Australia vs India, T20 World Cup 2024 Highlights© AFP
India vs Australia Highlights, T20 World Cup 2024 Super Eight: India entered into the semi-finals of T20 World Cup 2024 with a 24-run win over Australia in their final Super Eight match at St Lucia. The victory in Group 1 took India to 6 points, a mark that neither of Australia or Afghanistan or Bangladesh could reach. Talking about the game, Rohit Sharma scored 92 runs off 41 balls with the help of 7 fours and 8 sixes as India posted a total of 205 for 5 in 20 overs. In the chase, Travis Head (76 off 43) and Mitchell Marsh (37 off 28) kept Australia going but once the duo departed, India dominated the game. (Scorecard | Points Table)
23:48 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: India Win!!!
India win the game by 24 runs and this takes them into the semi-finals with a top spot finish in Group 1. The Rohit Sharma and co. now have 6 points at the end of their Super Eight campaign. Australia, on the other hand, have their fate hanging by a thread. They are totally dependent on the Afghanistan vs Bangladesh game now that is set to take place on June 25 (IST).
23:41 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: India on brink of victory
Australia need 29 runs to win off the final over. It seems like an improbable target for them now as India are bowling really well.
AUS 177/7 (19)
23:32 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: India on top!
Australia need 51 runs in 16 balls and India are right in control of the game. Australia need to win this game to make themselves in strong contention for a semi-final spot. If they lose, it will provide a huge opportunity to Afghanistan.
AUS 155/6 (17.2)
23:26 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: India have qualified for semi-finals!
Given that Australia failed to chase down the target in 15.3 overs, their net run rate now could not get over India’s even if they win this game and equal the Rohit Sharma-led side on four points. This means that India have qualified for the semi-finals, irrespective of the result of this game.
AUS 153/5 (17)
23:19 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: FOUR byes!
It was a full toss from Arshdeep Singh and that runs away for a four. First, the batter Travis Head missed to connect his willow on the swinging delivery and then wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant too failed to stop it. Rohit Sharma is unhappy with all that. Rightly so. Australia need 61 runs in 28 balls.
AUS 145/4 (15.2)
23:12 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: OUT!
Axar Patel provides India another breakthrough and Australia are under some good pressure now. Marcus Stoinis went for a reverse sweep but found Hardik Pandya at backward point. Australia need 71 runs in 35 balls.
23:08 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Cleaned him up!
Kuldeep Yadav has bowled out Glenn Maxwell and Australia are in trouble now. They need 78 runs in 41 balls. Maxwell walked out of his crease to hit Kuldeep for a biggie but the left-arm spinner beautifully outfoxed him and rattled his stumps.
AUS 128/3 (13.1)
23:06 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Brilliant bowling
Only three singles came off the Axar Patel over. This match hangs in the balance as India are still good in the game. The asking rate for Australia is 11.14. They need 78 runs in 42 balls.
AUS 128/2 (13)
23:03 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: SIX!
It was turning out to be a really good over from Kuldeep Yadav but Travis Head smashed a six off the final ball to reassert Australia’s authority in the game. The ball flew over long-off. A total of 9 runs came off the over.
AUS 125/2 (12)
22:56 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Fifty for Travis Head!
Travis Head raced to his half-century in 24 balls. He got there with a four and then slammed another one to reach to 54. A total of 12 runs came off the third over of Hardik Pandya. Australia need 107 runs in 60 balls.
AUS 99/2 (10)
22:54 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: OUT!
A breakthrough for India after a long time. And that is a sensational catch from Axar Patel at deep on the leg side. He timed his jump to perfection to the take the catch well inside the boundary line. Kuldeep Yadav provides India the wicket. Marsh is gone for 37 off 28 balls.
AUS 87/2 (9)
22:43 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Australia in control
14 runs came off Hardik Pandya’s second over. Travis Head slammed a four and a six in the over. Nothing seems to be the troubling the Australian duo of Head and Mitchell Marsh at the moment. Australia need 123 runs in 72 balls.
