Mumbai: The ICC ODI World Cup finals between India and Australia will be held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on November 19. The much-anticipated clash will commence at 2:00 PM IST.
India is aiming to win the title for the third time. India earlier won ODI World Cup in 1983 and 2011. In this edition of mega cricket event, Team India has remained undefeated. Team India have won all 10 of their games so far. They beat New Zealand by 70 runs at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday to secure their spot in the finals. Australia defeated South Africa at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday.
As far as their head-to-head record in the ODI World Cup history is concerned, the two teams have faced each other on 13 occasions so far, with Australia leading with 8 victories. The Indian cricket team 5 matches.
The two sides faced off for the first time at the mega event during the group phase of the 1983 edition, the same year when India won their first-ever World Cup trophy. Nonetheless, Australia won that match by 162.
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Here are the other head-to-head records involving the two teams:
Highest team total: Australia’s 359/2 in the 2003 final stands as the highest team total in India vs Australia head-to-head meetings in the ODI World Cup.
Lowest team total: India’s 125/10 against Australia in the group phase fixture of the 2003 edition is the lowest team total.
Highest individual score: Ricky Ponting’s unbeaten 140 off 121 balls in the 2003 final being the highest individual score. A total of eight centuries have been recorded over the years in the 13 matches so far in the tournament’s history.
Best bowling figures: Australia’s Ken MacLeay’s spell of 6/39 is the best. Only 3 players have managed to pick one 5-wicket haul each. India’s legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev becoming the first to accomplish the feat in the first-ever meeting of the two teams in the 1983 World Cup.
Closest winning margin: Australia have twice won by a margin of one run, first in 1987 and later in 1992.
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