Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma records against Australia: The final match of the World Cup will be played between India and Australia on Sunday. This is the second time when both the teams will face each other in the World Cup final. The final match of India-Australia World Cup was played on 23 March 2003. Australia became champion by winning this match by 125 runs. This time India has a chance to take revenge. India has not lost a single match in this World Cup. After winning 9 consecutive league matches, India defeated New Zealand by 70 runs in the semi-finals. In the second semi-final, Australia reached the final by defeating South Africa by three wickets. India has played a total of 94 World Cup matches so far. India has won 63 matches, lost 29 matches. India’s victory percentage is close to 67 percent. Australia has played 104 matches so far in the World Cup. 77 matches have been won while 25 matches have been lost. Australia’s winning percentage is close to 74 percent. India and Australia have played 13 matches against each other in the World Cup, out of which India has won 5 matches. Australia has won 13 matches.
Australia’s highest score against India in the World Cup has been 359. Australia had scored this score in the 2003 World Cup final. India’s highest score against Australia in the World Cup has been 352 runs. India had made this score on 9 June 2019 at the Oval ground. In this match, Virat Kohli played an inning of 82 runs while Bumrah took three wickets. India won this match by 36 runs. This time, along with India’s batsmen, bowlers are also in good form. Mohammed Shami has the most wickets for India in the World Cup. Shami has taken 54 wickets while playing 17 matches, which includes five wickets in an innings four times. After McGrath, Mitchell Starc has taken the most wickets for Australia with 64 wickets.
Performance of Kohli and Rohit against Australia
Kohli has played a total of four World Cup matches against Australia and scored a total of 192 runs. On March 24, 2011, Kohli played his first ODI against Australia. This match took place in Ahmedabad. Kohli had scored 24 runs in this match. On March 26, 2015, Kohli played the second match against Australia. Scored 1 run in this match. The third match was played at the Oval on 9 June 2019. 82 runs were scored in this match. In this World Cup, Kohli played an inning of 85 runs in the league match against Australia. If we leave out the World Cup, he has played a total of 48 matches against Australia and scored 2313 runs at an average of 54. This includes eight centuries and 13 half-centuries. Rohit Sharma has played three World Cup matches against Australia, scoring a total of 91 runs which includes one half-century while being out on zero once. Rohit Sharma has played a total of 44 ODI matches against Australia, scoring a total of 2332 runs at an average of 58.
Performance of Smith and Warner against India
Steve Smith has played three matches against India so far, scoring a total of 220 runs which includes one half-century. Smith has played a total of 28 ODI matches against India, scoring 1306 runs in 54 innings, which includes five centuries. Smith has scored the most centuries against India in ODI matches. Smith has scored a total of 12 centuries in his 154 ODI matches, out of which five centuries have been against India. David Warner has played three World Cup matches against India, scoring a total of 109 runs which includes one half-century. Warner has played a total of 26 matches against India, scoring 1215 runs at an average of 51, which includes three centuries and 9 half-centuries.