India vs Australia HIGHLIGHTS, World Cup 2023 Final: AUS clinches sixth World Cup title, beats IND by 6 wickets

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi presents the trophy to Pat Cummins.

I think we saved our best for the last. Couple of our best players stood up. We have been batting first pretty much for the whole tournament. Today we thought it might be a little easier to chase. It was slower than I thought. We bowled some tight lines.

Desperate in the field. The boys were fantastic. I was really chuffed with anything under 300.

I was pacing upstairs. Magnificent. Travis does what he does. Takes the bowlers on, on the biggest stage.

The crowd was awesome. They were silent for our bowling innings. The passion in India is amazing.

The result has not gone our way. We were not good enough. Proud of the team. We tried everything but it just did not go our way. 20-30 more would have been good. Kohli and Rahul were stitching a good partnership but could not continue. That was the plan. When you have 240 on the board, you have to take wickets and put pressure. The wicket got slightly better to bat. We knew it would be slightly better under lights but we do not want to use that as an excuse. We did not bat well.

For his 765 runs in 11 innings, Virat Kohli is the player of the tournament.

It was as clincial as a performance can get. Australia dominated with the ball. Then with the bat, sustained immense pressure from the home support and emerged victorious. What a tale of turnaround. Bottom of the table after two games and then to go on a nine-game winning run. It trounced every team on its way, even pulled victory from the jaws of defeat on a couple occasions to get the crown.

Siraj to Head, starts with two runs. FOUR! Lofts it over mid off. Australia now just four runs away. WICKET! With just two runs needed, Head goes for a pull and picks out the fielder in the deep.

Travis Head c Gill b Siraj 137 (120)

Glenn Maxwell hits the winning runs for Australia. A pull shot behind square and the batters complete two.

Jasprit Bumrah again. Just one off the over, a single for Head before Marnus knocks around the rest.

Siraj once again. FOUR! Head with a single on the first delivery . Marnus is quick to get on his back foot and send a bouncer to the fence.

Bumrah again. FOUR for Marnus brings up his half century. Clips it off his pads to bring up a match-winning fifty.

Siraj back into the attack. Marnus pulls the first to deep square to pick a single. Head punches it to long on for one. Marnus clips to fine leg for the third single of the over. Two more of the final two for five in the over.

Kuldeep for his final over. SIX! Head gets down on one knee and slogs it over long on. Four more singles from the over makes it 10 in total.

Mohammad Siraj to resume. Head pulls to deep mid wicket for one. Marnus drives to deep cover to add another run. SIX! Makes room on the short delivery and pummels it over cow corner. A slower bouncer beats Head. Picks a single off the final delivery to keep strike.

Kuldeep continues. Three singles in the over.

Jadeja to SIX! Slog sweeps a full-length delivery with perfection. Punches the third to deep cover for one.

Kuldeep again. FOUR! Head steps out and chips it over mid on. FOUR again! Pulls a back-of-a-length delivery, slices it but still clears the fielder. Two off the next to move to 99. Head gets to his 100 with a single to covers. What an innings!

Jadeja for his ninth over. Marnus with a tap to long off for one. Head tries a slog sweep, does not middle it but still gets one run to deep mid wicket.

Kuldeep Yadav back for his seventh. The third delivery stays low but Head is able to guide it to long off for a single. Marnus gets an edge backward point and runs one.

Jadeja continues. Marnus picks a couple off the final delivery with a clip to fine leg. Three from the over.

Bumrah to Marnus, gets a flick to deep square leg on the third delivery. Head manages to get his bat in front of a yorker. He takes a single by the time the cover fielder stops it.

Jadeja for his seventh. Three singles in the over.

Jasprit Bumrah for his second spell. FOUR to start. Head makes a half-hearted swing at this full delivery and it lands in no man’s land in the deep on the on side. Four more! This one is cracked down the ground by Head. A single to deep cover. Appeals for LBW as Marnus is struck on the pads in front of the wicket by a yorker. India takes a review. It is umpire’s call on the stumps and Marnus survives. FOUR! Head again takes on the short ball and finds the fence at deep square.

Jadeja for his sixth over. Marnus punches the third to long off for one run. A single for Head on the fourth. Two more singles from the over.

Shami again. FOUR! Marnus crunches the first through covers. A top edge off a bouncer on the fifth delivery and guess what, it falls short of the fine leg fielder. FOUR to finish the over. An attempted bouncer comes on as a half volley and Head pulls it way.

