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Australia opt to bowl against India in Cricket World Cup final

Published: 19 Nov 2023 - 11:20 am | Last Updated: 19 Nov 2023 - 11:25 am
Australia's captain Pat Cummins (R) speaks with his Indian counterpart Rohit Sharma during the toss before the start of the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup one-day international (ODI) final match between India and Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on November 19, 2023. Photo by Punit PARANJPE / AFP

Australia's captain Pat Cummins (R) speaks with his Indian counterpart Rohit Sharma during the toss before the start of the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup one-day international (ODI) final match between India and Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on November 19, 2023. Photo by Punit PARANJPE / AFP

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Ahmedabad, India: Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to field first against undefeated India in the World Cup final to be played in front of 130,000 fans in Ahmedabad on Sunday.

Both teams remain unchanged for the clash at the world's biggest cricket stadium where Australia, playing in an eighth final, look for a sixth title.

India won the World Cup in 1983 and then again on home soil in 2011.