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ICC Online Media Zone: The journey of 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup will culminate with a highly-anticipated title clash between two-time winners, hosts India and five-time champions Australia. This will be the second time Australia and India will be meeting in a Men’s ODI World Cup final and if numbers are to go by, then the power-play battle will be key to acing the final.

As per the numbers supplied by Cricket-21.com, both India and Australia have been the best sides with the bat in the first ten overs. India have a strike-rate of 114.5 at a run-rate of 6.9, while Australia have a strike-rate of 109.2 at a run-rate of 6.5.

India’s surge in the first ten overs with the bat is mainly propelled by captain Rohit Sharma’s aggressive starts. Sharma’s high-attacking starts with the bat have unsettled opponents’ bowling line-up, playing a big hand in India's ten-match winning streak at the World Cup.