India vs Australia Score, T20 World Cup 2024:
India vs Australia Score, T20 World Cup 2024: India vs Australia is always a heavyweight clash but not many expected it to be saddled with pressure on one of the teams when the Super 8 groups were decided. Australia’s defeat to Afghanistan before this game has put them on shaky ground and it could get even worse for them if they don’t beat India today. However, it is not just Rohit Sharma and Co. that threaten them today. Rains lashed St.Lucia on the eve of the match and more is expected during the game itself.…Read More
A defeat or a washout would mean that Australia will finish the Super 8 on two or three points respectively. This means that if Afghanistan beat Bangladesh later on in a game that starts at 6am IST, it would be them who would go through and Australia would be out. Australia are the holders of the World Test Championship and ODI World Cup titles and are looking to do a unique treble of holding world titles in all three formats at the same time.
The curator at St Lucia has said that the pitch is nice and hard, should stay the same throughout in a day game. “Whichever team bats should score 180 to 200. I prefer to bat and put runs on the board. England batted poorly. The pitch got a bit tricky and the ball was not coming on,” a member of the groundstaff at the Darren Sammy Stadium told PTI.
West Indies scored 218, the highest total of the tournament thus far, in a day-night game with light dew making batting easier. In the only day game held before, South Africa were able to defend 163 against England. It is to be noted that in the England-South Africa day game, the spinners did alright with Keshav Maharaj taking a couple of wickets for the Proteas. Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali picked one each. The top dressing of the main square was done five months ago as part of World Cup preparations. Sri Lanka had also managed to amass 201 against Netherlands here. The wind factor will be here too like it was in Barbados and Antigua.
Highlights from IND vs AUS T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 match:
– Even a washout would be enough for India to go through to the semi-finals
– Australia’s fate will be dependent on whether Afghanistan beat Bangladesh or not if they cannot win today in St Lucia
– India lead the head to head between the two sides at T20 World Cups 3-2
– India beat Bangladesh by 50 runs in their last match
– Australia lost to Afghanistan by 21 runs in their last match