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India vs Australia – Cricket World Cup final: Live score, team news and over-by-over updates as Mitchell Starc dismisses Shubman Gill early after Pat Cummins side won the toss and elected to bowl

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19 Nov 202309:17

WICKET! HUGE CATCH

Travis Head take a bow! That was sensational!

It seems Pat Cummins’ decision to bring Glenn Maxwell in to the attack has paid off! Sharma plays a ball up into the air, with Head having to track back behind himself to get under the ball.

He has to track back quite some way to get to the ball and dives to reach the poor slice from the Indian captain.

It is a tremendous catch under pressure, diving at full stretch to reach the ball!

What a moment that’ll be for Australia!

19 Nov 202309:13

LIVE SCORES

INDIA – 66/1

Run rate 7.33

Sharma – 37 not out

Gill – 4 c Zampa b Starc

Kohli – 23 not out

19 Nov 202309:11

Cummins in to bowl

A decent over so far from the Australian captain.

He’s conceded three runs keeping Kohli pinned back on his wicket.

19 Nov 202309:10

Hazelwood has run off the pitch

Looks like he might be heading to the changing rooms for some treatment here!

That’ll be a big blow for Cummins, with Hazelwood being one of Australia’s top bowlers so far in the tournament with 14 wickets.

19 Nov 202309:09

Smart move from Cummins

Australia looked like they needed to switch things up.

And it’s a good start for Maxwell. He conceeds seven runs from the over, keeping Sharma, who notably sits third in the leading runs scorers rankings at the tournament, largely at bay.

19 Nov 202309:06

Another four for Kohli!

Starc has been hammered in this over.

Kohli has hit three fours in a row to bring up a score of 54 for India.

Sharma’s and Kohli are in full flow at the crease at the moment which will be a big worry for Australia.

Meanwhile, Australia have decided to take the pace out of the game, with Glenn Maxwell coming into the bowling attack.

19 Nov 202309:03

Kohli’s impressive stats

India’s record breaking batsman, Virat Kohli, has been phenomenal during the tournament so far.

He currently leads the way as the tournament’s top run scorer, notably breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s world record to hit his 50th ODI 100.

Kohli, meanwhile, has just stepped to the crease, and has struck two wonderful fours, opening the face of his bat to push the ball out to deep cover.

Sharma – 32 runs off 21 balls, S/R 152.38

Kohli – 15 runs off 12 balls, S/R 125.00

India: 52-1

19 Nov 202308:54

WICKET!

That’s a big moment for Australia! A hush descends on the Narendra Modi Stadium, with Starc removing Gill.

It’s a great ball in from the Australian pace bowler, with Gill sending his shot up in the air towards Adam Zampa at mid-on.

It’s a massive wicket for Australia who were starting to get battered by Sharma.

But they face a tough challenge now with Virat Kohli now walking to the crease…

India: 30/1

19 Nov 202308:51

Big six from Sharma

Fabulous end to the over from Sharma!

He’s swiped a massive six down to square leg, before hammering a four right back at Hazelwood.

He’s really leading by example this morning.

19 Nov 202308:49

‘It just gets better to bat on’ – Pat Cummins

Speaking on the conditions, Cummins has stated that he believes today’s pitch will improve as the day goes on.

‘We are going to have a bowl first. It looks like a dry wicket. Dew is certainly a factor. What we know of this pitch is that it just gets better to bat on.

‘We had a tough start to the tournament, but we haven’t really put a foot wrong ever since. It’s all set up perfectly. We’ve played this team a lot. We are playing the same team as we used in the semi-final.’

19 Nov 202308:48

Sharma is playing with fire!

A shorter ball comes in from Hazelwood and sharma doesn’t quite connect with it properly.

He takes a big swing and it falls short of the boundary at square leg.

Travis Head is in the region and comes in to stop the boundary but can’t quite take the catch, with the ball falling just before him.

India 20-0

19 Nov 202308:42

Another missed chance for Australia!

Starc is back on strike and he forces a huge edge from Shubman Gill.

It falls just in front of the slips and Starc is in disbelief that hasn’t been taken.

Australia could have had two wickets so far, will they come to rue their missed opportunities?

India 15-0

19 Nov 202308:40

That was close!

Hazelwood can’t believe it! A big swing and a miss from Sharma sees the India captain nearly walking from the crease.

The ball just glides over the stumps and that could have been close!

19 Nov 202308:40

Sharma in full flow

That’s two boundaries in two balls – excellent stuff from the India captain.

He’s lead by example so far in the tournament and has smashed Hazelwood for consecutive fours.

His first was a beautifully taken drive to deep extra cover, before clipping his second out to deep square leg.

India 13-0

19 Nov 202308:37

Some good fielding from Australia so far

Starc will wrap up his over for three and Josh Hazelwood will take the ball from him.

