What you need to know about Australia heading into the 50-over global showpiece in India.

World ranking: 3

Match schedule
8 Oct: vs India, Chennai
12 Oct: vs South Africa, Lucknow
16 Oct: vs Sri Lanka, Lucknow
20 Oct: vs Pakistan, Bengaluru
25 Oct: vs Netherlands, New Delhi
28 Oct: vs New Zealand, Dharamsala
4 Nov: vs England, Ahmedabad
7 Nov: vs Afghanistan, Mumbai
11 Nov: vs Bangladesh, Pune
Full schedule

Squad
Pat Cummins (c), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa.

Leading run-scorer in squad
David Warner
6,397 runs
Highest score: 179
Average: 45.04
Hundreds: 20
Fifties: 31

Leading wicket-taker in squad
Mitchell Starc
220 wickets
Best bowling: 6-28
Average: 22.23

World Cup record
1975: Runners-up
1979: Group stage
1983: Group stage
1987: Champions
1992: Fifth (league stage)
1996: Runners-up
1999: Champions
2003: Champions
2007: Champions
2011: Quarter-finals
2015: Champions
2019: Semi-finals

What the captain says
“We want to try out a few combinations, a few different players but ideally, we have structured the combination we want to go about. As a captain, I want to get used to how to use my bowlers here.” – Pat Cummins on the purpose of the three-match series with India on the eve of the World Cup

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