Australia’s ODI World Cup Final Record Ahead Of ICC World Cup 2023 Title Clash Against India

Australia is set for yet another ODI World Cup final when they face two-time champions and unbeaten hosts India in the ICC World Cup 2023 Final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday (November 19).

Pat Cummins' side were written off after back-to-back defeats to India and South Africa at the start of the tournament. But the World Champions fought back when they were down and out to become the third team to book the semi-final berth in this edition.

Australias ODI World Cup Final Record, Stats & Results

The record five-time champions showed why they are the champion side by beating South Africa in the low-scoring semi-final at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday (November 16).

Australia opened their campaign with thumping defeats to tournament favourites India and South Africa, before they set off on an eight-match winning streak to book their record eighth final appearance. So, what's their route to the World Cup final in 2023?

Australia's Route To World Cup 2023 Final

Match No.	Opponent	Venue	Result
1	India	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	AUS lost by 6 wickets
2	South Africa	BRSABV Ekana Stadium, Lucknow	AUS lost by 134 runs
3	Sri Lanka	BRSABV Ekana Stadium, Lucknow	AUS won by 5 wickets
4	Pakistan	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru	AUS won by 62 runs
5	Netherlands	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi	AUS won by 309 runs
6	New Zealand	HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala	AUS won by 5 runs
7	England	Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad	AUS won by 33 runs
8	Afghanistan	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	AUS won by 3 wickets
9	Bangladesh	MCA Stadium, Pune	AUS won by 8 wickets
Semi-Final	South Africa	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	AUS won by 3 wickets

Australia, who are one of the founding members of the Cricket World Cup, have reached the final of the show-piece tournament for a record-extending 8 times in 13 attempts. They have in fact reached the final in four of the last six editions since 1999.

The five-time champions have only missed out on qualifying for the final in four editions so far. While they made a group stage exit in 1979, 1983, 1992, 2011 and 2019, Australia had reached as far as the semi-final in 2019 and the quarter-final stage in 2011.

In the seven previous ODI World Cup finals, Australia has a record of 5-2. Australia are the only team to win as many as five finals so far. Here is a look at Australia's record in ODI World Cup semi-final:

ODI World Cup Final Record and Results Of Australia

Edition	Opponent	Venue	Result
1975	West Indies	Lord’s, Leeds	AUS lost by 17 runs
1987	England	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	AUS won by 7 runs
1996	Sri Lanka	Gadaffi Stadium, Lahore	AUS lost by 7 wickets
1999	Pakistan	Lord’s London	AUS won by 8 wickets
2003	India	Wanderers, Johannesburg	AUS won by 125 runs
2007	Sri Lanka	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown	AUS won by 53 runs (DLS Method)
2015	New Zealand	SCG, Sydney	AUS won by 7 wickets

Australia ODI World Cup Final Stats & Record

Played: 7
Won: 5
Lost: 2
Won Batting First: 3
Won Chasing: 2
Highest Total: 359/2 vs India in 2003
Lowest Total: 241/7 vs Sri Lanka in 1996
Highest Individual Score: Adam Gilchrist - 149 off 104 balls vs Sri Lanka in 2007
Best Bowling Figures: Gary Gilmour - 5 for 48 in 12 overs vs West Indies in 1975

Having missed out on a final spot in the last edition, Australia will look to better that and get their hands on a record-extending sixth World Cup title when they face Rohit Sharma's India in a rematch from the 2003 final.