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Australia have become the first team to announce their squad for the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023 event which will be hosted by India. The Australian team are currently on a roll after winning WTC 2023 Finals, retaining the Ashes 2023 trophy and now currently they have announced an 18-member squad for the 2023 WC which is scheduled to happen in India from 5th October to 19th November.
India have co-hosted ODI WC in 1987, 1996 & 2011 and for the fourth time, they will be hosting the ODI WC in 2023. Here, in this article, we will have a look at how Australia have performed in the 1987, 1996 & 2011 ODI World Cups.
Australia in 1987 World Cup (Captain - Allan Border):
- Defeated India by 1 run, Chennai (Group Stage)
- Defeated Zimbabwe by 96 runs, Chennai (Group Stage)
- Defeated New Zealand by 3 runs, Indore (Group Stage)
- Lost to India by 56 runs, Delhi (Group Stage)
- Defeated New Zealand by 17 runs, Chandigarh (Group Stage)
- Defeated Zimbabwe by 70 runs, Cuttack (Group Stage)
- Defeated Pakistan by 18 runs, Lahore (Semi-Finals) [Game happened outside India] - Exception
- Defeated England by 7 runs, Kolkata (Finals)
Australia won their maiden ODI World Cup title in 1987.
Australia in 1996 World Cup (Captain - Mark Taylor):
- Lost to Sri Lanka (match forfeited), Colombo-RPS (Group Stage) [Game scheduled outside India]
- Defeated Kenya by 97 runs, Visakhapatnam (Group Stage)
- Defeated India by 16 runs, Mumbai-WS (Group Stage)
- Defeated Zimbabwe by 8 wickets, Nagpur (Group Stage)
- Lost to West Indies by 4 wickets, Jaipur (Group Stage)
- Defeated New Zealand by 6 wickets, Chennai (Quarter-Finals)
- Defeated West Indies by 5 runs, Mohali (Semi-Finals)
- Lost to Sri Lanka by 7 wickets, Lahore (Finals) [Game happened outside India] - Exception
Australia were runners-up in the 1996 World Cup edition.
Australia in 2011 World Cup (Captain - Ricky Ponting):
- Defeated Zimbabwe by 91 runs, Ahmedabad (Group Stage)
- Defeated New Zealand by 7 wickets, Nagpur (Group Stage)
- No Result vs Sri Lanka, Colombo-RPS (Group Stage) [ Game happened outside India] - Exception
- Defeated Kenya by 60 runs, Bengaluru (Group Stage)
- Defeated Canada by 7 wickets, Bengaluru (Group Stage)
- Lost to Pakistan by 4 wickets, Colombo - RPS (Group Stage) [ Game happened outside India] - Exception
- Lost to India by 5 wickets, Ahmedabad (Quarter-Finals)
Australia ended as Quarter-Finalists in the 2011 World Cup edition.
Australia team performance in ODI WC on Indian soil
Played - 18
Won - 15
Lost - 3
