On Monday, Australia and India will face off in a crucial T20 World Cup Super Eights fixture at the Daren Sammy Stadium in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia.
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Australia v India, Super Eights
Where: Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
When: June 24, 10:30 am local time
Afghanistan’s win against Australia opened up Group 1: all four teams now stand with a chance to qualify for the semi-finals. Still unbeaten in the tournament, a win will take India through. Even if they lose, a narrow margin of defeat should keep them safe, owing to their superior net run rate of +2.425.
However, India would be wary of the second semi-final having no reserve day if they qualify, the team that finishes at the top of the table will advance to the final in case of a washout. In that case, a win here is of utmost importance to them.
Australia, on the other hand, jeopardised their semi-final path, at least partly, due to their demoralising defeat against Afghanistan. The simplest for them to qualify is to win against India and hope Bangladesh beat Afghanistan. Any other scenarios would need them to rely on net run rate.
T20 World Cup results: Who won yesterday's match?
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AUS v IND: Who are the key players?
Travis Head
Travis Head have tormented India in the recent past, with Player of the Match performances in the World Test Championship and the 2023 ODI World Cup finals. If Head gets going, Australia will have an early advantage.
Jasprit Bumrah
Teams have struggled against Jasprit Bumrah. His 10 wickets have come at an average of 6.50 while going at just 3.42 an over.
Also read: Super Eights Group 1 scenarios: What India, Australia, Afghanistan need for semi-finals
AUS v IND team news
Australia
Mitchell Starc may return after being benched against Afghanistan. In that case, Ashton Agar will sit out. There is also an outside chance of Nathan Ellis making it.
India
India are likely to remain unchanged and continue with their extra spinner, Kuldeep Yadav.
AUS v IND: Predicted playing 11
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.
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.
Pitch report and ground conditions
Saint Lucia has been by far the best track to bat on in this World Cup. The five matches here have seen first-innings scores of 180, 201, 218, 180 and 163. The boundary dimensions here are uneven, with an almost 10-metre difference between the square boundaries (63m versus 72m). Rain could play a spoilsport.
Team form (Most recent first)
AUS: LWWWW
IND: WWWWW
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