T-20 World Cup…India vs Australia in Super-8 today: Last leg of the race for the semi-finals; Team India would like to take revenge for the 2023 ODI World Cup

The T20 World Cup Super-8 match between the world’s top-2 T20 team India and Australia will be played in St. Lucia tonight at 8 pm. All the teams of Group-1 have their eyes set on this match.

This is a golden opportunity for India to take revenge for the defeat in the final of the 2023 ODI World Cup at home. The team can defeat Australia in this World Cup and make it difficult for them to reach the semi-finals. Records are also in favor of the Indian team.

Australia’s dream of winning the trophy after 12 years was shattered
19 November 2023, after 12 years India was just one step away from the ODI World Cup trophy. Invincible India had to win one last match against Australia to win the title. Only Indian fans were seen everywhere in the stadium.

Australia won the toss and chose to bowl. First Shubman Gill, then Rohit Sharma and then Shreyas Iyer lost their wickets early. Tournament top scorer Virat Kohli was at the crease so a big score was expected. But, Pat Cummins bowled Virat at the team’s score of 148 and the stadium became quiet. However, KL Rahul’s innings of 67 runs took the team to a score of 240.

Australia, playing in reply, lost three wickets in 7 overs. The noise of Indian fans started echoing back in the stadium. But then Travis Head started hitting sixes and fours and he did not stop. He played a century innings of 137 runs and Australia won the match by 6 wickets and snatched the trophy from India.

Australia defeated India and won the ODI World Cup for the 6th time.

Now match details…
Super 8: India Vs Australia
Date and stadium: June 24, Darren Sammy Stadium, St Lucia
Time: Toss- 7:30 PM, Match start- 8:00 PM

India has the upper hand over the Kangaroo team

Previous encounter , India won the match by 6 runs
The last T20 match between India and Australia was played in Bengaluru on 3 December 2023. India won this match by 6 runs and also won the 5-match series 4-1. In that match, India batted first and scored 160 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. In reply, Australia could only score 154 in 20 overs. Arshdeep Singh also took two wickets in that match and defended 10 runs in the last over.

India had won the series against Australia 4-1.

Role of toss and pitch- So far 22 T20 Internationals have been played here, in 12 the teams batting first and in 10 the teams chasing won. On 18 June, for the first time a score of over 200 was made in this stadium in the match between West Indies and Afghanistan. In this stadium, bowlers concede runs at an economy of just 8.00. Along with pace, spin bowlers also get a lot of wickets. On the basis of this World Cup, winning the toss and batting first can be a good idea.

Importance of the match- With a win, India will finish Super-8 on top of the table
India is on top of the Group-1 table with 4 points. With this win, India’s ticket to the semi-finals will be confirmed. Australia’s confirmation depends on the match between Afghanistan and Bangladesh. If Australia loses and Afghanistan wins its last match, then the Kangaroo team will be out of the T20 World Cup. Even if it wins, it will have to depend on the match between Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

Arshdeep is the third top wicket taker in T20 World Cup 2024, Head is also in form

Players to Watch

Jaspreet has a good record against Australia

Pat Cummins has taken two hat-tricks in the last two matches

In this World Cup, Pat Cummins took hat-tricks against Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

Weather report: 55% chance of rain
There is a 55% chance of rain during the match in St. Lucia. It may rain for 1 to 2 hours. The sky will be 80% cloudy. The temperature will be 27 to 30 degrees.
Possible Playing XI

India: Rohit Sharma(captain), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

Australia: Mitchell Marsh(captain), David Warner, Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wicketkeeper), Pat Cummins, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa and Josh Hazlewood.