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`Australia has the edge'

Mumbai: Selection cricket panel chief Dilip Vengsarkar feels Australia hold a miniscule edge over Sri Lanka in the World Cup final on April 28 in Barbados due to the bouncy nature of the pitch at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown.

"I won't predict who is going to win because both teams had steamrolled the opposition in the semifinals. Both have played tremendous cricket," he told PTI when asked to predict who would emerge champion on Saturday.

"The team which plays better on that day should win, but due to the bouncy nature of the wicket in Barbados I feel Australia holds a slight edge over Sri Lanka because of its pace attack," Vengsarkar said. — PTI

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