The Indian males’s cricket workforce sealed its spot within the semi-finals of the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2024 after beating Australia by 24 runs within the Tremendous 8 encounter on the Daren Sammy Nationwide Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet, St. Lucia on Monday.
Despatched to bat first, India rode a stormy innings from captain Rohit Sharma to publish 205/5 on the board. This was the joint-most highest rating towards Australia in T20 World Cups with the West Indies managing 205/4 again in 2010.
In response, Australia fell quick regardless of a half-century by Travis Head.
The outcome means India high Tremendous 8 Group 1 with three wins in as many matches and can face reigning champions England within the semi-finals on Thursday. Australia, in the meantime, should depend on Afghanistan dropping to Bangladesh within the different Group 1 Tremendous 8 match to make the highest 4.
Requested to bat first, India, the inaugural T20 World Cup champions, misplaced opener Virat Kohli early to Josh Hazlewood however Rohit Sharma regarded in high-quality contact and took the assault to the opposition.
The Indian T20 captain hit Mitchell Starc for 4 sixes and one 4 because the Aussie speedster conceded 29 runs off the third over. A six of Pat Cummins’ first ball within the fifth over additionally noticed Rohit develop into the primary participant in historical past to hit 200 sixes in T20I cricket.
The Hitman reached his half-century in 19 balls and continued the rampage. Rishabh Pant, who was principally a spectator on the different finish, nevertheless, was holed up within the deep whereas attempting to heave Marcus Stoinis for a most.
India reached 100 in simply 52 balls with Sharma contributing 78 of those. The Indian skipper appeared racing in the direction of a century earlier than Starc got here again into the assault to fortress him for 92 in 41 balls.
Starc additionally dismissed Suryakumar Yadav to complete with 2/45 and helped put the brakes on India’s scoring fee. A couple of late large hits from Indian vice captain Hardik Pandya, who scored an unbeaten 27 off 17, ensured India posted 205 – the best rating within the T20 World Cup 2024 thus far.
The Australian chase obtained off to a rocky begin with Arshdeep Singh forcing an edge off David Warner within the very first over. Suryakumar Yadav did the remainder with a superb catch at slip.
Nonetheless, Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head led the Australian fightback and placed on 81 runs for the second wicket in fast time.
Marsh (37) departed whereas attempting to heave Kuldeep Yadav over deep sq. leg. Axar Patel, stationed within the space, plucked the ball, which appeared destined to clear the ropes, out of skinny air.
Glenn Maxwell regarded to hold on proper from the place Marsh had left off and was scoring briskly earlier than Kuldeep struck once more, thist time knocking over the batter’s stumps. Axar additionally eliminated Marcus Stoinis cheaply as Australia have been left with 65 to get from the ultimate 5 overs.
Jasprit Bumrah gave India the sting after eradicating hazard man Head (76) within the seventeenth over. The wicket knocked the air out of Australia’s chase.
IND vs AUS T20 World Cup 2024 transient scores: India 205/5 in 20 overs (Rohit Sharma 92; Mitchell Starc 2/45) Australia 181/7 in 20 overs (Travis Head 76; Arshdeep Singh 3/37; Kuldeep Yadav 2/24) by 24 runs.