The Indian cricket team has reached the final of the ICC World Test Championship for the second time in a row. Also in the first season of this championship, India had reached the final, where they had to face defeat by New Zealand. This time India will face Australia in the final of the ICC World Test Championship 2023 at the Oval in England. Whenever there is a final match of any ICC event between India and Australia, it is discussed all over the world. Let us tell you in this article how many times the team of India and Australia have met in the ICC and in any major cricket final.
Team India and Australia met for the first time in the finals of ICC events in the year 2003, that is, about 20 years ago. In that match, Australia won the World Cup by defeating India by 125 runs.
For the second time, the India and Australia women’s cricket team met in the 2004–05 ODI World Cup final. In that final too, Australia won the World Cup by defeating India by 98 runs.
India and Australia met for the third time at the U-19 Men’s World Cup held in 2012. In that final match, India defeated Australia for the first time in an ICC final. India’s under-19 team won the World Cup by defeating Australia by 6 wickets.
India and Australia met for the fourth time at the Men’s Under-19 World Cup held in 2018. In that final match, the India Men’s Under-19 team won the World Cup by defeating Australia by 8 wickets.
Team India and Australia met in the T20 Women’s World Cup held in 2020 for the fifth time in the ICC final. In that match, Australia won the World Cup by defeating India by 85 runs.
In the Commonwealth Games women’s cricket final held in 2022, the team of India and Australia met again, but in that match also Australia defeated India by 9 runs.
Now the men’s team of India and Australia will meet in an ICC final for the seventh time. Now it remains to be seen whether the Indian team will be able to avenge the humiliating defeat they suffered 20 years ago or not.