India and Australia are all set to lock horns in the ICC World Cup 2023 final in Ahmedabad on Sunday. The cricketing fraternity is waiting anxiously for the summit clash, which promises to be the biggest match of this year as two giants of the game will clash against each other at the world's biggest stadium.
The battle for the most prestigious trophy in world cricket will be between a team which has lifted the cup five times against a side which has won it twice in the past and is undefeated from 10 ODIs in this edition.
The last time these two teams met in a ODI World Cup final 20 years ago, Ricky Ponting's Australia crushed Sourav Ganguly's India in a one-sided encounter at the Wanderer's stadium in Johannesburg in 2003.
The current Indian squad, all of whom would have watched that game on their television sets at home, would therefore, want to exact revenge from the Aussies when they take the field on November 19.
The numbers game
Australia hold the edge over India in ODI World Cup head-to-head clashes so let's take a look at some of the key numbers before the high-profile encounter in Gujarat.
Head-to-head
13: Matches played
08: Australia have won
05: Victories for India
Across all ODIs
150: Played matches
83: Australia triumphant
57: India victorious
Advantage India in Final
Team India however, will take confidence from the fact that are not only the only team which is undefeated in this edition but have also never lost an ODI at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
Playing in front of the home crowd and in familiar conditions at Motera will also give India the edge over the visiting Australian side, which is likely to get very little support from the fans inside the venue.
India had also crushed Australia earlier in this World Cup when they met in their first league match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai last month.
The Men in Blue also have the highest run-scorer and wicket-taker in their lineup in Virat Kohli and Mohammed Shami.
Most Runs In Cricket World Cup 2023
Virat Kohli (India) - 711
Quinton de Kock (SA) - 594
Rachin Ravindra (NZ) - 578
Daryl Mitchell (NZ) - 552
Rohit Sharma (India) - 550
Most Wickets In Cricket World Cup 2023
Mohammad Shami, India - 23
Adam Zampa (Australia) - 22
Dilshan Madushanka (Sri Lanka) 21
Gerald Coatzee (SA) - 20
Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan) – 18
