IND v AUS, Super 8India storm into semifinal after Rohit Sharma hunts down Australia

It was not precisely revenge for November 19, however India hammered Australia in their Super 8 match of T20 World Cup 2024 at the Darren Sammy International Cricket Stadium in St Lucia on Monday, June 24. Rohit Sharma was the primary guy for the Men in Blue as he batted like a male had, striking a match-winning 92 that originated from simply 41 balls. Travis Head threatened to mess up India’s celebration when again, however Jasprit Bumrah handled to get the risk male and ended Australia’s hopes of beating the Group 1 topper.

Australia handled 181 and lost 7 wickets in their quota of 20 overs as Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel stood apart from the rest to deflate an explosive Australian batting line-up. Kuldeep showcased his worth with the ball as India made certain they kept their nerve throughout a number of threatening collaborations that Travis Head was associated with.

With the 24-run win, India validated their location in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2024. India ended up Group 1 table on the leading and continued their unbeaten run in the competition. It was likewise India’s 3rd succeeding success versus Australia in guys’s T20 World Cups– a streak that started in 2014. India and South Africa are the only 2 groups without a defeat in the T20 World Cup.

IND v AUS, Super 8Highlights

India will handle England in the repeat of the 2022 semi-final after having actually reached the last-four round unbeaten. This is the very first time considering that 2014 India have actually handled to storm into the semifinals without losing a video game.

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The win likewise put Australia’s opportunities of making it out of the Super 8 phase in threat. Australia, who were stunned by Afghanistan on Sunday, require Afghanistan to lose to Bangladesh in the last Super 8 match on Tuesday early morning to maintain their opportunities. If Afghanistan beats Australia, Mitchell Marsh’s group need to head home.

SPIN TO WIN FOR INDIA

Australia would have been dissatisfied with the effort of their lower middle-order, particularly after Travis Head’s blitz. The Australia opener remained in spectacular type as he tore into the Indian attack, consisting of Jasprit Bumrah.

76 off simply 43, striking 4 6s and 9 limits. Head’s sparkle assisted Australia race to 62 for 1 in the powerplay in spite of them losing David Warner in the very first over.

Head and captain Mitchell Marsh sewed an 81-run stand and threatened to take the video game far from India as the 2 kept going from both ends. Kuldeep broke the stand in the 9th over, taking the huge wicket of Mitchell Marsh after Axar Patel came up with a ‘catch of the competition’ competitor.

Glenn Maxwell threatened to go huge, striking 2 6s and 3 limits for his 12-ball 20, however he was reversed by Kuldeep, who got his incorrect’un to hoodwink the Australian all-rounder.

Axar Patel signed up with the celebration, dismissing the unsafe Marcus Stoinis for 2.

Travis Head stayed a danger for India as he kept discovering methods to assist the scoreboard moving. A Jasprit Bumrah unique– the slower one– saw the end of Head for 76 (43) and Australia’s hopes.

On a day when Bumrah and Hardik Pandya were on the costly side, Kuldeep and Axar starred as India turned up trumps with another cumulative efficiency. Arshdeep Singh cracked in with the huge wicket of David Warner and wound up with another three-wicket haul.

CALLOUS ROHIT EXACTS REVENGE

Rohit Sharma struck 8 6s and 7 limits as he broke a series of records for India in T20 World Cups. The India captain smashed 8 6s, consisting of a 100-meter beast that came versus Pat Cummins. Rohit likewise ended up being the very first guy in guys’s T20I history to strike 200 6s as he took his tally to 203.

Rohit got to his fifty in simply 19 balls as he was at his finest versus the quicks– Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins in the powerplay. It was the fastest fifty by a batter versus Australia in males’s T20 World Cup history.

Rohit Sharma appeared like a guy had. He was smashing whatever into the stands, utilizing his variety and power versus the Australian bowlers. It was as if he was looking for vengeance for the heartbreak of November 19 as Rohit did not provide an inch away to the Mitchell Marsh-led Australian side.

India published 205 on the board in 20 overs– the greatest rating versus Australia in T20 World Cup history. Suryakumar Yadav cracked in with a quickfire 31 off simply 16 balls while Shivam Dube struck a 6 and 2 limits for his 22-ball 28. Hardik Pandya continued his great finishing kind for India as he struck 27 off simply 17 balls. Ravindra Jadeja broke in with 9 off 5 balls, striking a 6 as India completed strong, scoring over 200 for the very first time in this edition of the T20 World Cup.