India vs Australia, WC final highlights: Head hundred seals AUS' record 6th title; Kohli wins Player of Tournament

India vs Australia Live Score, IND vs AUS World Cup Final 2023: Doesn't matter what era it is that we are talking about, India and Australia have played out some utter thrillers in the World Cup, as they have outside of it and in other formats as well. They have faced each other 13 times in the World Cup. Australia have won eight times and India have won five. For a better, more detailed look, click right here.

India vs Australia Live Score, IND vs AUS World Cup Final 2023: The Indian bowlers, who have been on fire throughout this World Cup, have taken 95 wickets. Only two sides have taken and that was Australia in 2003 with 96 and them in 2007 with 97. Incidentally, those two sides went on to lift the cup by winning 11 matches in a row, which is exactly what India are looking to do today.

India vs Australia Live Score, IND vs AUS World Cup Final 2023: This is India's fourth World Cup final, and their second against Australia. They won the title two of the last three times that they made it to the summit clash, with the one time they lost being against... Australia. India famously reached their first World Cup final by shocking the globe in 1983 and then shocked it a little more by beating the mighty West Indies and winning the trophy. They then reached the final in 2003 but were no match for Ricky Ponting's Australia. Then they got to the summit clash in 2011 where Dhoni finished it off "in style", in Ravi Shastri's words, and India won their second World Cup title. You can get a more detailed picture right here

India vs Australia Live Score, IND vs AUS World Cup Final 2023: Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis(w), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins(c), Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Sean Abbott, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey, Cameron Green

India vs Australia Live Score, IND vs AUS World Cup Final 2023: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Ishan Kishan, Prasidh Krishna

India vs Australia Live Score, IND vs AUS World Cup Final 2023: Rahul Dravid was the captain when India endured their worst World Cup of all time in 2007, facing a first-round exit despite possessing one of the strongest sides on paper. 16 years later, he is back in a World Cup, this time as coach in possibly his last assignment with the Indian team. If in 2011, the team won the World Cup for Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit, Kohli and others are determined to win this one for Dravid to help The Wall complete his perfect redemption story. He was there in 1999, where in spite of emerging as the highest scorer with 461 runs, India crashed out of the Super Six. He was there in 2003, where India came agonizingly close, but wasn't around to be part of the 2007 and 2011 triumphs. It's time, Rohit! Win it for India, win it for Dravid, who has been giving it back to the sport for almost 7 years.

India vs Australia Live Score, IND vs AUS World Cup Final 2023: The BCCI is ensuring that cricket's biggest spectacle lives up to the billing by putting together a spectacle that promises to take your breath away. With India Prime Minister Narendra Modi in attendance, the build-up to the final is going to be a visual treat. An air show by the Indian Air Force promises to steal the show while the board's decision to present all previous ICC World Cup winning captains with a special blazer will certainly inject a feeling of nostalgia. The BCCI on Saturday, released the full list of events that will take center-stage before the big one gets underway.

India vs Australia Live Score, IND vs AUS World Cup Final 2023: Pat Cummins is not like your previous Australian captains. He doesn't sledge much, but instead, likes to burn. Like yesterday, on the eve of the match, he slyly mentioned how there aren't many better feelings in the world than silencing a home crowd and that Australia are confident of beating India. Sure, they have in the past and they can fully do it again, but the mention that Australia could have beaten India had they not dropped Virat Kohli's catch… was it necessary? Well, because by that logic, had Mujeeb held on to Maxwell's catch… As cliche as it may sound, cricket isn't won on ifs and buts, and rest assured, there would be no room for it today either.

India vs Australia Live Score, IND vs AUS World Cup Final 2023: After the first 15 days of the World Cup, if we were to tell you that it'll be an India vs Australia final, odds are that you'd have laughed at us. But what a way for Ravi Shastri's prediction to come true. India were No. 1 on the points table, and Australia 10th at one stage, after losing their first two games to India and South Africa. But come on! It's the Aussies we're talking about. From losing two to winning the next eight, they have stormed into the World Cup final on the back of some pretty unbelievable individual brilliance, none topping Glenn Maxwell's double century against Australia.

Their opponents, India have been on a dream run. They have run opponents roughshod and even the one game in which they were tested, Team India won by 70 runs. Has there ever been a team this dominant in World Cups? The answer will bring out a chuckle. Yes, Australia. India have successfully emulated Ponting's teams of 2003 and 2007, remaining unbeaten in the tournament, with contributions from everyone in the Playing XI. They've remained unchanged since Hardik Pandya's injury paved the way for Mohammed Shami's inclusion and that speaks volumes of their consistency – not just in the team set-up but also on the field. No two teams deserve this honor more than India and Australia.

