Adam Zampa’s failure to make an impact in first-class cricket helped him become Australia’s pivotal short-form bowler going into Sunday’s World Cup final.
Australia are still attempting to unravel the mysteries of the Ahmedabad pitch for Sunday’s World Cup final before making a call between Marnus Labuschagne and Marcus Stoinis.
You could roll out the Kalahari and India would make a winning score,but Australia have the steel for an upset.
For Pat Cummins’ men,this is the fourth and final major campaign of a reputation-defining year in which a group with potentially eight future Hall of Famers state their case to being not just a very good Australian team but a great one.
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The cricketing world has been delivered the ODI World Cup final it craved,host nation India against a surging Australia,with each side loaded with superstar talent in blue-chip form.
Sports do ultimately belong to the people,and India has the people. Australia can spoil the host’s party in the final,but make no mistake this is India’s World Cup and India’s world,and we are just living in it.
Australia’s quicks are unfazed about what mysteries the Ahmedabad pitch may hold as they prepare to meet India in Sunday’s World Cup final.
All chokes aside,12 overs of new ball mastery made the difference in this World Cup semi-final. We break down the key moments.
Captain Pat Cummins’ side will meet the raging hot favourites at Ahmedabad on Sunday after a dramatic three-wicket victory on a difficult pitch.
The scores were eerily similar to the most famous Australian-South African clash of them all,and this contest proved a genuine thriller as Australia’s batters just hung on for a World Cup final berth.