World Cup 2023 Final: India vs Australia ODI stats, top run-scorer, wicket-taker and more

After 47 matches over 45 days, the 2023 Cricket World Cup is set to come to a conclusion when hosts India take on five-time champions Australia at the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. World Cup 2023: News | Schedule | Results | Points table It has been a smooth riding for the Men in Blue this World Cup so far, with 10 wins in as many matches, but Australia will pose a different challenge for them altogether in the summit clash. Read:  Why Australia’s entry into the final is no surprise Australia, meanwhile, started their campaign with defeats to India and South Africa, before going onto secure eight straight victories to reach the final for a record eighth time.

Both India and Australia share a storied rivalry not just in bilateral series but also in ICC tournaments. For the Men in Blue, this match provides a chance to diminish the ghosts of the 2003 World Cup final, where they suffered a horrific 125-run defeat to Ricky Ponting’s Aussies. World Cup Closing Ceremony:  All the details With the excitement gradually building up towards the final, let’s now take a look at some important stats as far as India-Australia contests are concerned: Head-to-Head Ever since the two teams’ first-ever ODI meeting at the 1980/81 Benson and Hedges Cup, India and Australia have faced off in a total of 150 ODIs. As far as head-to-head is concerned, Australia hold an 83-57 win-loss record against India, but in the recent years, the Men in Blue have picked up momentum whenever the two teams have met in ODIs, including their 2018-19 ODI series win Down Under. As far as their head-to-head meeting in India are concerned, the two teams have faced off in 71 matches, with India winning 33 matches and losing as many games. Five games have ended in no-result. ICC World Cup Head-to-Head India and Australia have locked horns in the ODI World Cup on 13 occasions since meeting for the first time in the 1983 Prudential World Cup. Also read: Forget 2003, this is India's chance to reignite the spirit of 2011 Out of these 13 matches, the Men in Blue have only won five games, and the other eight games have ended in defeats, which also includes their heavy loss in the 2003 World Cup final. The two teams had earlier clashed in the round-robin stage of the 2023 World Cup, with the bowlers, combined with the efforts of Virat Kohli (85) and KL Rahul (97*) helping India clinch a six-wicket win in Chennai. Record in Ahmedabad India: The hosts have played 20 ODI matches at the Motera in Ahmedabad, and have won 11 of these games, while losing nine. It’s also fair to note that India had faced Australia at the same venue in the quarter-finals of the 2011 World Cup, when fifties from Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh overshadowed Ricky Ponting’s century to take India to the semi-finals. This was however, a few years before the renovation of the stadium, currently known as the Narendra Modi Stadium. Australia: Australia have played six matches in Ahmedabad since their first game at the venue in 1984, and have won four while losing two. Top run-scorer in IND-AUS ODIs India: Sachin Tendulkar (3077) Australia: Ricky Ponting (2164) Top wicket taker in IND-AUS ODIs India: Kapil Dev (45) Australia: Brett Lee (55) Most catches in IND-AUS ODIs India: MS Dhoni (44) Australia: Adam Gilchrist (73) Highest team total in IND-AUS ODIs India: 399/5 in 2023 Australia: 389/4 in 2020 Lowest team total in IND-AUS ODIs India: 63 all out in 1981 Australia: 101 all out in 1991 Biggest victory margin in IND-AUS ODIs India: 118 runs in 1983 and 2001 Australia: 208 runs in 2004