IND vs AUS Dream11 Prediction, Pitch Report, Playing XI, Head to Head Records: Team India (IND) takes on Australia (AUS) in the 5th match of the ODI World Cup 2023 at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

With a three-match series starting on Friday at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali, Chandigarh, India and Australia will start their ODI World Cup preparations.

India is coming off a successful Asia Cup 2023 campaign, while Australia is coming off a 2-3 loss in South Africa going into the series.

For the first two matches of the series, India decided to rest regulars Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Hardik Pandya.

India’s skipper will be KL Rahul, and Ravindra Jadeja will act as his replacement. Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Starc will not be available for Australia in the opening game.

Match: India vs Australia

Date: 8th October, 2023

Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

WHEN AND WHERE TO WATCH INDIA VS AUSTRALIA 1ST ODI LIVE?

The first ODI between India and Australia will be telecast LIVE on the Sports18 Network at 1:30 PM IST. The match will also be available for LIVE streaming on the JioCinema app.

IND vs AUS Dream11 Playing XI:

India: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma (C), S Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), HH Pandya, RA Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, Mohammed Siraj, JJ Bumrah, KL Yadav

Australia: Steve Smith, David Warner, MP Stoinis, Marnus Labuschagne, MR Marsh, GJ Maxwell, AT Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (C), Josh Hazlewood, A Zampa, Mitchell Starc

IND vs AUS Dream11 Head to Head Records:

India: 56 wins

Australia: 83 wins

IND vs AUS Dream11 Pitch Report & Weather:

The MA Chidambaram Stadium’s surface is known for providing assistance to both batters. Chasing has been the preferred strategy, adding an extra layer of excitement to the encounter. So toss winning team will choose to bowl first. The average 1st innings score at this ground is 247 runs.

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Temperature: 30°c
Humidity: 71%
Wind Speed: 14 km/hr
Precipitation: 50%

IND vs AUS Dream11 Key Players:

• Virat Kohli: 13083 runs in 281 matches
• Glenn Maxwell: 3495 runs and 64 wickets in 129 matches
• David Warner: 6397 runs in 150 matches
• Rohit Sharma: 10112 runs in 251 matches

IND vs AUS Dream11 Team for Grand League:

WK: Rahul

Bat: Rohit, Warner, Virat, M Marsh

AR: Ravindra Jadeja, Glenn Maxwell (vc), Hardik Pandya

Bowl: Mitchell Starc, Mohammad Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah

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ICC World Cup 2023 India vs Pakistan Head to Head, Match Stats, Records: The highly anticipated clash between India and Pakistan, which had been originally scheduled for October 15, had its fixture significantly altered due to a changed schedule.

Considering it will take place on October 14 as part of the World Cup 2023. Cricket fans can now mark their calendars for the strong match between the two fighting nations.

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This historic match was originally scheduled to take place on October 15 in Ahmedabad. But the International Cricket Council (ICC) decided to move the crucial match ahead by a day. A One Day International (ODI) game will now take place on the 14th of a month for the sixth time in the history of cricket.

Head-to-Head Records:

In order to get the statistics into perspective, India won 55 of the 132 One Day Internationals (ODI) between Pakistan and India, while Pakistan won 73 of the games, with four games ending without a clear winner.

Matches Played: 7

India Win: 7

Pakistan Win: 0

Highest Total: 336/5 by India in 2019

Lowest Total: 173/10 by Pakistan in 1992

Highest Indi Score: 140 by Rohit Sharma in 2019

Best Bowling: 5/46 by Wahab Riaz in 2011

Stats:

Surprisingly, four of these 132 ODI matches took place on different months’ 14ths. In 1997, the first time a 14th match was played, India defeated Pakistan in Toronto on September 14 with a score of 7 wickets.

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Following this, on December 14, 1997, Pakistan responded by beating India in Sharjah by a margin of 4 wickets to tie the match. India reasserted its dominance on January 14, 1998, just one month after its victory in Sharjah. When it defeated Pakistan in Dhaka by an 8-wicket score.

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On June 14, 2008, more than ten years later, Pakistan defeated India by 25 runs at Mirpur in their rematch of that earlier duel. A high-stakes conflict will take place on October 14 once more in the background of history, resulting in a strange coincidence.

Squad World cup 2023

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (vc), Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, KL Rahul, Mohammed Siraj, Shubman Gill

Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Abdullah Shafique, Usama Mir, Imam-ul-Haq