IND vs AUS ODI Match Prediction & Betting Tips, Cricket World Cup 2023
India go head to head with Australia in Match 5 of the 2023 Cricket World Cup and arguably the biggest game in the tournament so far. The MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai will host this game on Sunday in front of what is likely to be a massive crowd. Both sides reached the semi-final of the 2019 Cricket World Cup before being beaten by New Zealand and England respectively. Read on as we preview this match. The day-night fixture gets underway at 14:00 local time.
India are favourites to win the tournament on their home soil and come into this competition in excellent form. With a recent series victory over Australia, we expect them to be too strong in this opening match of the campaign for both sides.
Australia have been a tough team to predict over September as they raced into a 2-0 lead away in South Africa before surrendering the series only to immediately go 2-0 down to India before winning the final ODI. However, they have some experienced top players who will be ready to perform in this Cricket World Cup.
India vs Australia ODI Match Live Streaming
TV channels: This game will be broadcast on Sky Cricket, Sky Sports AUS, Willow TV and Star Sports
Live Streaming: You can live-stream the match on Disney+ Hotstar and Sky Go
IND vs AUS Match Toss Prediction
Four of the last six ODIs at this venue have been won by the team batting first. Our prediction is that both sides will want to bat first if they win the toss ahead of this clash.
IND vs AUS Pitch Report
The pitch in Chennai at the MA Chidambaram Stadium is likely to produce an excellent contest between bat and ball. We expect a turning surface with a par score likely to be no higher than 320.
We have seen in IPL how the pitch starts giving assistance to the spinners in the 2nd innings as the pitch starts gripping well. Out of 23 ODI matches that have taken place at this ground, 14 have been won by team batting first.
Chennai Weather Report
The weather forecast to remain very constant throughout this ODI in Chennai. The temperature will be above 30 degrees from the start to the finish of this fixture.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for India vs Australia, World Cup 2023
India Team News & Playing 11
India Team News
Although Shubman Gill has tested positive for dengue fever, the opener is still currently available for Sunday’s crucial opener with coach Rahul Dravid saying that he is already on the mend. With Gill a very important player at the top of the order, we expect India to give him every chance to prove his fitness ahead of this match of World Cup 2023.
India Team Key Players
- Virat Kohli- the former all-format skipper has a brilliant ODI record which includes over 13,000 runs and an incredible 47 centuries. He will be the wicket which all Australia bowlers will want to take.
- KL Rahul- the number four keeper-batter is an excellent player across all formats for India. Although he has already missed four months of action due to injury, he has looked back to his best since his return.
India Key Batsmen Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100s |
50s |
| Virat Kohli |
281 |
269 |
13083 |
183 |
57.38 |
93.78 |
47 |
56 |
| KL Rahul |
61 |
58 |
2291 |
112 |
47.72 |
87.64 |
6 |
15 |
- Mohammed Siraj- the right-arm pace bowler has become an indispensable part of India’s bowling attack over the last 18-24 months. He bowls with brilliant accuracy, speed and will get movement from the pitch.
- Kuldeep Yadav- the left-arm wrist spinner was not in the India ODI side 18 months ago but consistent performances and his impressive variety now sees him as India’s premier spinner in this format.
- Ravindra Jadeja -Ravindra Jadeja has been a key all-rounder for India for a long time now and his spin skills will come handy on this track. In 186 ODIs, Jadeja has scored 2636 runs and picked 204 wickets and he has good experience of this track as part of CSK team in IPL and they have this venue as their home ground.
India Key Bowlers Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Overs |
Wkts |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
5w |
| Mohammed Siraj |
30 |
29 |
221.4 |
54 |
6/21 |
20.01 |
4.87 |
24.6 |
1 |
| Kuldeep Yadav |
90 |
87 |
759.1 |
152 |
6/25 |
25.62 |
5.13 |
29.9 |
2 |
India Team Form
India beat Australia in their recent ODI series and won the 2023 Asia Cup in mid September.
India Predicted Playing 11
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill/Shreyas Iyer, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur/Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav
Australia Team News & Playing 11
Australia Team News
Marcus Stoinis picked up a hamstring niggle during the first ODI of the three match series against India last month and he is considered to be 50-50 to play in this match. If he is declared unavailable then Cameron Green is expected to take his place.
Australia Team Key Players
- David Warner- the left-hander is coming towards the end of his international career which has delivered many highs for the Australian. He will look to get on top of the Indian bowlers from the first ball of his innings.
- Mitchell Marsh - there are very few more powerful batters in world cricket than Australia’s batting all-rounder. He is in excellent form in 2023 and is averaging 46.33 in this format since the start of the year.
- Marcus Stoinis - Marcus Stoinis is an important all-rounder for the Australian team. He has the ability of changing the course of the match with both his batting and bowling skills. Stoinis has played 64 ODIs so far in which he has scored 1400 runs and picked 44 wickets.
Australia Key Batsmen Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100s |
50s |
| David Warner |
150 |
148 |
6397 |
179 |
45.04 |
96.44 |
20 |
31 |
| Mitchell Marsh |
79 |
75 |
2231 |
102* |
34.32 |
94.21 |
1 |
17 |
- Mitchell Starc- the left arm pace bowler has seen his workload carefully managed over the last 12 months to ensure he is in peak condition for this tournament. He will be tough to face with the new and old ball.
- Adam Zampa- the right-arm spinner made headlines for the wrong reasons last month when he returned figures of 0-113. However, he has still taken 11 wickets from his last six ODIs.
Australia Key Bowlers Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Overs |
Wkts |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
5w |
| Mitchell Starc |
111 |
111 |
953.0 |
220 |
6/28 |
22.23 |
5.13 |
25.9 |
9 |
| Adam Zampa |
85 |
85 |
746.0 |
142 |
5/35 |
29.05 |
5.53 |
31.5 |
1 |
Australia Team Form
Australia had lost five ODIs in a row before winning the final game of their series against India ahead of this tournament.
Australia Predicted Playing 11
David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa, Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood
India vs Australia Head to Head
This will be the 150th ODI between the two teams with Australia currently leading the head to head 83-56. However, it was India who won the recent three match series 2-1.
IND vs AUS Head to Head Stats in ODIs
| |
Matches Played |
IND Won |
AUS Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
149 |
56 |
83 |
0 |
10 |
| Last 5 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
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India vs Australia Betting Odds
With home advantage and due to their very strong form in this format, it is no surprise to see India as the main favourites at 1.61 with the bookies. Australia are 2.20 to pick up a surprise opening game victory in Chennai.
Who will win India vs Australia ODI Match?
Australia have some big name stars in their team for this match but when you compare the XIs for both teams it is India who have the most match winners with both bat and ball.
🏆 India vs Australia Prediction
Whenever these two teams meet in any format it is always a big fixture with most of the cricketing world stopping to watch the match. And with this game both side’s opener in the 2023 Cricket World Cup, there will huge numbers watching all aware of the importance of the fixture. We are predicting India to be the top team on this Chepauk team but we also expect Australia to remain competitive throughout the match. Overall, we are backing India to be too strong with both bat and ball and to win the game.
India to beat Australia
Oct 08, 2023
14:00 IST / 8:30 GMT
MA Chidambaram Stadium - Chennai, India
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