India vs Australia, Live Score, WC Final: Australia halt India's winning run to win 6th WC title
Excellent fielding by Australia
Already three good saves from Australian fielders, saving some runs.
World Cup final underway
Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill are the openers. Mitchell Starc bowls.
Both teams unchanged
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav.
Australia: Pat Cummins (captain), David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis (wicketkeeper), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.
TOSS: Australia win toss, bowl first
Pat Cummins has won the toss and elected to bowl first. So, India will be batting first. It looks a surprise decision from Australia.
Kohli, Ashwin chasing history
Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin can become the Indian players with two ODI World Cup titles. They both had won the 2011 World Cup trophy.
Pitch report
It looks very dry. I expect it to turn a bit, says Ravi Shastri on Star Sports. Win toss and bat first, he adds.
The pitch for the final is a used one. The 22-yard strip was used for the India vs Pakistan match on October 14.