Ravindra Jadeja continues. Jadeja to Head , FOUR! The late cut and the no-slips helped him to get another boundary. Four singles in the next five deliveries bring eight from the over.

Finally, Mohammed Shami comes back into the attack. Shami to Head, FOUR! Cracking shot by Head to crush the morale of the bowler by hitting over the bowler’s head. The desperation continues to grow larger. Five off the over.

Ravindra Jadeja comes back into the attack. India desperately needs a wicket or two here. Five singles off the over.

Kuldeep Yadav continues. Yadav to Head, single which brings FIFTY for Head! Back-to-back half-centuries for Head. Yadav to Labuschagne, FOUR! Cuts and edged past the keeper for a boundary Seven off the over.

Mohammed Siraj continues. Siraj to Head , FOUR! Head was ready for the short ball and slapped past Cow Corner for a boundary. Six off the over.

Kuldeep continues. Labuschagne leaned forward to play the fuller ball on off at covers for a single to bring 100 for Australia in the 20th over. Brilliant batting by these two batters, who are taking no risks and keep the board ticking with singles and doubles.

Labuschagne taps and runs a quick single to complete a fighting 50-run partnership to keep Australia ahead in the game. Four runs from this over.

Kuldeep continues after the drinks break. Both Head and Labuschange play with total control to take two singles off this over.

The laser show is on in the drink break.

Mohammed Siraj comes into the attack for the first time in the match. Siraj to Head, FOUR! Slashes hard at point for a boundary. Two singles to end the over as six runs from it.

Kuldeep continues. Kuldeep to Head, SIX! Slog sweep over deep mid-wicket for a gigantic six. Kuldeep keeps it full as Head takes a single.

Jadeja gives four singles from his over as the run rate has come down to 5.19 at the moment. India, however, will still need quick wickets in order to stay in the game.

Another tight over. Just four runs off the over.

Jadeja continues. Jadeja to Labuschagne, beat! Completely bamboozled Marnus Labuschange with the spin. Just two singles off this over.

Kuldeep Yadav in for the first time today. Just three singles from the over.

Ravindra Jadeja for his first over. Just five from it and Head survives an appeal on the final delivery of the over. A long discussion for a leg before but Rohit decides against it.

Shami with his fifth over. Shami to Head, FOUR! Played late and fine to beat the third-man fielder for a boundary. Shami changes his side and comes around the over. Shami to Head, FOUR! This time Head punishes the slower ball by playing at long-on for back-to-back boundary. Nine off the over as Australia scores 60 for three in the first PowerPlay!

Bumrah bowls four dots before Rahul makes a school-boy error to miss taking a regulation ball behind the wicket as Australia gets FOUR byes runs. Australia goes past 50 with this.

In comes Marnus Labuschage at number five. The review shows the ball would have missed the wickets and a brain-fade moment for Smith. who walked back without taking a review! Meanwhile, Shami bowls a maiden.

Bumrah with his fourth over. Just a single from the first three deliveries. Bumrah to Smith, FOUR! Glorious on-drive from Smith who adjusted to clear the mid-on fielder. Bumrah to Smith, OUT! LBW! The inswinger hits Smith on the back pad and Smith is walking back. A wicket and five runs from the over.

Shami with his third over. Shami to Head, huge LBW appeal as the ball hit the pads but good call by Rahul who denied Rohit as the ball was going down the leg and would have missed the line. Another wonderful over with an electric atmosphere out there in Ahmedabad. Just a single from this over.

Bumrah continues. Bumrah to Marsh, OUT! Crazy scenes here! Back of length delivery on off and Marsh edged it to keeper Rahul as India gets its second wicket! In comes Steven Smith who plays out the rest of the over as Bumrah delivers a wicket maiden.

Shami continues. He makes another error by starting with a WIDE which becomes three after both batters ran two. Shami to Marsh, SIX! What a shot! Stand and deliver from Marsh as he goes big over covers for a maximum. 12 off Shami’s second over.

Jasprit Bumrah continues. A brilliant over by Bumrah as he beats Head thrice in the over to give just a single from his over. India still needs quick wickets.

