India vs Australia ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Preview: Likely Playing XIs, Key Players, H2H and Other Things You Need To Know About IND vs AUS CWC Match in Chennai
The Men in Blue, hosts of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023, will kickstart their campaign against five-time winners Australia. India recently beat Australia in a three-match ODI series. Which side will come out on top tomorrow?
The moment has finally arrived for the Indian cricket team to take the field as they begin their ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 campaign against Australia. The Men in Blue would have high morale after beating Australia in a two-game series, most of which was played without the big guns in Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. The two among other names, did return to the playing XI in the final ODI, which Australia won quite convincingly in the end. A packed crowd at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai is expected to attend this contest which would be nothing less than a thriller, with two pre-tournament favourites going at it to get off to a winning start. India however, have some fitness concerns with young opener Shubman Gill unlikely to feature in this match, after reports stated that he is down with dengue. Should he miss out, it would be a big blow, given his form in ODIs this year but India do have replacements, with Ishan Kishan likely to slot into as Rohit Sharma's opening partner. ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Points Table Updated.
The Chennai track is always known to assist spinners and Australia would have a trial by spin when they come up against India. Local boy Ravichandran Ashwin is likely to be named in India's playing XI and he can turn out to be a big threat on a spinning track against Australia. Ashwin will have Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav to accompany him as well. For the Aussies, skipper Pat Cummins will hope his batters continue from where they left off in that final ODI against India last month. David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne being among the runs would be crucial to Australia's success in the ICC Cricket World Cup, not just in this tournament. Moreover, Glenn Maxwell will not only be handy with his big-hitting prowess but also his ability to spin the ball on a track like that in Chennai. And we all know how dangerous Mitchell Starc is, with the new ball in hand. ICC World Cup 2023 Schedule, Free PDF Download Online.
We all know what happened the last time these two teams met in an ICC Cricket World Cup match in India. Yuvraj Singh had played a blinder to take the Men in Blue to the final in 2011, with India eventually winning the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup. A billion expectations would be on the shoulders of Rohit Sharma and his team as they begin a much-awaited ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 campaign tomorrow.
India vs Australia Head to Head in ODIs
India and Australia have faced each other for a total of 149 times in ODIs. Australia have a clear upper hand with 83 wins with India having 56 victories to their name. A total of 10 matches have ended in no results. In ODI World Cups, India have played 12 matches against Australia, winning four and losing eight.
India vs Australia ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Key Players
| Virat Kohli |
| Mitchell Starc |
| Rohit Sharma |
| David Warner |
| Ravichandran Ashwin |
India vs Australia ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Venue and Match Timing
The India vs Australia ICC World Cup 2023 match will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The IND vs AUS match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 will begin at 2:00 PM IST (Indian Standard Time).
India vs Australia ICC World Cup 2023 Live Streaming Online and Telecast
Star Sports is the official broadcast partner of the ICC World Cup 2023. Fans therefore can watch the India vs Australia ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 match on Star Sports 1/HD, Star Sports 2/HD, Star Sports 3, Star Sports 1 Hindi/HD, Star Sports 1 Tamil, Star Sports 1 Kannada and Star Sports 1 Telugu. Fans can also watch live streaming of this match online on the Disney+ Hotstar app and websites. Those using the Disney+ Hotstar app on mobiles to watch ICC World Cup 2023 matches can do so for free.
India vs Australia ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Likely XIs
India's Likely XI: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Australia's Likely XI: David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa, Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc
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