On June 24, 2024, the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet, St. Lucia, hosted a thrilling encounter between Australia and India in the 51st match of the Super 8 Group 1 stage of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. India emerged victorious by 24 runs, setting a formidable target of 206 runs for Australia.
India’s Innings:
- Rohit Sharma (c): 92 runs off 41 balls (7 fours, 8 sixes)
- Virat Kohli: 0 runs off 5 balls
- Rishabh Pant (wk): 15 runs off 14 balls (1 four, 1 six)
- Suryakumar Yadav: 31 runs off 16 balls (3 fours, 2 sixes)
- Shivam Dube: 28 runs off 22 balls (2 fours, 1 six)
- Hardik Pandya: 27* runs off 17 balls (1 four, 2 sixes)
- Ravindra Jadeja: 9* runs off 5 balls (1 six)
Extras: 3 (0 wides, 1 leg bye, 2 no balls)
Total: 205/5 in 20 overs
Fall of Wickets:
- 6/1: Virat Kohli (1.4 overs)
- 93/2: Rishabh Pant (7.6 overs)
- 127/3: Rohit Sharma (11.2 overs)
- 159/4: Suryakumar Yadav (14.3 overs)
- 194/5: Shivam Dube (18.4 overs)
Australia’s Bowling:
- Mitchell Starc: 4 overs, 45 runs, 2 wickets
- Josh Hazlewood: 4 overs, 14 runs, 1 wicket
- Pat Cummins: 4 overs, 48 runs, 0 wickets
- Adam Zampa: 4 overs, 41 runs, 0 wickets
- Marcus Stoinis: 4 overs, 56 runs, 2 wickets
Australia’s Innings:
- David Warner: 6 runs off 6 balls (1 four)
- Travis Head: 76 runs off 43 balls (9 fours, 4 sixes)
- Mitchell Marsh (c): 37 runs off 28 balls (3 fours, 2 sixes)
- Glenn Maxwell: 20 runs off 12 balls (2 fours, 1 six)
- Marcus Stoinis: 2 runs off 4 balls
- Tim David: 15 runs off 11 balls (1 four, 1 six)
- Matthew Wade (wk): 1 run off 2 balls
- Pat Cummins: 11* runs off 7 balls (1 six)
- Mitchell Starc: 4* runs off 7 balls
Extras: 9 (5 wides, 1 leg bye, 3 no balls)
Total: 181/7 in 20 overs
Fall of Wickets:
- 6/1: David Warner (0.6 overs)
- 87/2: Mitchell Marsh (8.6 overs)
- 128/3: Glenn Maxwell (13.1 overs)
- 135/4: Marcus Stoinis (14.1 overs)
- 150/5: Travis Head (16.3 overs)
- 153/6: Matthew Wade (17.1 overs)
- 166/7: Tim David (17.5 overs)
India’s Bowling:
- Arshdeep Singh: 4 overs, 37 runs, 3 wickets
- Jasprit Bumrah: 4 overs, 29 runs, 1 wicket
- Axar Patel: 3 overs, 21 runs, 1 wicket
- Hardik Pandya: 4 overs, 47 runs, 0 wickets
- Kuldeep Yadav: 4 overs, 24 runs, 2 wickets
- Ravindra Jadeja: 1 over, 17 runs, 0 wickets
For a detailed ball-by-ball commentary and live score updates, you can visit Cricbuzz’s coverage of the match.
This match was a high-scoring thriller, with Rohit Sharma’s explosive 92 anchoring India’s innings. Australia’s chase was led by Travis Head’s 76, but they fell short by 24 runs, highlighting the competitive nature of the encounter.
