IND Vs AUS T20 World Cup 2024: Chances of rain are very high in the match

IND Vs AUS T20 World Cup 2024: Chances of rain are very high in the match

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 of Ahmedabad.

Australia won the toss and chose to bowl. First Shubman Gill, then Rohit Sharma and then Shreyas Iyer lost their wickets early. The enthusiasm of Indian fans cooled down as soon as the tournament's top scorer Virat Kohli was bowled. The host team could only score 240 runs.

In reply, Australia lost three wickets in 7 overs. Indian fans were excited again, but Travis Head hit sixes and fours to snatch the trophy along with the match from India.

Today, the 11th Super-8 match of the T20 World Cup is to be played between Australia and India in St. Lucia. The match will be played from 8 pm Indian time, while the toss will be at 7.30 pm. At the same time, there are still dark clouds in St. Lucia. According to AccuWeather, there may be 50 percent rain during the match and 85 percent of the sky is cloudy.

If the match is cancelled, Australia and India will get 1 point each. India will have 5 points and will finish on top in Group-1. While Australia will have 3 points. In such a situation, Afghanistan will have to win the match against Bangladesh to reach the semi-finals.

Importance of the match - With a win, India will finish on top of the table Super-8

India is on top of the table in Group-1 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. At the same time, even if it wins, it will have to depend on the match between Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

This victory is also important for India, because there is no reserve day in the semi-finals. In such a situation, if the match is cancelled due to rain, then the table topper of Super 8 will be given direct entry into the final. In such a situation, India will want to take revenge for the World Cup defeat by winning today's match, as well as go to the semi-finals as the table topper.

Last clash - 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 response, 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 won the series 4-1 over Australia.

Role of toss and pitch- So far 22 T20 Internationals have been played here, teams batting first won 12 and chasing won 10. On June 18, for the first time in this stadium, a score above 200 was made in the match between West Indies and Afghanistan. Bowlers concede runs at an economy of just 8.00 at this stadium. 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 good.

Jasprit record against Australia is good

Rishabh Pant- India's top scorer. He has scored 152 runs in 5 matches. He scored important 42 runs against Pakistan. In the last match, he played an innings of 36 against Bangladesh.

Jasprit Bumrah- India's second top wicket taker. He has taken 10 wickets in 5 matches. Against Pakistan, Bumrah took three wickets for 7 runs. Bumrah has taken 16 wickets in 13 T20 matches played against Australia.

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, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad 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.

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