Australia is eliminated by India in the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Australia was eliminated from the competition after losing to India in a match that had to be won by a heartbreaking 24 runs. Due to the fact that Bangladesh must overcome Afghanistan on June 25, the Mitchell Marsh-led team still has a mathematical chance to win. If the strategy fails, Australia will be heading back home.
Australia won the toss and elected to bowl first in St. Lucia. India was under duress when Josh Hazlewood removed Virat Kohli from the game early on, but captain Rohit Sharma was brilliant, scoring 92 runs off just 41 deliveries. India scored 205 runs in the first innings thanks to his performance, illustrating how he enabled the team to take advantage of the situation and get off to a solid start with the ball.
Chasing 206 was not an easy task, especially after Australia lost David Warner in the first over of the innings. Travis Head’s incredible 76 runs off 43 balls, however, kept the Kangaroos in the hunt. Mitchell Marsh gave him good, moderate support, but after Head was fired, the situation became unclear. A house of cards collapsed in terms of wickets, but Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah were at the centre of it all.
The following are some key figures from IND vs. AUS:
- In the T20 World Cup, Rohit Sharma’s 92 is the second-highest individual score for a skipper.
- In this T20 World Cup, Rohit Sharma’s 18-ball fifty is the fastest in the tournament and tied for second fastest by an Indian player overall.
- In the T20 World Cup, Rohit Sharma has the second-highest individual score of any Indian player with 92.
- In the T20 World Cup, Rohit Sharma’s eight sixes are the most by an Indian batter in a single innings.
- India achieved the fastest team hundred in the T20 World Cup, reaching their hundred in 9.2 overs.
- Rohit Sharma became the second player from India to hit four sixes in a T20 over.
