IND vs AUS, World Cup 2023 Final: India and Australia are set to lock horns in the final of the ODI World Cup 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, November 19.
Ahead of the high-profile title clash the ICC announced the names of the officials who will be officiating the mouth-watering encounter between the two most consistent sides in the final.
Richard Illingworth and Richard Kettleborough will be the on-field umpires while Andy Pycroft will be the match umpire. Meanwhile, Joel Wilson and Chris Gaffaney will be the third and fourth umpires respectively.
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Illingworth was last seen as one of the two on-field umpires in the semifinal match between India and New Zealand, while Kettleborough last officiated in the semifinal between Australia and South Africa.
Here is the full list of umpires and match officials for the final:
On-field umpires: Richard Illingworth and Richard Kettleborough
Match referee: Andrew Pycroft (Zimbabwe)
Third umpire: Joel Wilson
Fourth umpire: Christopher Gaffaney
Talking about the match, India will be aiming to lift their third World Cup title in style, having remained the only undefeated side in the tournament.
They won all nine out of nine league matches before outclassing New Zealand in the first semi-final match and making it to their fourth WC final.
On the other hand, Australia will be eyeing their sixth title as they are the most successful team in the history of the tournament with five titles under their belt.
After losing two matches to kick off their campaign, the Aussie bounced back brilliantly and won all of their remaining league matches before defeating South Africa in the second semi-final.
Notably, it was the Rohit Sharma-led Indian team who emerged victorious in the league match between both teams as he won the match by six wickets at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
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Squads:
India - Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Ravichandran Ashwin, Prasidh Krishna
Australia - Pat Cummins (c), Steven Smith, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis (wk), Sean Abbott, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc, Marnus Labuschagne