Mohammed Shami comes into the attack. Shami comes around the wicket and starts with a WIDE! Shami to Warner, OUT! Would you believe it? Of course, you will! Warner shuffled across and tried to cut a moving delivery but edged straight to Virat Kohli at slips! The call to bring Shami straight away worked in India’s favour as it picked the first wicket in the second over! Mitchell Marsh walks out at number three. He gets off the mark with a single. Shami makes an error as he bowls down the line to give 5 WIDES! Shami to Marsh, FOUR! Cracking shot over cover-point for a boundary. 13 off the over.

Jasprit Bumrah to Warner, FOUR! What a lovely outswinger that took Warner’s edge and went left of the slip fielder Kohli. Bumrah to Warner, swinging ball on off and played on backfoot by Warner at point to run three. Bumrah to Head, FOUR! Head gets off the mark with a boundary. Bumrah to Head, FOUR! 15 off the over.

Jasprit Bumrah has the new ball in hand and David Warner along with Travis Head open for Australia.

A terrific bowling performance by Australians, led by Pat Cummins 2/34. India started well scoring 80 in the powerplay. But slow and low pitch made sure batters had to dig deep. Virat Kohli (54) and KL Rahul (67) kept the scoreboard ticking. But once those two got out, it was Australia all over.

Hazlewood to bowl last over. Kuldeep takes single on the first ball. Siraj gets a length ball smacks it straight past the bowler for a four!!!! Terrific shot. Similar shot on the third ball and gets a single. A dot on the fourth ball. Short ball and Kuldeep pulls it for a single. Short ball, Siraj hits and dashes for a double. Throw at bowler’s end means Kuldeep is runout.

Cummins. Taking one single at a time. Five runs from that over.

Suryakumar makes room, slashes towards point but superb effort in the deep saves another boundary. OUT! Surya tries to go for a hit, gets a top edge and is caught by the keeper. Nine down. He goes for 18 off 28 balls.

Mohammed Siraj takes a single on the last ball. Four runs and a wicket in that over.

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Cummins for his ninth. Gets a short ball and Surya upper cuts it but only for a single. Just two singles in that over.

Starc bowling his last over. Two singles on the first two balls. On the pads and Kuldeep flicks it and gets a double. Six runs in that over.

Zampa for his last over. OUT! Bumrah tries to defend and gets hit on the pads. An appeal and umpires raises the finger. India eight down now. Suryakumar Yadav is still there but how much help will he get? Kuldeep Yadav takes a single on the last ball.

OUT! Shami attempts a slog off a length ball, gets an edge and is caught behind. India is seven down.

Jasprit Bumrah gets off the mark with a single on the first ball. Surya takes a single on the last ball. Two off the over and a wicket.

Cummins is back. All eyes on Suryakumar. Slow and low pitch. Four singles in that over. How much more can India make?

Starc is back. No signs of attack from either of the two. OUT! Rahul is gone. Length ball and Rahul gets a feather straight to keeper. He’s gone for 66 off 107 balls. India is six down and Australia has more or less entered the tail.

Mohammed Shami is here. On the pads and Shami nudges it towards fine leg for four! Six runs off the over and a wicket.

Zampa bowling his ninth over. Rahul pushes one towards long on and India reaches 200. Just three runs in that over.

Hazlewood for his eighth. Five singles in that over.

Zampa is back. The ball is spinning along with the pitch being slow. Not easy for the batters. Surya gets width on offer and cuts it past short third for four!

Hazlewood continues. Yet another three-run over. Absolutely amazing bowling by Australians so far.

Another appeal this time against Rahul for stumping off Maxwell. Foot is grounded and Rahul is safe. Just a single in that over.

Hazlewood is back into the attack. Back to back overthrows gets two doubles for India in the first two balls. Jadeja is beaten and Australians are interested even though umpire is not. Cummins reviews. Flat line and review is wasted. OUT! This time Jadeja is caught behind and the batters knows. He goes for nine off 22 balls.

Suryakumar Yadav defends the first ball. Five and a wicket in that over.

Starc. Three runs off the first four balls. A quick single and Rahul gets to his fifty in 86 balls! Four runs off the over.

Travis Head bowling his second over. Yet another four-run over.

Starc into his sixth over now. After two dots on the first two balls, Rahul takes a single. Three singles off the over. No risks.

Seventh over for Zampa. Two singles in the first four balls. Two more. Four off the over.

Cummins continues. Four runs in the first four balls. Once again India is on the backfoot just when India seemed to have rebuilt. Two more single. Six off the over.

