Bangladesh beat Nepal by 21 runs to confirm their spot in T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 stage. The win also confirmed Rohit Sharma-led India’s opponents in the Super 8 stage. India will have Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Australia in Group 1 for the Super 8 stage.
India's first Super 8 match is against Afghanistan who have registered three wins in a row. India have three wins against Afghanistan in T20 World Cups.
India are unbeaten against Bangladesh as well in T20 World Cups. Over the years, India have beaten Bangladesh four times. However, the last two clashes between the neighbouring countries have been nail-biters.
India's last Super 8 clash is against 2021 edition's champions Australia. India have beaten Australia in three out of five outings in T20 World Cups. In the last two editions of the marquee event, India and Australia have not gone up against each other.
India's full schedule for T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8
Date | Match | Time | Venue |
June 20 | India vs Afghanistan | 8 PM IST | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados |
June 22 | India vs Bangladesh | 8 PM IST | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua |
June 24 | India vs Australia | 8 PM IST | Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia |
India’s run in T20 World Cup 2024
India opened their account with a comprehensive eight-wicket win over Ireland after bowling them out for 96 on a bowler-friendly New York track. Their next clash was against arch-rivals Pakistan. India were bowled out for 119. But Jasprit Bumrah-led bowling attack caused a collapse in the second half of the run chase. India beat Pakistan by six runs.
India faced co-hosts USA in their third game. USA set a target of 111 which became tricky after Saurabh Netravalkar dismissed Rohit and Virat Kohli. However, Suryakumar Yadav's unbeaten fifty helped India win the game by seven wickets with 10 balls to spare. India’s fourth match was against Canada in Florida was abandoned due to wet outfield. India and USA progressed to Super 8 stage from Group A.
India’s squad
Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sanju Samson, Kuldeep Yadav, Yashasvi Jaiswal
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