India vs Australia ICC World Cup 2023, Playing 11, Pitch Report

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The wait will be over for the Indian Fans to see the India vs Australia match-up on October 8th, 2023, which will be both teams first ICC World Cup match. It will be a blockbuster match between two world-class teams who are favorites to win the title, but India will have the upper hand as they recently defeated Australia in a 3-match ODI series by 2-1.

Indian Cricket Team will look to go all out from the first match, which will be very crucial for them if they want to look forward to the World Cup. Rohit Sharma’s men are going to give their all in the World Cup as it has been more than 12 years since India won any major ICC Trophy and always fell in the final and Semi-Final, but this team, India, will once again play at their home ground. Since 2011, the trend has been that the host nation wins the World Cup, which was started by India in 2011, then it was Australia in 2015, and in the last World Cup, England won the title for the first time.

India might play without Shubman Gill in the match against Australia because he has been diagnosed with dengue, but in the recent report, Gill has been feeling better, and there is a chance that he will play the match, which can be very crucial.

Australia will be looking to start strong in the tournament and continue their winning runs as he won the last ODI match against India by 66 runs even though the full squad of India was playing in the match. Their whole squad is fit and ready to fight for the World Cup to win their 6th ICC World Cup, which makes them the most successful side in the history of Cricket.

The Australian side came in the World Cup with many experienced players like Steve Smith, David Warner, Mitchell Starc, and Cummins, making them one of the favorites to win the tournament. They have been the team that delivers in the big tournaments, which is why they are the most successful team in World Cricket.

When and Where To Watch India vs Australia 5th ICC World Cup 2023 Match

Match	India vs Australia 5th ICC World Cup Match, 2023
Date & Time	October 8th, 2023, Saturday, 2:00 AM IST
Venue	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Where to Watch	Disney Hotstar

Player Injury Report For India vs Australia 5th ICC World Cup Match

There is no major injury concern for either team, but India has some doubts over Shubman Gill’s health as he recently was diagnosed with Dengue. In the recent report, he is coming in the nets to play and feeling better.

India vs Australia Head-to-Head ODI Record

Match Played	149
India Won	56
Australia Won	83
Tie/NR	1/10

Weather Conditions For India vs Australia 5th ICC World Cup Match

The weather is said to be partially clouded, and there will be little chance of rain. The temperature will be around 32 degrees Celsius, and the wind will be at 19 km/h.

Pitch Report of MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, In the India vs Australia Match On October 8th, 2023

Match Played	34 Matches
Batting first won	17 Matches won
Batting second won	16 Matches won
Average 1st innings scores	224 Runs
Highest Team innings total	337/7 by AsiaXI
Lowest Team innings total	69/10 by Ken

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai pitch has been in favor of spinners for a long time, and even the average score is 224, which is low, but in the T20 games, we saw some high-scoring matches. However, India will be a favorite to win the match on pitches like Chennai, which gives more assistance to spinners.

Team Preview Of India

India were not in luck before the start of the World Cup because both of their warm-up washed out, and they were not given a chance to the player to test their skills. India is in fine form, and if they are going to perform as well as they did in the series against Australia, then they will be the match’s winner. The only problem arises with the left-arm seamers, which is always problematic for the opening players like Rohit Sharma and Kohli.

There is some concern over the third bowler, which Shardul Thakur and Prashid Krishna are right now fulfilling, but they are not someone who can give you a strong performance every time.

Important players for the India Team in the match against Australia

1- Kuldeep Yadav will be the most important player in the match against Australia on Chennai pitch because it is going to help the spinners, and Kuldeep has been the best spinner for the Indian team since last year. He picked up 152 wickets in 90 ODI matches and has been the most wicket-taker in 2023.

2- Virat Kohli has been sensational for India for over a decade and is considered one of the best batters in the world. He scored 13083 runs in just 281 ODIs, which clearly shows his consistency over a decade with the bat, and right now just three centuries away from breaking Tendulkar’s century record in an ODI that can be broken in the World Cup. He played ODI matches against Australia and scored 2228 runs with an average of 53.04. He scored eight centuries, which clearly shows his dominance against Australia.

3- Hardik Pandya will be a very crucial cog for the Indian team in the ODI World Cup because he is going to give full balance to the side, just like what Yuvraj Singh did in 2011 for India, but it is going to be one tough job for him. He has all the great qualities to be a special player for India and has been bowling quite well.

Team Preview Australia

The Australian team had decent warm-up matches in the ICC World Cup 2023, and they also had a great last ODI match against India, where they defeated them quite easily even when India was playing with the full main squad, but there is a bit of concern for them over the spin department that can backfire them because they don’t have a great spinner.

Important players for the Australia Team in the match against the India team

1- Mitchell Marsh has been one of the best batters for the Australian team in recent times. He also bowled against Pakistan and Netherlands in the warm-up matches, which gave a piece of good news for the Australian team. He is a hard-hitting batter and stays on the crease, making the life of another batter easy and opposition bowlers hard.

2- Cameron Green is another all-rounder from Australia who is going to be one of the key players in the World Cup and can be the tournament-winning player for the Australians as he can give 7-8 overs and bat with high strike rates in the middle order.

3- Glenn Maxwell came with a bang in the Australian team but with bowl, as he picked up four crucial wickets for the team against India in the final ODI match of the series. He also scored 77 runs in the warm-up match against Pakistan, indicating to the team that he is ready with both skills.

India vs Australia: Probable Playing 11 of India

Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah

India vs Australia: Probable Playing 11 of Australia

David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins (C), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa