India take on Australia as Mitchell Marsh won the toss and elected to bowl first in their T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 clash at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Saint Lucia on Monday, June 24. India didn't tinker with their playing XI and played the same team that they played against Bangladesh. Meanwhile, Mitchell Marsh included Mitchell Starc in Australia's playing XI in place of Ashton Agar.
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WHAT DID THE CAPTAINS SAY?
After winning the toss, Australia captain Mitchell Marsh said:
“We are going to bowl first. Looks a belter, it looks lovely. It's a quarte final, looking forward to it, big challenge against India. We have had ourselves in this situation before, every game is a must-win now. We got an experienced group, a great staff. Starc comes in for Agar.”
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Meanwhile, after losing the toss, India skipper Rohit Sharma, said:
“We would have fielded first as well, looks a bit sticky. We wanted to chase. We know what exactly we are doing, will try to do our best. I hope it doesn't change much. The overhead conditions also matter in this part of the world. We have adapted well, hopefully another game where we put up a show. Every game matters in this tournament, nothing changes. We are playing the same team.”
India's Playing XI
Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah
Australia's Playing XI
Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh(c), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade(w), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
India vs Australia's Head-to-head record in T20Is:
Matches: 31
India won: 19
Australia won: 11
Tied: 0
No Result: 1
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