After 45 matches and 2 thrilling semi-finals, we have the 2 finalists of the Cricket World Cup 2023. The host nation India and five-time champion Australia will lock horns in the final match of the CWC 2023. The match is scheduled to take place at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on 19th November, 2023.
India has been unbeaten so far in this World Cup and they will go into this final match with a lot of confidence of the current momentum and the home ground support. India will be eyeing for the 3rd World Cup title win.
Australia, on the other hand, picked themselves up after starting the campaign with 2 defeats. They went on to win 8 matches in a row and then defeated South Africa in the semi-final match to book the berth in the final for the 8th time in World Cup history.
The thrilling World Cup 2023 final match will take place at Narendra Modi Stadium. Let’s take a look at the detailed information about Pitch Report for this match.
The pitch at Narendra Modi Stadium has shown balanced traits in the World Cup so far. We have seen 3 successful chases in the 4 matches so far.
Fast bowlers are able to pick wickets in the powerplay which is why the batters need to settle themselves before going for the big shots.
There is also some help for the spinners early on but in the later part of the day, they are more useful as the pitch starts to deteriorate.
Batting is not as easy as the other venues. The 1st innings average score is around 250 and the par score will be 290.
We can expect an exciting neck to neck fight as both the sides are equipped with the best bowling attacks.
The weather report predicts clear and sunny weather in Ahmedabad. The temperature is expected to hover around 32°C at the start of the match and drop down to around 27°C in the second half of the match.
Narendra Modi Stadium, formerly known as Motera Cricket Stadium, serves as the home ground of Gujarat Cricket Association.
The stadium was built in 1983 but it was completely demolished in 2015 and was rebuilt at a cost of INR 800 crore and opened again in February 2020. The stadium is currently the largest cricket stadium in the world with the seating capacity of 132,000 spectators.
During the IPL 2022 final, the ground recorded the highest match attendance of 101.566 spectators and registered a name in the Guinness Book of World Records for the same.