Zampa into his sixth over. An appeal by keeper for stumping against Jadeja. Australians aren’t that interest though but still the umpires have gone for the review. Nothing there. Three runs off the over.

Cummins is back into the attack. OUT! Virat Kohli chops on! He’s in disbelief as is the whole stadium. He departs for 54 off 63 balls.

Ravindra Jadeja is at the crease now ahead of Suryakumar Yadav. Three runs and a big wicket in that over.

Zampa continues. The batters still aren’t ready to take much risk. Four runs from the over.

Rahul gets India’s first boundary after 97 balls! He paddle scoops Maxwell for four! Seven runs off the over.

Zampa is back. Kohli pushes the ball towards long on and gets to his fifty! Ninth fifty in this World Cup. Rahul drives but another brilliant effort in the deep by Warner saves the boundary. Four runs off the over.

Maxwell with his fourth over. Kohli pushes one to the leg side for a quick single. Good running. Just three singles from the over.

Marsh gets a second over. He gets an inside edge out of Kohli. Luckily for India, it comes off his pads and lands safely. Another quiet over for India. Just three singles from the over.

Starc gets a crack now. Around the wicket against Rahul, who shows considerable restraint. An easy single with a push to deep cover break a string of three dot balls. Starc goes leg side and Kohli clips it for a couple of runs.

First over for Travis Head. Kohli pushes one to mid wicket for a single. Head holds Rahul down for three dot balls. Leg sidish from Head and Rahul nudges it away for a single to deep fine.

Fifth over for Hazlewood. Short ball and Rahul pulls, with control, for a single. Kohli too brings out the pull shot. But again, only for a single. The boundaries have dried up for India.

Mitch Marsh gets his first over of the day. He has the keeper up. Both Kohli and Rahul unwilling to take any risks at this point of the contest. Just two singles from the over. No boundaries for India in nearly ten overs.

Hazlewood returns for his fourth over. Couple of singles to start the over. Short from Hazlewood. Rahull pulls it away for another single. Kohli taps one to mid off and sets off on a quick single. Makes it easily.

Maxwell brought back into the attack. Starts with three dot balls against Rahul. A little wide from Maxwell for the fourth ball and Rahul slices it behind point for a couple of runs.

Cummins with another over. Rahul with a backfoot punch. Labuschagne at extra cover with a diving save to save a run for his side. Short from Cummins and Kohli times the pull well. But Warner puts in another dive. Australia has been mighty impressive on the field today.

Another over for Zampa. Short from the leggie and slashed away by Rahul. Only a single. Kohli punches one to long on and that is 100 up for India.

Short from Cummins. Rahul goes for a pull. Top-edge, but it lands short of deep fine.

Kohli too gets a bouncer and he too mistimes it. Again it lands short of a fielder. Nervy moments for India.

Zampa with his second over. Rahul and Kohli trade singles to start the over. Low full toss from Zampa. Kohli can only get a single out of it. Rahul taps one to long on to add another single. Five singles from the over.

Cummins against Rahul. Four dot balls to start the over with. Cummins is offering Rahul with no room to work with. Rahul pulls one just past a fielder to get off the strike. Kohli takes another single to retain the strike.

Zampa into the attack. Kohli and Rahul picks up easy singles with drives down the ground. Five singles from the over.

Shreyas Iyer starts off with a four against Maxwell. Cummins with his second.

Shreyas on strike. Cummins on the off-stump line and swings it away. Outside edge and easy catch for Inglis. India in trouble!!

Shreyas Iyer c †Inglis b Cummins 4 (3b 1x4 0x6)

Rahul starts with a couple of dot balls. He gets off the mark with a quick single on the off side.

IND 82/3 in 11 overs

Another over for Maxwell. Rohit has had enough of defending against the offie. Steps out and thumps it over long on. SIX!!

Length from Maxwell and Rohit smashes it through covers for a four.

Rohit wants more. He goes down the track again. Edged and skied! Travis Head runs back from covers to make a brilliant catch! Rohit has to walk back.

Rohit Sharma c Head b Maxwell 47 (31b 4x4 3x6)

Pat Cummins brings himself on. Rohit and Virat sneak in a quick single to start the over. Good running between the wickets. A tad short from Cummins. Rohit pulls it, but without much timing. Just a single.

