It's official! Australia will face India in the final of the 2023 Cricket World Cup. The two cricketing powerhouses will lock horns for World Cup glory in Ahmedabad.
The final will be a replay of the 2003 World Cup final, where the Aussies blew India away in Johannesburg.
Australia, despite losing the first two matches of the tournament, have gone on an eight-game winning run and reached the final of the World Cup. On Thursday night, they outplayed South Africa on a difficult wicket at Eden Gardens in the semifinal.
Batting first, South Africa were bundled out for a below-par total of 212 despite David Miller's heroic century (101). Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins picked three wickets each. Josh Hazlewood and Travis Head bagged two scalps for themselves too.
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Australia chased the 213-run target after a nervy chase that saw them cross the finishing line with just three wickets in hand.
Having booked their berth to Ahmedabad, let us look at Austrlia's glorious World Cup record.
How many World Cups have Australia won?
Australia has won five ODI World Cup trophies, the most by any team.
The Kangaroos won their first ODI World Cup in 1987. The mighty Aussies then won three World Cups in a row - 1999, 2003, and 2007. Australia's most-recent World Cup victory came in 2015.
| Year | Opposition | Result | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | England | Australia won by 7 runs | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 1999 | Pakistan | Australia won by 8 wickets | The Lord's, London |
| 2003 | India | Australia won by 125 runs | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg |
| 2007 | Sri Lanka | Australia won by 53 runs | Kensington Oval, Barbados |
| 2015 | New Zealand | Australia won by 7 wickets | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
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How many T20 World Cups have Australia won?
Australia won only one T20 World Cup in their history. Their victory came in 2021, when they defeated New Zealand in 2021. Batting first, New Zealand posted 172 runs on the board. Skipper Kane Williamson stepped up on the big night, scoring 85 runs. In response, Australia chased the 173-run target in under 19 overs, with David Warner and Mitch Marsh starring.
| Year | Opposition | Result | Venue |
| 2021 | New Zealand | Australia won by 8 wickets | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
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Which team has won the most World Cups?
With a total of six World Cup titles (5 ODI World Cups and 1 T20I World Cup), Australia's supremacy in World Cup cricket is unmatched.
| Team | ODI World Cups won | T20I World Cups won | Total |
| Australia | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| West Indies | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| India | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| England | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Can Australia win their sixth ODI World Cup title on Sunday?
India are slight favourites over Australia to win the World Cup but the Aussies' pedigree in crunch clashes in unquestionable. What do you think?
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