IND vs AUS, WTC Final 2023 Playing 11: Predicted Lineup of India and Australia

The two teams occupied the top two spots in the WTC 2021-23 cycle and by virtue of that, they will be taking part in the championship clash.

India will be hoping to better their previous WTC Final performance in 2021, when they lost against New Zealand. Australia, on the other hand, are playing their first-ever WTC Final and would love a win over India.

India and Australia both have played 4 Tests against each other earlier this year in the Border Gavaskar Trophy. The Indian side won the series 2-1 and retained the BGT for the fourth time in a row.

WTC Final 2023: India and Australia Squads

India Squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, KS Bharat, Ishan Kishan, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Jaydev Unadkat

Australia Squad: Pat Cummins (C), David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Cameron Green, Marnus Labuschagne, Marcus Harris, Steve Smith, Matt Renshaw, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy

WTC Final 2023: India and Australia Team News, Injury Update

Australia have pacer Josh Hazlewood ruled out with an injury. It is to be seen whether Australia choose Nathan Lyon or Todd Murphy as their spin option. Lyon has a lot more experience whereas Murphy had a decent outing in the BGT.

Australia captain Steve Smith would also be keen on selecting their batting lineup as that can be a huge dilemma. David Warner would be one of the names who may start, whereas the selection between the likes of Travis Head and Matt Renshaw can be very tricky.

For India, the injury list is massive. Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Jasprit Bumrah all are injured and didn’t make it to the WTC squad. India are already cripple in the wicketkeeping area and any of the newbies KS Bharat or Ishan Kishan may play in the final. Bharat looks likely to be given the nod in the match.

The dilemma to pick the right amount of spinners will be crucial and we believe India may opt for two spinners in the match, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. Ajinkya Rahane, who was picked for his supreme IPL performance, may get a nod in the starting lineup.

India will be aiming to go with three pacers at least and Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur look likely the candidates who may start whereas pacer Jaydev Unadkat may be benched for the match.

WTC Final 2023 Predicted Lineup: India vs Australia Playing 11

India Playing 11 vs Australia: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, KS Bharat (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj

Australia Playing 11 vs India: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Mitchell Marsh, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (C), Mitchell Starc, Scott Bolland, Nathan Lyon