Rohit Sharma's Team India will be up against Mitchell Marsh-led Australia in match 51 of the ongoing edition of the T20 World Cup 2024 which will be played at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in St Lucia, on June 24 (Monday). This will be the final Super 8 game for both teams and a must-win one for the Aussies. If Australia fail to win this match, they will be under threat of not being able to qualify for the knockout stage.
Head-to-Head
Both teams have faced each other 31 times in T20 Internationals with India winning 19 of them and 11 of them going in Australia's favour. They have also clashed five times in T20 World Cups with the Men in Blue winning 3 of them and the Aussies being victorious on two different occasions.
Pitch Report
The pitches of the Darren Sammy Cricket Ground are known to support batters. In a tournament where bowlers have thrived, this venue has allowed batters to score some runs
Weather Report
The weather forecasts predict a lot of rain and thunderstorms and it is likely to play spoilsport during the match. The precipitation chances can go up to 90 to 100 per cent.
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Probable Playing XIs
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah
Australia: Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh (c), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
Squads
India: Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sanju Samson, Mohammed Siraj, Yashasvi Jaiswal
Australia: Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh(c), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade(w), Pat Cummins, Ashton Agar, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, Josh Inglis, Cameron Green, Nathan Ellis
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