Looking at the World Cup 2023
After 47 matches of thrill, joy, happiness and enjoyment the ODI world cup 2023 is moving to its end. We had 10 teams at the start and now we have only 2 teams left who will be fighting to become the champions of the ODI Cricket in the World Cup final.
We have seen the domination of India, we have seen the Netherlands beating South Africa and Bangladesh, we have seen Bangladesh team losing matches continuously, we have seen the downfall of England team, we have seen the bad performance of Pakistan team, we have seen Australia’s return after losing 2 matches out of their 3 matches, we have seen south Africa again choking in the world cup semi-final, we have also seen Afghanistan doing their best performance this tournament. We have seen a lot in this World Cup. So now we are going to have a new World Champion.
Preview of the ODI World Cup Final :
The 2023 cricket World Cup Final is going to happen in the Narendra Modi stadium of Ahmedabad, where the First match of the World Cup also happened between India and Australia, India won easily but we should not forget the fact that Australia plays differently in the world cup knockouts than in the group stage. Australia had defeated India in the World Cup final of 2003 so, can India forget their past performance and win the final against Australia and take revenge after 20 years?
Ahmedabad pitches have been helpful for fast bowlers in this World Cup. So the team that wins the toss will choose to bowl. There have been 32 matches played on the ground in which the team batting first has won 17 matches where the average total in this venue while batting first is 237.
None of the teams participating in the world cup has been able to cross the 300 mark in the world cup. Whereas the team batting second or choosing to bowl has won 15 times. The average score while chasing was 208. There can be a chance of a low-scoring thriller for choosing the. The pitch has been good for spinners also but pacers have taken more wickets. It has also helped batsmen after many matches of the World Cup this pitch is slowed down.
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Both the Teams in the ODI World Cup 2023 :
INDIA
The India cricket team has done a great performance in the World Cup. It was a dream run for the Indian team. They won continuously in the World Cup without losing a single match in the world. This team was looking very weak before the start of the World Cup, where they did not have good middle order performance and bowling performance, but in the World Cup, they looked different as compared to previous series and matches.
Batting Power of India:
The opening partnership between Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma has been fabulous throughout the tournament. He has scored 550 runs in the World Cup until now his highest was 131 and Shubman Gill scored 350 runs in total where his best was 92. In the middle order the master of chasing and running machine, Virat Kohli has broken record after record and scored a total of 771 runs in the World Cup which was his best World Cup so far with 117 as his highest.
Shreyas Iyer is in great form also scoring 526 runs which was the second highest for the Indian team his best was 128 and Kl Rahul Rahul has 386 runs he is finishing the matches and playing quick cameos in this World Cup now with his best being 102. In the lower middle order, Jadeja, Surya and Hardik are doing well.
As for bowling, Shami has been exceptional taking 23 wickets in only 6 matches with taking 7 wickets in the semi-final. Jasprit Bumrah has done phenomenal bowling, he has taken 18 wickets in 10 matches. Jadeja is doing an all-round performance with taking 16 wickets in 10 matches. Kuldeep Yadav has been trapping batsmen in his spinning magic, he has taken 15 wickets in 10 matches. Mohammed Siraj has been doing great in starting overs taking 13 wickets in 10 matches. India has won 11 out of their 19 matches in this venue. They are the favourites for winning the World Cup Final 2023.
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AUSTRALIA
Australia team after losing 2 out of their 3 matches had not lost any matches after that in the world cup 2023. They were looking dull at first but now shining like a diamond. They have a very good opening partnership between Mitchell Marsh and David Warner.
David Warner has announced retirement after the Pakistan series so the Australian team will be looking to win this World Cup final for him to make this last World Cup memorable for him. He had scored 528 which was the most runs scored for Australia in this World Cup, his highest was 163. Then the other opener has been playing explosively scoring a whopping 426 runs in total with his highest being 177.
Middle Order Performance:
In the middle order, there is Marnus Labuschagne who has scored 304 runs in total giving a balance in the middle order scoring 71 as his highest. Then we have Steve Smith who has been playing well, scoring 298 runs in which his highest was 71. Then we have the best strike batsman in Australia in this World Cup, Glenn Maxwell. In the group stage matches he has done a great job with scoring runs at a faster strike rate than other players his total runs scored in this World Cup was 398 with his best being 201. After that Travis head, Cameroon Green, Pat Cummins and Marcus Stoinis have done well.
In the bowling department Adam Zampa has done great with taking 22 wickets in 10 matches and then is Josh Hazelwood with 14 wickets in 10 matches who has been good with his bowling in starting overs and after that, there is Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins who are doing exceptional in death bowling with both taking 13 wickets in 10 matches. They are looking to become the Champions again, by defeating the mighty Indians in the World Cup Final.
Overall – Ind vs Aus
There have been 150 matches played between these two nations in which India has won 57 and Australia won 83 matches, with 10 matches going without result. In the last five games played between these two teams, India have won 3 and Australia have won 2. There have been 3 games played in Narendra Modi stadium in which 2 have been won by India and 1 match won by Australia.
We hope that this match will be a thriller and enjoyable for audiences as well as for players. Now we hope that this match will give us a pure winner and does not go as the 2019 World Cup final.
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