India vs Australia final: Australia's Deputy PM Richard Marles to attend final in Ahmedabad
World Cup final between India and Australia in Ahmedabad on Sunday. According to reports, Australia's PM Anthony Albanese invited to attend India Vs Australia World Cup final on Sunday and he has deputed Australian Deputy PM Richard Marles to attend the match which coincides with India, Australia 2+2 India will meet Australia in the final. Several players, including Virat Kohli, Mohammed Shami, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja, were spotted in the team bus in Ahmedabad.
All three of them were instrumental in the team's victory over New Zealand in the semifinal at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium. Unbeaten in the tournament, team India delivered an all-round performance in the semis against New Zealand. India's tenacious number three, Virat Kohli, made history by becoming the first person to achieve fifty hundreds in One Day International cricket.
India scored 397/4 to put pressure on New Zealand. Leading India's efforts with the ball was Shami, who managed to stave off a stubborn New Zealand response spearheaded by Daryl Mitchell's 134, the right-hander's second century against India in the competition. Shami is now the leading wicket-taker in the competition with 24 from six games at an incredible average of 9.13.
India made the final by hammering New Zealand by 70 runs in Mumbai with a red-hot Virat Kohli hitting a record 50th ODI century. Kohli, who surpassed compatriot Sachin Tendulkar's record of 49 tons, leads the tournament batting with 711 runs including three hundreds. Rohit is the next best Indian batsman with 550 runs and his leadership has been widely praised -- former England captain Nasser Hussain called him a "real hero".
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