AUS 83/1 (8)
22:38 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Good start for Kuldeep
Kuldeep Yadav has begun with a four-run over. This will give some relief to India, who failed to find a way to counter the Australian attack. Australia need 137 runs in 78 balls. The asking rate for them is 10.54 from this point.
22:33 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Australia in the driving seat!
A superb six from Travis Head and that goes over the long-on. It is the second six of the over bowled by Hardik Pandya. A total of 17 runs came off the over. Australia need 141 runs in 84 balls. They are in the driving seat now as Marsh and Head have stitched 59 runs for the second wicket so far.
22:26 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Australia’s counter punch
14 runs came off Jasprit Bumrah’s second over. Australia have scored 28 runs in the last two overs. The duo of Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head are batting really well. They have been getting boundaries quite easily now. Someone needs to stop them or Australia will soon be in the driving seat.
AUS 36/1 (4)
22:19 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: SIX!
Mitchell Marsh pulls it and pulls it really well for a massive six. 14 runs came off Arshdeep Singh’s second over. Australia are slowly and gradually coming back on the track. They need to keep firing like this to stay alive in this chase.
AUS 22/1 (3)
22:16 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Rohit fumes at Pant!
A casual approach from Rishabh Pant while going for the catch of Mitchell Marsh didn’t please captain Rohit Sharma and the latter was left fuming. It happened on the fourth ball of Jasprit Bumrah’s over.
AUS 8/1 (2)
22:10 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: WICKET!
An early wicket for India and Arshdeep Singh. David Warner is the one to depart. It was bowled in length and the ball swung away from Warner. The ball took the outside edge of Warner’s bat and Suryakumar Yadav took a really good catch at first slip.
AUS 6/1 (1)
22:04 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: The chase begins!
David Warner is on the strike, Travis Head is at the other end. Arshdeep Singh has the new ball in hand. Here we go.
21:56 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: India post 205 for 5!
India have posted a really good total on the board. This is a tough total for any team to chase down as the conditions are not that batting friendly as Rohit Sharma’s 92 off 41 make it look like. Suryakumar Yadav’s 31 off 16 also helped India’s cause.
IND 205/5 (20)
21:47 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: OUT!
Marcus Stoinis was hit for two consecutive sixes by Hardik Pandya at the start of his final over but he made a good comeback by taking the wicket of Shivam Dube on the fourth ball. A total of 14 runs came off the over.
IND 195/5 (19)
21:42 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: FOUR!
A boundary comes for India after a long time. It was a short ball from Pat Cummins outside off stump and Hardik Pandya slammed it over the covers for a boundary. It was a superb slap from Hardik. He then took a single to retain strike.
IND 181/4 (18)
21:38 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Catch dropped!
On the second ball of the over, Australia captain Mitchell Marsh dropped a sitter see Hardik Pandya survive. Hardik mistimed the Adam Zampa delivery that went to the right of Marsh, who was at backward point. The Australian ran to his right and dropped the easy catch.
IND 171/4 (17)
21:34 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: End of Hazlewood’s spell
Josh Hazlewood ends his brilliant spell with figures of 1 for 14 in four overs. This is terrific performance from the pacer, especially in a game where Rohit Sharma was in great touch. Four more overs remaining in the game. India should get past 200.
IND 166/4 (16)
21:26 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: OUT!
A slower ball from Mitchell Starc and he gets the wicket of Suryakumar Yadav. Suryakumar Yadav is gone for 31 off 16 after edging the ball to wicketkeeper Matthew Wade. This is a good comeback from Australia. They are slowly and gradually getting into the game.
IND 159/4 (14.3)
21:23 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: SIX!
That is a good shot from Suryakumar Yadav for a six. It was a slower delivery from Marcus Stoinis with the mid-on inside the ring. SKY read it well and then slammed it over the fielder for a six. He then took a single before Shivam Dube played a dot ball. 13 runs came off the over.
IND 155/3 (14)
21:21 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: FOUR!
This is poor bowling from Marcus Stoinis. With the mid-off side the circle, he bowled a fuller delivery to Shivam Dube outside off stump. The southpaw drove the ball down the ground for a four.
IND 147/3 (13.2)
21:18 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: SIX!
This is Shivam Dube’s power for you! He didn’t get it from the middle of his bat yet the ball travelled for an 83-metre six. Adam Zampa gave flight on the ball and Dube smoked it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. Two runs came on the next ball.
IND 142/3 (13)
21:14 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: OUT!
That is the end of Rohit Sharma’s entertaining knock. The created room for himself by taking his left foot away from the line of the ball but Mitchell Starc brilliantly bowled a yorker to see Rohit edging the ball that eventually disturbed the stumps. Rohit is gone for 92 off 41 balls.
21:10 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: FOUR! SIX! – SKY into the act
Suryakumar Yadav also joins the party now as he ends the Pat Cummins over with a four and a six. A total of 13 runs came off the over.
IND 127/2 (11)
21:01 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Rohit close to century!
It is only 10 overs in the game and Rohit Sharma is batting on 89 off 37 balls. He is really close to a record-extending 6th T20I century. Currently, both Rohit and Glenn Maxwell hold the top spot with 5 T20I centuries each. 12 runs came off the Marcus Stoinis over.
IND 114/2 (10)
20:57 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: FOUR!
A short ball from Marcus Stoinis and Rohit Sharma pulls it for a four. The ball missed the short fine leg by a narrow margin to run away for a four. Rohit has made life tough for Australian bowlers. India’s scoring rate at the moment is 11.56.
IND 106/2 (9.1)
20:51 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: OUT!
That is the end of Rishabh Pant’s knock. He departs for 15 off 14 balls. Marcus Stoinis gets the wicket but he also ended up leaking 17 runs in the over as Rohit Sharma smashed him for a four and two sixes. Rohit is 76 not out off 29.
IND 93/2 (8)
20:45 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: SIX!
That is a sensational slog sweep from Rohit Sharma. Adam Zampa bowled it fuller with good flight outside off stump and Rohit just swept it away for a biggie over deep mid-wicket. The Indian skipper takes a single on the next ball to retain strike. 16 runs came off Zampa’s first over. This is not a start the Australian leggie is used to.
IND 76/1 (7)
20:43 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: SIX!
Some really tough welcome for Adam Zampa. He started with flight on his first ball and Rishabh Pant danced down the track to slam him over the long-on for a biggie. India’s attacking intent has kept Australia under immense pressure.
20:42 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: End of powerplay
That is a sensational start for India, all thanks to Rohit’s unbeaten 51 off 21 with the help of 4 fours and 5 sixes. Virat Kohli fell for a five-ball duck and Rishabh Pant is on 7 off 10 balls, but Rohit ‘Hitman’ Sharma is thrashing the Australian bowlers for fun.
IND 60/1 (6)
20:38 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: World record for Rohit Sharma!
With the biggie that Rohit hit on the first ball of the over, the Indian captain achieved the glory of 200 sixes in T20I cricket. He is the first-ever batter to achieve the feat. Rohit also scored his fifty in 19 balls. He got there on the final ball of the over.
IND 52/1 (5)
20:33 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: No rain, players coming back
There is no rain at the moment and the umpires decided to resume the game. The Australian players are walking back to the ground. So are the Indian batters Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant. The play is set to resume now. Cummins gets ready to bowl the second ball of the over. Some field set-up is being done. Here we go…
20:27 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: SIX and then rain!
It has been raining sixes from Rohit Sharma. He slog swept pacer Pat Cummins for a mighty 100-metre six and in the follow-up the actual rain arrived. The players ran back to the dugout and the covers came on.
20:23 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Good bowling
Josh Hazlewood has bowled another superb over. He conceded only two runs in it. Hazlewood smartly bowled short of length to keep both Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant in check.
IND 37/1 (4)
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