Still, his confidence will be boosted because his team won the ODI series in India this year. Australia is also unlikely to change its playing 11 for the final match.
Overall, 13 matches have been played between India and Australia in the World Cup, where India has won only five games. However, India won by six wickets the last time the two teams clashed. Now, this old figure will not have much importance in the final. The team that plays well under pressure in the final will become the champion.
India’s Probable Playing 11: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
Australia’s Probable Playing-11: David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis (wicketkeeper), Pat Cummins (captain), Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa.