Australia brings Maxwell early on. Rohit and Kohli take easy singles to start off the over. Maxwell misses his length. Short and Kohli carves it through covers for an easy four.

Kohli takes on Starc early in the over. Not too full. But Kohli charges forward to launch it over the leg side infield for a four. He follows it with a an incredibly well-timed backfoot punch. FOUR MORE!!!

Make that three!! This time Kohli whips out a smooth cover drive. No stopping that. FOUR!!

Two dot ball from Kohli to start off the over. A tap to leg side bring Rohit on the strike. Rohit follows suit with a clip to the leg side, to add a single. Uneventful over. Just three runs from it.

Virat Kohli makes his way out to the middle. Wide from Starc and Kohli is happy to leave it. Straighter from Starc and Kohli defends with a straight bat. Chips one to leg side next ball to take a single and get off the mark.

Full from Starc to Rohit. No mistakes! Smoked over long off!! SIX!

Gill on strike. Leaves a Starc wide delivery alone for the first ball. Back-of-a-length next. Gill attempts his trademark short-arm jab. But all he can do is hit it straight to Zampa at mid on. First srike for Australia.

Shubman Gill c Zampa b Starc 4 (7b 0x4 0x6)

Hazlewood continues. Over the wicket against Rohit. Short ball and Rohit goes after it. Half-a-chance for Travis Head at deep square leg. But he makes sure to prevent a boundary. Hazlewood goes short again. This time Rohit aces the timing. A pull shot of the highest quality. SIX!!! Full ball next and smashed straight back for a four.

Starc against Gill. OUTSIDE EDGE!!! But it doesn’t carry to first slip. India sneaks in a single. Starc follows it up with a leg-side wide. Width from Starc and Rohit goes bang. But it is straight at the fielder. Just a single.

Full from Starc to Gill. The right-hander brings out the cover drive. Good save again to prevent a boundary.

Hazlewood gets an edge out of Rohit. But it falls short of the second slip and runs away. Great diving save from Zampa to save a four at deep third. Full from Hazlewood next and Rohit advances and smashes it through covers four the first four of the day.

Length ball on the leg stump and Rohit flays at it. Not the greatest timing, but four nevertheless. Better length from Hazlewood next two balls. Rohit defends the next two.

Over the wicket from Starc. First one is on the pads. Going down the leg side. Second one is wide on the off and Rohit crashes it through covers for a couple of runs. INDIA OFF THE MARK.

Rohit defends the next two balls. Good line from Starc. On the fifth stump next ball and Rohit decides to leave it.

Full from Starc for the last ball and Rohit leans into the drive. Good diving stop from Cummins to save a boundary.

Indian openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill are out in the middle. Starc with the first over.

Both sides have lined up for the national anthems. A smattering of Aussie fans in the crowd as the players belt out the Australian anthem.

The Indian anthem is next and a nearly one-lakh strong crowd sing in unison.

INDIA - Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammad Shami.

AUSTRALIA - David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa

Australia wins the toss and opts to bowl.

Ravi Shastri: Same wicket that was used for India vs Pakistan. It’s different because it has been left open for quite a long time. It looks dry. Looks patchy especially in the areas where spinners will land the ball. I expect it to turn. Batting first, getting runs on the board is premium.”

Mohammed Shami - 23

Jasprit Bumrah - 18

Kuldeep Yadav - 16

Played: 3

Won: 2

Lost: 1

Last Result: India beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets (2011)

Live images show Virat Kohli on the outfield, busy with his knocking drills. The others too from the Indian camp are out for the pre-match routine.

Played: 7

Won: 5

Lost: 2

Last Result: Australia beat New Zealand by 7 wickets (2015)

2313 runs at 53.4 including eight centuries

Perhaps the most talked about part of India’s World Cup campaign has been the fielding medal at the end of each game. Here is the list of winners till the final:

ODI World Cup 2023: List of team India’s fielding medal winners

In all the 10 ODI World Cup games, several Indian players have received the fielding medal in variety of ways: from displaying the name on the stadium’s big screen to Sachin Tendulkar announcing the winner.