India vs Australia Live Score, IND vs AUS World Cup Final 2023: 45 days, 9 grueling league matches and one high-octane semi-final later, India are one step away from fulfilling their wish. A decade of anticipation, enduring agony, and the haunting echoes of past ICC tournament heartbreaks, coupled with the painful memories of the 2003 World Cup final, will culminate in redemption if India are able to pick up this crucial win. However, the journey to claim the coveted trophy is fraught with challenges. Standing in their way is the formidable Australia, a relentless force with five championships under their belt. This unit, undeterred by an initial setback with two losses, has flawlessly navigated subsequent matches, presenting a formidable obstacle for India.

As Team India strives for support on every front, it's the moment to rally behind our Men in Blue and lend our spirited cheers. Share your special message HERE for Rohit and his teammates as they set their sights on overcoming this ultimate challenge and clinching the World Cup for our nation.

India vs Australia Live Score, IND vs AUS World Cup Final 2023: For fans in their mid-30s, we know how emotionally-charged today is going to be. The memories of the 2003 World Cup final still haunt you – Ganguly deciding to bowl after winning the toss, Zaheer Khan's infamous first over, Ricky Ponting's marauding hundred, Sachin Tendulkar's first ball dismissal… OUCH! We get it. It ain't just redemption time for Rohit Sharma, but for you all as well. Surprisingly, there are quite a few similarities. Like Tendulkar in '03, Virat Kohli is the leading run-getter of the tournament, and like 20 years ago, a man named 'Rahul' was keeping wicket and performing the dual role.

But hey! Don't let those heartbeats get faster. This Indian team is nothing like the one from 2003. In anything, it possesses the same aura of invincibility Ponting's Australia did. So worry not! Today, it isn't the Men in Blue we'll be getting behind. We're rooting for you all too. The many then 14-15-16 year-olds who had to cry themselves to sleep on the night of March 23, 2003. LET'S GO AND GET THE CUP!

India vs Australia Live Score, IND vs AUS World Cup Final 2023: Not really! The pitch fiasco gained steam ahead of the first semi-final in Mumbai where India were accused of changing pitches a day prior to the game. Thankfully, saner heads prevails but the controversy couldn't help but spill on to the final. In case you aren't aware, the final will be played on a used surface – which by the way is absolutely fine, well within the rules and not frowned upon. It's the same surface on which India's game against Pakistan was played. So BIG DEAL! It's expected to be slightly slowish which promises to make the summit clash all the more exciting.

India vs Australia Live Score, IND vs AUS World Cup Final 2023: Face it! India vs Australia is the biggest cricket rivalry in the world. Not England vs Australia, not India vs Pakistan – purely because of the one-sidedness of these contests. Yeah sure, the Ashes is an unparalleled rivalry and INDO-PAK is the so-called 'Mother of all battles'… But are they though, really? Maybe, maybe not. Which is why nothing quite matches the intensity of an India vs Australia rivalry, and the way it has evolved. For the most part of the 19th century, it was one way traffic – India won just three Tests Down Under between 1947 and 1999.

But the tide changed post 2000, starting the historic Eden Gardens Test, where Sourav Ganguly's India brought Australia's 16-match winning streak to a halt, and even though Australia won more, India were no longer underdogs. A historic Border-Gavaskar Test series in 2003/04 opened the floodgates and the years of hard work and efforts culminated in Virat Kohli leading India to their first-ever Test series win in Australia in 2018/19. ODIs saw significant transformations. India began beating Australia more often – both home and away. What MS Dhoni's India did at the CB Series final in 2008 is the stuff of legends and ever since, India and Australia have seen each other eye-to-eye.

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India vs Australia Live Score, IND vs AUS World Cup Final 2023: Hello peeps! A very good morning to all. For the last time in this World Cup, Hindustan Times Sports is here, to take on a ride which you sure can experience nowhere but at HT. It's the World Cup FINAL… between INDIA vs AUSTRALIA. The biggest day in the lives of our players, the coaches, and the fans. Most of us were around, in 2011, when MS Dhoni's six off Nuwan Kulasekara, made a billion dreams come true… and 12 years later, Team India stands on the cusp of repeating history. What a day of 8 hours and more it promises to be at the world’s biggest cricket venue – The Narendra Modi Stadium. The chants on Vande Mataram and Chak de India will be at its loudest as nearly 1.3 lakh get behind the Men in Blue and cheer them on. So are you ready? No, no, no. We said, "ARE YOU READY?" (Expecting a deafening roar). YES! That's more like it. Don't go anywhere. We're just getting started.