Team India’s practice matches could not be heard before the World Cup 2023, both the matches of Team India have been washed out due to the heavy rain. On Tuesday (October 3), the match against the Netherlands in Thiruvananthapuram was washed out, while the match against England on 30 September was also lost.
The ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 is going to be held on Indian soil from October 5 to November 19. The opening match of this tournament will be played on October 5 between defending champions England and last time runners-up New Zealand. Hosts India will now start their campaign against Australia on October 8.
Australia vs India record in Chennai
Now that both the practice matches of India have been washed out due to the war, Team India will now play directly from Australia, with which the two countries recently played a series of 3 ODIs.
The Australian team has played six ODIs so far at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, in which they have won five matches.
India vs Australia 2nd T20I will be played in Chennai on October 8, 2018.
Australia’s only defeat was against India in 2017. So far, three ODIs have been played between India and Australia in Chennai, in which the Kangaroo team has won two and India has won one match. The last time the two clashed on this ground, Australia won. In the overall World Cup, 12 matches have been played between India and Australia, In which India has won only four matches, that is, the Australian team is clearly looking heavy in the figures.
India-Australia ODI record (in Chepauk)
9 October 1987- Australia won by 1 run
17 September 2017- India won by 26 runs
22 March 2023- Australia won by 21 runs
Australian team record (in Chepauk)
1987 vs India, won by 1 run
1987 v Zimbabwe, won by 96 runs
1989 v West Indies, won by 99 runs
1996 vs New Zealand, won by 6 wickets
2017 vs India, lost by 26 runs
2023 vs India, win by 21 runs
Who will the Chepauk pitch support??
The Indian team has played a total of 14 ODIs at the Chepauk ground in Chennai , during which it has won seven matches and lost six. There are world-class spinners like R Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav.
At the same time, Australia have Adam Zampa and Glenn Maxwell. Both teams have more than one batsman, who can turn the game around in minutes. In this high voltage game, the team that emerges in moments of pressure will definitely win. At the same time, Australia’s pace attack is also very strong.
Full schedule of Indian team in World Cup
October 8 vs Australia, Chennai
11 October vs Afghanistan, Delhi
October 14 vs Pakistan, Ahmedabad
October 19 vs Bangladesh, Pune
22 October vs New Zealand, Dharamsala
29 October vs England , Lucknow
November 2 vs Sri Lanka, Mumbai
November 5 vs South Africa, Kolkata
November 12 vs Netherlands, Bengaluru
Icc World Cup 2023: Rohit Sharma (captain), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav.
Australia: Pat Cummins (captain), Steve Smith, Alex Carey, Josh Englis, Sean Abbott, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc.