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- Published: June 24, 2024 21:04
New Delhi: On a batting-friendly track of St. Lucia, India lost a good toss and was forced to bat. After the initial hiccups from the wicket of Virat Kohli, India cemented their position to get a quick start against the Aussies. The architect of this inning has been Rohit Sharma who butchered the Australian quicks as well as the spinners.
India is currently at 114/2 with Sharma nearing a well-deserved century! The next step is can Sharma’s theatrics help his team reach a score past 200. Given the surface and the power-hitting capability within the Australian lineup, 200 seems to be a safe score for the men in blue.
PoV: Rohit Sharma feasting on Aussie bowlers.#StLucia #IndvsAus pic.twitter.com/HupTKI4mvL
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What has happened so far?
Rohit Sharma has given Team India a blistering start in the game against the Aussies. Sharma has hit a 19-ball half-century to push the Aussies on the back foot. Mitchell Starc who was brought in for Ashton Agar was thoroughly punished as the left-hander pacer went for 29 runs from his second over!
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In the blistering start to the game, the Indian skipper has also managed to overtake Virat Kohli to become the leading run-scorer of the T20Is. Rohit achieved this feat in the Super 8 game of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 against Australia. Sharma went past Kohli’s tally of 4,103 runs in the quickest format of the game.
As Virat’s poor form continued in the game against Australia, Rohit made sure that there was no drought in the run flow. Rohit was well supported by Rishab Pant and both batsmen stitched a useful partnership. Sharma (8 sixes) also became the leading six-hitter in the T20 WC overcoming Yuvraj Singh’s 7 sixes against England.
India 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 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.
Where to watch the India vs Australia game?
Fans can watch the blistering innings of Rohit and all the live action on Disney+Hotstar. The match is also telecasted on the Star Sports Network.
