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World Cup reaches its highly awaited climax. All eyes are set on the epic match between cricket powerhouses – India and Australia – as they go head-to-head in the ICC World Cup 2023 final on Sunday, November 19. Ten national teams participated in the ICC World Cup 2023 tournament, each competing fiercely for ultimate glory, hosted by India.

Weather forecast in AhmedabadThe routine pre-winter weather conditions are expected to prevail in Ahmedabad on November 19, when India will face Australia in the high-stake final of the ICC One-Day International (ODI) World Cup 2023, at the city's Narendra Modi stadium.Australia vs India today: When, where and how to watchThe Australia vs India final match will air live on Indian television via Star Sports channels. Indian viewers can also enjoy free live streaming of these matches on the Disney+Hotstar app and website.

World Cup and Champions Trophy, what still makes 50-over cricket relevant is the rivalry between top cricket-playing nations. If the India versus Pakistan rivalry set the temperature soaring because of the troubled histories of both nations, India versus Australia is another rivalry that is being fuelled by the quest to achieve excellence by both cricketing giants, especially in Test and ODI formats.

Mark Twain, sometimes reality is stranger than fantasy because fantasy is limited by one’s imagination; reality isn’t. India’s World Cup campaign is a wonderful example. Not even in anybody’s wildest fantasy would India have won 10 out of 10 matches, like the way Rohit Sharma’s blue brigade has done. Who would have thought that India would go on to beat every team: defending champions England, champions of champions Australia, run-machine South Africa, bigger-than-the sum-of-their-parts and their conquerors in the last edition New Zealand (twice), most-important-team-to-beat Pakistan, favourite opposition Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, while also avoiding any possible upsets against Afghanistan and Netherlands. But, it’s a reality now. India’s batsmen have piled on runs as if they were playing against ‘B’ teams.

Narendra Modi said on Saturday he was "delighted to know" that Mick "found joy among the people and culture here (India)". Mick is the lead vocalist of British rock band The Rolling Stones'. With a reference to a song by The Rolling Stones "You Can't Always Get What You Want', PM Modi said, "‘You Can’t Always Get What You Want’, but India is a land brimming with seekers, offering solace and ‘Satisfaction’ to all...Do keep coming..." PM Modi said this while responding to Mick Jagger's "Thank you" note to India.

Pakistan over the past two years. The Pakistani government and the banned militant organizations associated with it have remained silent about these killings.

The IMF has revised down Pakistan’s foreign loan requirements to USD 25 billion for the ongoing fiscal year — reducing it by USD 3.4 billion in a big relief for its cash-starved economy, according to a media report on Saturday.The Washington-based global lender also lowered the economic growth projection to just 2 per cent, turning down the government’s external as well as macroeconomic forecasts, The Express Tribune newspaper reported.

Rock legend and Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger yesterday shared a thank-you India note on Twitter with a song and a note in Hindi that says, «Thanks and Hello India. Away from daily chores, I felt very happy to come here.

World Cup final at Ahmedabad on Sunday. Bars and breweries are particularly excited, with some of them expecting sales to be double that of regular Sundays. Rakshay Dhariwal, founder of Pings Cafe Orient, a popular restaurant chain with outlets in Mumbai, Goa, Delhi, and Kolkata said: “Our restaurants screening the match are expecting to double their sales." Swadeep Popli, founder of Delhi-based brewery Flow, and The Chatter House said the two businesses saw great response during the semi-finals; they witnessed a 30% revenue boost.

voter turnout of 73.72 per cent was recorded in assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh on Friday, officials said. It was a provisional figure and the final voting percentage was likely to be higher, the election officials said.

R Ashoka was on Friday elected Opposition leader of the Karnataka Assembly after the party delayed a decision for six months. Former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai proposed his name, while other MLAs endorsed the choice. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and BJP national general secretary Dishyant Kumar Gaurav attended the meeting as central observers, while BJP veteran leader BS Yediyurappa also participated. Two MLAs ST Somashekar and Shivarama Hebbar, however, skipped the meeting.

World Cup summit clash between India and Australia here on Sunday. This will be the second outing for Richard Kettleborough, who also stood in the final of the 2015 World Cup. His partner on that occasion was Kumar Dharmasena.

World Cup winning captains to watch the final between India and Australia on Sunday, 19 November. However, doubts remain on 1992 World Cup winning captain Imran Khan of Pakistan. According to the reports Mahndra Singh Dhoni may attend the event alongwith other winning captains of the coveted World Cup.

Madhya Pradesh recorded a voting percentage of 71.16 per cent and Chhattisgarh saw a voter turnout of 68.15 per cent AT 5 PM on the 70 seats that went to the polls in the second phase of the election in the state, according to the latest data from Election Commission. Madhya Pradesh had seen 60.52 per cent voter turn-out till 3 pm in all the 230 assembly seats that went to the polls on Friday. The voter turnout in the state was 45.40 per cent till 1 pm. Voting for 230 Assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh began at 7 am on Friday. The election will decide the electoral fates of over 2,500 candidates.

Arvind Kejriwal on Friday sounded the poll bugle and asked AAP workers to go to every household in the national capital and tell people about the «conspiracies» of the BJP and ensure it doesn't get a single seat here in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Addressing a congregation of AAP workers (karyakarta sammelan), Kejriwal also told them to ask people in every household if they want him to continue to serve as the chief minister from jail in case he is arrested or should he resign. «I have no lust for the chief minister's post.

Taliban security forces rollerblading through Kabul streets has gone viral. In the video, masked and camouflaged Taliban fighters were seen speeding through central Kabul on rollerblades and directing directing traffic. The security forces were also seen holding AK-47 automatic rifles.

World Cup 2023 has been marked by exceptional individual performances. Let’s take a look at those who won the Player of the Match award so far. KL Rahul's performance against Australia set a high bar for the tournament.

World Cup final on 19 November. Australia won the second semi-final against South Africa and let us take a look at the top wicket-takers in this World Cup ahead of the final clash. Mohammed Shami made history as he registered the best wickets by an Indian bowler in World Cup history.

Shoaib Akhtar stated that the Indian team «deserves» to be in the final following their 70-run triumph over New Zealand in the semi-final at the Wankhede Stadium. The opening pair of skipper Rohit Sharma and young gun Shubman Gill went all guns blazing against the Kiwi bowlers. Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer's ton allowed the Men in Blue to exercise control in the middle overs. The collective batting effort allowed the hosts to put up a total of 397/3 on the board. While defending the total, Mohammed Shami turned up and bagged wickets when the need arose.

NIA has chargesheeted two people including a right-hand man of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) Chief Masood Azhar for their plans to disturb peace and communal harmony in Jammu and Kashmir by attacking security forces, officials said Wednesday. Muhammad Dilawar Iqbal, a resident of Abbaspur in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir goes by several aliases including Maaz Khan Kashmiri and Azad Kashmiri and is a close associate of Masood Azhar, the National Investigation Agency said in a statement.

World Cup, scoring 117 off 113 balls with nine fours and two sixes. Virat Kohli (713) also became the highest run-getter in a single edition of World Cup, again surpassing the legendary Tendulkar (623 run in 2003). His knock against the New Zealand has extended the gap with second-placed Quinton de Kock of South Africa.