Published: Jun 09, 2019, 11:32 PM (IST)
Edited: Jun 09, 2019, 11:34 PM (IST)
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Match 14 of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 between India and Australia at the Kennington Oval, London on Sunday.
Aaron Finch, the captain of defending champions Australia, feels that this match could be influenced by the fast bowlers on either side. He also feels that Australia’s 3-2 ODI series in in India earlier this year, which came after his team was down 0-2, has given the side added impetus as they chase a hat-trick of wins in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.
Rohit Sharma, a batsman who averages 61.87 against Australia in ODIs, and who is coming off a match-winning unbeaten century to steer India to victory in their first game of the tournament – an innings his skipper Virat Kohli termed the best of his career – does not quite think that what happened February-March at home will have any bearing on game 14 of the World Cup.
And despite having such a superb record against Australia, Rohit doesn’t feel he has any noticeable advantage over India’s opponents.
Sunday’s game at Kennington Oval is a cracker, whichever way you view it, as second-ranked India take on a resurgent Australia. India didn’t need to hit third gear as they beat South Africa by six wickets. Australia dispatched Afghanistan with ease and then overcame a scare against West Indies, with Nathan Coulter-Nile scoring 92 and Mitchell Starc grabbing five wickets.
Both team possess quality pace attacks, with Starc and Pat Cummins on one side and Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar on the other. On a rather dry Kennington Oval surface, expect both teams to not hold the pack on bowling fast and short.
