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Team India has defeated Australia by 24 runs in its last Super-8 match. With this victory, Team India has made it to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup. The team has reached the top-4 of this tournament for the 5th time. In the semi-finals, India will play against defending champion England on 27 June at 8:00 pm at Guyana ground.
Australia won the toss and chose to bowl on Monday in St. Lucia, West Indies. Indian captain Rohit Sharma played an innings of 92 runs in 41 balls. In the run chase, Australia scored 128 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 13 overs. After that, the Indian bowlers made a strong comeback in the last 7 overs and restricted the Kangaroo team to a score of 181/7 in 20 overs.
Many interesting moments were seen in this match. Rohit hit 4 sixes to Mitchell Starc. Pandya got a reprieve on Jampa’s ball, Australian captain Marsh missed the catch. One of Rohit’s sixes hit the roof of the stadium. Akshar took a brilliant catch and Rishabh Pant became the victim of the captain’s anger due to poor keeping.
11 top moments of IND vs AUS match…
1. Tim David’s brilliant catch, Kohli out for zero for the second time
Virat Kohli has scored a total of 66 runs in 6 matches of this World Cup.
Virat Kohli, who came to open against Australia, got out on zero. Tim David caught his catch on Hazelwood’s ball. Kohli tried to pull Hazelwood’s short of good length ball. The ball went in the air and Tim David, standing at long on, took a brilliant catch while running towards the boundary. Earlier on June 12, Virat was also out on zero against America. Kohli’s highest score in the World Cup is 37 runs, which he made against Bangladesh.
2. Rohit hit 4 sixes to Mitchell Starc
Rohit scored 29 runs in the second over of the Stars.
During the Indian batting, after Virat Kohli was out in Hazelwood’s over, Mitchell Starc came to bowl the next over. Rohit Sharma hit 4 sixes to Starc and also hit a boundary. One of the 4 sixes was 96 meters long. Starc gave 29 runs in his second over. Rohit hit sixes on the first, second, fourth and last ball of Starc.
3. Rohit’s six hit the roof of the stadium
Captain Rohit Sharma hit a 100 meter six.
2023 ODI World Cup winning Australian captain Pat Cummins bowled his first over in the 5th over. He bowled the first ball fuller length on the fifth stump. Rohit shuffled and swept it. The ball went straight over deep midwicket and fell on the roof of the stadium. After this the umpires had to change the ball.
4. Rohit bowled on a slow yorker, Starc gets relief
Rohit Sharma scored 92 runs in 41 balls.
Mitchell Starc ended Rohit Sharma’s fiery innings, on whom Rohit had hit 4 sixes in one over. Starc bowled the 12th over. Rohit was in attacking mood and just 8 runs away from century. Starc bowled a yorker ball with scrambled seam. Its speed was a bit slow. Rohit had already made up his mind to play a shot on the leg side. The ball took the inside edge of Rohit’s bat and hit the stumps. This was a relief for Starc who had conceded a lot of runs.
5. Pandya gets a reprieve on Zampa’s ball, Marsh misses the catch
Australian captain Mitchell Marsh could not take the catch of Hardik Pandya.
During the Indian batting, Hardik Pandya got a reprieve in the 17th over. On the second ball of Adam Zampa’s over, captain Mitchell Marsh missed Pandya’s catch at point. Adam Zampa bowled a good length ball outside the off stump. Pandya wanted to play over the cover. The ball hit the outside edge of the bat and the Australian captain ran to catch it at backward point, but the ball slipped from his hand.
6. Indian captain Rohit got angry at Pant
Rohit got angry after Pant dropped the catch.
When the Australian batsmen came to chase the runs, Rohit gave the second over to Jasprit Bumrah. Bumrah bowled a short length ball. Mitchell Marsh tried to pull. The ball was at short fine leg, Pant went to catch the ball but could not complete the catch due to sudden stumble. Captain Rohit Sharma looked angry with this. He also talked to Pant after the over.
7. Marsh gets two lives, after Pant, Arshdeep also dropped the catch
Mitchell Marsh scored 37 runs off 28 balls.
Australian captain Mitchell Marsh got two lives. He got the first life in the second over, when wicketkeeper Pant missed a catch in Jasprit Bumrah’s over. After this Arshdeep Singh bowled the third over. He bowled an overpitched ball, which Mitchell Marsh played towards the state boundary. The ball was in the air and Arshdeep could have caught it in the follow through, but Arshdeep could not do so.
8. Akshar’s amazing catch, Marsh returned to the pavilion
Akshar took this brilliant support with his left hand.
Now it was Kuldeep Yadav’s turn. Kuldeep was facing Mitchell Marsh. Kuldeep had bowled the 9th over and Australia was in a strong position. Apart from Head, Mitchell Marsh was also scoring runs fast. Kuldeep could not do anything special in 5 balls. He bowled the sixth ball a little short, here Axar Patel standing at the square leg boundary did wonders. Mitchell Marsh’s very powerful shot was going straight across the boundary. Here Axar jumped and caught Mitchell’s catch with his right hand. This was the moment from where Team India started moving towards victory.
9. Hardik narrowly escapes a missed catch
Akshar was bowling the 15th over of the innings. He bowled a good length ball on the stump line. Marcus Stoinis did a reverse sweep. The ball went straight to the backward point, but Hardik failed to catch it at once. He bounced the ball twice in his hand, but finally he completed the catch. With this catch, Australia had lost 4 wickets and the pressure had increased.
10. Bumrah sent Travis Head to the pavilion
Jasprit bowled the 17th over. Australia had only one hope for victory and that was Travis Head. Rohit brought Bumrah with this hope because he was hoping that he would do something amazing. And Bumrah did that amazingly. The first two balls were very tight, only one run came in each. Travis Head was again at the crease on the third ball. Bumrah had prepared the plan. Off cutter and slow speed. Head tried to play a big shot and the ball took the outside edge of the bat and bounced high in the air. Rohit Sharma standing at covers caught the catch and Team India got that wicket which was standing between victory and defeat.
11. Kuldeep’s amazing catch
Kuldeep caught Matthew Wade for 1 run.
Arshdeep took 2 wickets in the 18th over. He bowled a short pitch ball outside the off stump to Matthew Wade. Wade wanted to play a shot over short third man, but could not connect. The ball took the outside edge of the bat and Kuldeep dived and took a brilliant catch. Kuldeep had dived forward. Wade was doubtful whether the catch was taken correctly or not, but the third umpire declared it a catch in the review. After this wicket, Australia only moved towards defeat.
