India has won 10 consecutive matches and Australia has won 8 consecutive matches, face to face in the final after 20 years.

Both the teams will meet in the final of the tournament for the second time. The final of the 2003 ODI World Cup was also held between them. Then Kangaroo won by 125 runs.

India will play the World Cup final for the fourth time and Australia for the 8th time.
The Indian team has reached the final for the fourth time. Earlier the team had reached the finals of this tournament in 1983, 2003 and 2011. On the other hand, the Australian team has reached the World Cup final for the 8th time. The team has won 5 out of 7 finals.

Australia has not lost in the World Cup final for the last 27 years. The team has won all 4 of its finals in the last 24 years. Australia's last defeat in the final was against Sri Lanka in 1996.

Head-to-head and recent records
Both the teams last faced each other in the 5th league match of this World Cup. Then the match was played in Chennai. India won this match by 6 wickets.

A total of 150 ODIs have been played between India and Australia so far. India won 57 matches and Australia won 83 matches. 10 matches remained inconclusive.

Team India is invincible in this tournament
The Indian team is the only team in the World Cup 2023 which has not lost a single match. The team won all nine matches in the league stage. India defeated Australia by 6 wickets, Afghanistan by 8 wickets, Pakistan by 7 wickets, Bangladesh by 7 wickets, New Zealand by 4 wickets, England by 100 runs, Sri Lanka by 302 runs, South Africa by 243 runs. And defeated Netherlands by 160 runs.

After 9 consecutive wins, the team topped with 18 points and made it to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, it defeated the last two runner-up New Zealand by 70 runs and made it to the title match.

Australia reached the final after defeating South Africa
Australia had a bad start in the World Cup. The team had to face defeat by 6 wickets against host India in the very first match. In the very next match, the team was defeated by South Africa by 134 runs.

After 2 consecutive defeats, the Kangaroo team made a comeback and won the next 7 matches. The team defeated Sri Lanka by 5 wickets, Pakistan by 62 runs, Netherlands by 309 runs, New Zealand by 5 runs, England by 33 runs, Afghanistan by 3 wickets and Bangladesh by 8 wickets. After 7 consecutive wins, the team made it to the semi-finals with 14 points. In the semi-finals, the team defeated South Africa by 3 wickets and made it to the finals.

Chasing teams won 3 out of 4 matches
The Ahmedabad pitch has been helpful for the batsmen, but it also helps the bowlers. Here the spinners get support in the middle overs. The fifth match of this World Cup will be played here. In the 4 matches held so far, the chasing teams won 3 and the team batting first won one match.

Of the 30 ODIs played here so far, 15 matches have been won by the teams batting first. The chasing teams won in 15 matches.

The average total in the first inning is 243 runs. The highest team score here is 365 runs, which was made by South Africa against India in 2010. The lowest score is 85, which was made by Zimbabwe against West Indies in 2006.

India won 11 out of 19 matches in Ahmedabad
India has played 19 ODIs in Ahmedabad. The team won in 11 and lost in 8. Batting first here, the team won five out of nine matches and lost four. While chasing, out of 10 matches, they won six and lost four.

While Australia has played only 6 ODIs in Ahmedabad so far, it has won 4 and lost two. Batting first here, the team won three out of four matches and lost one. While chasing, out of two matches, one was won and one was lost.

Weather forecast
The weather will be clear on the day of the final match in Ahmedabad. There is no possibility of rain. There will be good sunshine throughout the day. During this period the wind speed will be 7 kilometers per hour. The temperature can range from 20 to 33 degrees Celsius.

Possible playing eleven
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.

Australia: Pat Cummins (captain), David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (wicketkeeper), Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa and Josh Hazlewood.