IND vs AUS Final | No real weaknesses in Indian team: Hazlewood after fiery powerplay spell against SA
The Hindu
Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood saw "few cracks" in India's top-order in their tournament opener. He & Mitchell Starc got early movement & bounce to leave South Africa 24/4 in their win. Hazlewood hopes to recreate their magic in the World Cup final on Sunday.
Bracing up for the World Cup final against India, a team he describes as one without "any real weaknesses", Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood says he saw a "few cracks" while rattling their top-order in their tournament opener.
Australia, who lost that game in Chennai by six wickets after reducing India to 3/2 in the second over, set up a big-ticket title showdown against the formidable hosts with a nervy three-wicket win over South Africa here on Thursday.
In the tournament build-up, the two teams were engaged in a three-match ODI series with India winning 2-1.
"We got one in the series, lost that 2-1, but no, we've played them a lot of times. We know them inside out, same with them.
"They're a quality team, they've been on a march the whole tournament, no real weaknesses in their team, so, yeah, look forward to playing them on Sunday," Hazlewood said of India after the win over South Africa.
The pacer added, "I guess we saw a few cracks when we played them in Chennai chasing a small target, we were lucky enough to get a couple early."
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