India and Australia will lock horns in the second ICC World Test Championship Final.
In the WTC Cycle 2021 – 2023, Australia finished on top with a win percentage of 66.67 followed by India with 58.8.
This will be Team India’s second successive WTC Final. In 2021, India lost to New Zealand by 8 wickets in the inaugural final.
Ahead of the mega-clash, both India and Australia faced each other in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy earlier in the year which Rohit Sharma led team won 2-1. The conditions in the United Kingdom will be very different as compared to the ones Team India faced at home.
Here are the important details about the India vs Australia, WTC Final 2023:
India vs Australia, WTC Final 2023: Date
The ICC WTC Final between India and Australia will be played from June 7 to June 11.
IND vs AUS, WTC Final 2023: Time
The IND vs AUS WTC Final 2023 match will start at 3:00 PM IST. The broadcast will start an hour before the match.
WTC Final 2023: Venue
The one-off Test match will be played at The Oval in England.
WTC Final 2023 Live Streaming: How To Watch IND vs AUS Live?
The Star Sports Network will broadcast the ICC WTC Final match live. Cricket fans can watch the match online on Disney+ Hotstar.
WTC Final 2023: Here’s How The Oval Pitch Looks
Indian cricketer and commentator Dinesh Karthik shared pictures of the Oval pitch two days before the mega-clash. By looking at the pictures, it is expected that it will offer assistance to the fast bowlers with pace and bounce.
Two days to go for the #WTCFinal and this is how the pitch looks like
What is your playing XI gonna be? pic.twitter.com/wLyYHr4vcy
— DK (@DineshKarthik) June 5, 2023
India’s Predicted Playing XI For WTC Final 2023
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, KS Bharat (wk), Shardul Thakur, Mohammad Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav.
Team India’s Full Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Srikar Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jaydev Unadkat.
Australia’s Predicted Playing XI For WTC Final 2023
David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland.
Australia’s Full Squad: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland, Josh Inglis, Todd Murphy, Michael Neser, Marcus Harris.
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