Australia won the toss and chose to field against hosts India in the final of the ICC World Cup in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
“Looks like a bit of a dry wicket and wanted to bowl first. Dew is one factor and it’s quite dewy in the night at this venue,” said Australian captain Pat Cummins.
“Been really proud of the group. Tough start to the tournament but they haven’t put a foot wrong since,” he added.
Indian Captain Rohit Sharma said that he would have batted first if they won the toss.
India enter the game not only on the back of an undefeated record but will also count on hefty crowd support in the largest stadium of the country.
Australia lost only two out of nine games this tournament, one of them to India.
Conditions
No rain is expected in Ahmedabad today. Temperatures could go up low 30 degrees.
Once again, a fresh pitch has not been set aside for the match. Earlier reports had said that the match will be played on the same pitch as the Pakistan vs India game. Though old, the pitch could still provide a high scoring game.
However, the match time pitch report said it was not the pitch from India’s game against Pakistan.
Dew could be a factor, but a special chemical has been sprayed in the ground to mitigate its effects.
Squads
India
1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Shreyas Iyer, 5 KL Rahul (wk), 6 Suryakumar Yadav, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Mohammed Shami, 9 Jasprit Bumrah, 10 Kuldeep Yadav, 11 Mohammed Siraj.
Australia
1 David Warner, 2 Travis Head, 3 Mitchell Marsh, 4 Steven Smith, 5 Marnus Labuschagne, 6 Glenn Maxwell, 7 Josh Inglis (wk), 8 Mitchell Starc, 9 Pat Cummins (capt), 10 Adam Zampa, 11 Josh Hazlewood.