His first ball is not a good one though. It comes short down towards the off stump and Shama clips it towards the boundary.

Steve Smith is there to just about stop the boundary, but he seems to have injured his wrist in the process.

That will be a big worry for Australia.

Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 - Final - India v Australia - Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India - November 19, 2023 Australia's Mitchell Starc appeals unsuccessfully for the lbw wicket of India's Rohit Sharma REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
AHMEDABAD, INDIA - NOVEMBER 19: Players of India line up for the National Anthems ahead of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup India 2023 Final between India and Australia at Narendra Modi Stadium on November 19, 2023 in Ahmedabad, India. (Photo by Darrian Traynor-ICC/ICC via Getty Images)
AHMEDABAD, INDIA - NOVEMBER 19: Players of Australia line up for the National Anthems ahead of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup India 2023 Final between India and Australia at Narendra Modi Stadium on November 19, 2023 in Ahmedabad, India. (Photo by Darrian Traynor-ICC/ICC via Getty Images)
19 Nov 202308:34

Great hit from Sharma

He’s been brilliant so far in the tournament and he’s played a brilliant shot hitting Starc to deep back point.

It doesn’t quite make the boundary, but India get off the mark with two runs.

19 Nov 202308:32

First ball… big appeal

Starc steams in to Sharma, who bats it down the leg side.

The Australian puts up a big appeal, but Cummins waves it away!

19 Nov 202308:30

Here we go!

We’re ready to go here!

Looks like it’ll be Mitchell Starc getting us underway with the ball!

19 Nov 202308:30

Breaking: Pat Cummins makes complaint over pitch

News just in and Pat Cummins has reportedly raised concerns about the state of the pitch ahead of the Cricket World Cup final.

The state of the pitch has beeen a big talking point at the World Cup in recent days with Cummins having made a compliant to grounds staff following an inspection.

Among the Australian camp, concerns have been raised that the pitch is ‘rock hard’ in the middle but rough at both ends.

Ollie Lewis has the full story below…

19 Nov 202308:26

Head-to-head

In their five previous meetings, India have beaten Australia three times, while Australia have won two of those matches.

Their most recent meeting came earlier in October at the tournament, with India besting the Aussies by six wickets.

Here come the anthems!

19 Nov 202308:23

The 48th and final match of the Cricket World Cup

What a tournament it’s been but today’s match is set to be a real cricket showcase.

The atmosphere is building inside the Narendra Modi Stadium and we’ve just had a fly by from the The Suryakiran Acrobatic Team.

Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 - Final - India v Australia - Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India - November 19, 2023 Indian Air Force's aerobatics demonstration team Surya Kiran perform before the match REUTERS/Andrew Boyers
AHMEDABAD, INDIA - NOVEMBER 19: Rohit Sharma of India flips the coin as Pat Cummins of Australia looks on ahead of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup India 2023 Final between India and Australia at Narendra Modi Stadium on November 19, 2023 in Ahmedabad, India. (Photo by Darrian Traynor-ICC/ICC via Getty Images)
19 Nov 202308:21

Rohit Sharma names an unchanged XI

We’re just ten minutes away from the first ball of the match and Rohit Sharma has said he’s liking the look of today’s pitch.

He told Sky Sports: ‘I would have batted first. It looks like a good pitch, it is a big game, so we need to put runs on the board. It’s going to be amazing, everytime we play here, the crowd come out in large numbers.

‘This is the biggest occasion in cricketing events. We have to stay nice and calm. It’s a dream come true to be captaining the team in the final. I know what lies in front of us. We need to play well and get the winning result.

‘You got to make the right decisions on the field. That’s something we’ve done consistently in the last 10 games. We are playing the same team as our previous game.’

India XI: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj

19 Nov 202308:16

Australia team to face India

Cummins has opted for an unchanged eleven following on from Australia’s semi-final win against South Africa.

Australia XI: Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis(w), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins(c), Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood

AHMEDABAD, INDIA - NOVEMBER 19: Pat Cummins of Australia and Rohit Sharma of India shake hands ahead of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup India 2023 Final between India and Australia at Narendra Modi Stadium on November 19, 2023 in Ahmedabad, India. (Photo by Darrian Traynor-ICC/ICC via Getty Images)
19 Nov 202308:15

So Australia have won the toss!

Pat Cummins has decided that his team will bowl first!

They’ll look to make a fast start against India’s top order at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

MORE BELOW…

19 Nov 202308:12

Good morning!

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Cricket World Cup Final between India and Australia!

It’s set to be a huge day of action at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, with India looking to claim their third Cricket World Cup title, as Pat Cummins’ side look to claim their sixth title.

Stay with us as we’ll have all the commentary live updates and news coming from the match as Australia have won the toss and elected to bowl first!

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