Sports Reporter :Australia takes on unbeaten New Zealand today in the final of the ICC World Cup Cricket 2015 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia. The high-voltage final starts at 9.30 am (Bangladesh Time). Bangladesh Television will telecast the match live.Australia and New Zealand previously faced each other in 126 One Day International (ODI) matches. Of them, Australia recorded 85 victories while New Zealand won in 35 occasions and the rest matches were abandoned.In ICC World Cup Cricket, Australia played nine matches against New Zealand. Australia registered six victories while New Zealand won in three matches.In Pool A match of this ongoing World Cup, New Zealand earned a hard-fought one-wicket victory over Australia on February 28.Captain of Australia Michael Clarke announced that the final match will be his last ODI performance.Michael Clarke said, “New Zealand have been the form team of the competition. New Zealand have beaten us once in this tournament. But I’m confident if we play our best, we can beat them tomorrow.”Captain of New Zealand Brendon McCullum said, “There is no challenge which is insurmountable. With a lot of hard work, lot of heart, a lot of belief, we’ve made sure that everyone’s heading in the same direction. I know Sunday we’ll still remain authentic to how we play. We’ll play an aggressive brand of cricket with bat and ball in the field. We’ll play with the humility which we’ve played with throughout this campaign as well. And hopefully the big fella upstairs shines on us when the pressure situations come into play.”Teams:Australia (probable): Aaron Finch, David Warner, Steven Smith, Michael Clarke (Captain), Shane Watson, Glenn Maxwell, Brad Haddin (Wicketkeeper), James Faulkner, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood.New Zealand (probable): Brendon McCullum (Captain), Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Grant Elliott, Corey Anderson, Luke Ronchi (Wicketkeeper), Daniel Vettori, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Matt Henry.