Wicketkeepers: KL Rahul

Batters: Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Shubman Gill

All-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja (vc), Glenn Maxwell

Bowlers: Mitchell Starc, Mohammed Shami, Adam Zampa

Team Composition: IND 6-5 AUS | Credits Left: 4

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In the three finals that India has played in the quadrennial tournament, India has not had a centurion. Gautam Gambhir has the highest individual score which he managed in the 2011 final. Here is the full list:

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ODI World Cup: Top five highest scores by Indians in WC finals

ODI World Cup final highest scores: Here is a look at the top five batting performances by Indian batters over the years ahead of the 2023 summit clash between India and Australia.

IND vs AUS AT ODI WORLD CUP - HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORES

Ricky Ponting - 140* vs India in Johannesburg in 2003

Mark Waugh - 126 vs India in Mumbai in 1996

Shikhar Dhawan - 117 vs Australia in London in 2019

IND vs AUS AT ODI WORLD CUP - BEST BOWLING FIGURES

Ken MacLeay - 6/39 vs India in Nottingham in 1983

Damien Fleming - 5/36 vs India in Mumbai in 1996

Kapil Dev - 5/43 vs Australia in Nottingham in 1983

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ODI World Cup Finals: Full list of Player of the Match award winners from 1975 to 2019

Player of the Match in ODI World Cup Final: Here is the list of the top performers in the summit clash of the World Cup from 1975 to 2019.

INDIA - Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammad Shami.

AUSTRALIA - David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa

Mitchell Starc vs Rohit Sharma

Josh Hazlewood vs Virat Kohli

Other battles to look out for:

IND vs AUS, World Cup 2023 Final: Top five player battles to watch out for

IND vs AUS Final, World Cup 2023: Here are the key players and top five battles to watch out for during the India vs Australia CWC summit clash in Ahmedabad on Sunday.

1983 - Australia beat India by 162 runs in Nottingham

1983 - India beat Australia by 118 runs in Chelmsford

1987 - Australia beat India by 1 run in Chennai

1987 - India beat Australia by 56 runs in Delhi

1992 - Australia beat India by 1 run in Brisbane

1996 - Australia beat India by 16 runs in Mumbai

1999 - Australia beat India by 77 runs at The Oval in London

2003 - Australia beat India by nine wickets in Centurion

2003 - Australia beat India by 125 runs in Johannesburg

2011 - India beat Australia by five wickets in Ahmedabad

2015 - Australia beat India by 95 runs in Sydney

2019 - India beat Australia by 36 runs at The Oval in London

2023 - India beat Australia by six wickets in Chennai

Matches played - 13

Australia - 8

India - 5

Last result - India won by six wickets in 2023 in Chennai

Highest score (India) - 399/5 in 2023 in Indore

Lowest score (India) - 63/10 in 1981 in Sydney

Highest score (Australia) - 389/4 in 2020 in Sydney

Lowest score (Australia) - 101/10 in 1991 in Perth

Highest individual score (India) - Rohit Sharma 209 in 2013 in Bengaluru

Highest individual score (Australia) - George Bailey 156 in 2013 in Nagpur

Best bowling figures (India) - Murali Kartik 6/27 in 2007 in Wankhede

Best bowling figures (Australia) - Ken MacLeay 6/39 in 1983 in Nottingham

The World Cup awaits its coronation. Opening its campaign against Australia in Chennai on October 8, India will now face the same opponent in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. For the Men in Blue, life has come a full circle while they seek the cup that will add lustre to their legacy.

The host has remained unbeaten so far, and the rival has notched eight wins on the trot. Just like the IAF jets that did their sorties on Saturday, India and Australia too want to scale the skies when the dust eventually settles on the quadrennial tournament. Just that one team will embrace ecstasy while the other will sulk in agony, and that is the nature of the sport.

Full preview by K.C. Vijaya Kumar:

World Cup final 2023: India takes on Australia in battle for ODI supremacy

For the Men in Blue, life has come a full circle while they seek the cup that will add lustre to their legacy.

Matches played: 150

India won: 57

Australia won: 83

No result: 10

Last result: India won by six wickets (2023)

Last five results: IND won - 3; AUS won - 2

INDIA: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishan Kishan, Shardul Thakur, Ravichandran Ashwin.

AUSTRALIA: Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis(w), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins(c), Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Sean Abbott, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey, Cameron Green.

Where to watch IND vs AUS final on TV?

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 final between India and Australia will be aired LIVE on the Star Sports Network.

Where to watch IND vs AUS final online?

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 final between India and Australia will be streamed LIVE on the Disney+Hotstar app and website.