Both teams are in a face-off between Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium (Photo: Cricket Info).
In the ICC World Cup final, India suffered a loss of 6 wickets in 41 overs and scored 203 runs against Australia. In the match played at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium, the Indian team’s opener Shikhar Dhawan failed to provide an aggressive start to the team in the final event of the Mega event, scoring just 4 runs before getting out. Captain Rohit Sharma played 47, while Virat Kohli played 54 runs. Middle-order batter KL Rahul played a resistance innings of 66 runs. Among other players, Shardul Thakur scored 4 runs, while Ravindra Jadeja was dismissed for 9 runs.
From Australia’s side, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc took 2 wickets each, while Josh Hazlewood and Glenn Maxwell took one wicket each.
Before the match, Australian team captain Pat Cummins won the toss and decided to field first, saying that they were determined to lift the Mega event trophy, trying to achieve success in the match and surprise the fans.
At this point, Indian team captain Rohit Sharma said that today is an opportunity to rewrite history and they will try to win the title.
Both team captains said that no changes have been made in the playing eleven.
Australia’s squad:
Captain Pat Cummins, David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, Marnus Labuschagne, Sean Abbott, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
India’s squad:
Captain Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, and Mohammad Siraj