T20 World Cup 2024, Match-51: IND vs AUS, 1st Innings Highlights: The great match between India and Australia in the T20 World Cup 2024 was played on 24 June at Darren Semi Cricket Ground, St Lucia. Australian captain Mitchell Marsh won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, Team India put 205 runs on the board for the loss of 5 wickets.

IND vs AUS: India scored 60 runs in the powerplay after losing one wicket

Batting first, Team India lost their first wicket in the form of Virat Kohli in the second over itself. Kohli wanted to play a big shot, but the ball did not go far and Tim David took a good catch at mid-on. Virat Kohli was out on a duck after playing 5 balls. But then Team India did not change its gear after losing the first wicket.

Captain Rohit Sharma scored 29 runs against Mitchell Starc in the third over of the innings, which included one four and four sixes. The captain then completed his half-century in 19 balls in the fifth over of the innings, which is the fastest half-century in the ongoing T20 World Cup. Team India scored 60 runs at the loss of one wicket in the powerplay by scoring 8 runs in the sixth over bowled by Josh Hazlewood.

Rishabh Pant lost his wicket against Marcus Stoinis

Rishabh Pant lost his wicket against Marcus Stoinis in the 8th over of the innings and India suffered the second blow at the score of 93. Pant wanted to play a big shot, but the ball went in the air and Josh Hazlewood took a good catch at long-off. There was also an important partnership of 87 runs for the second wicket between Rishabh and Rohit Sharma.

IND vs AUS: Captain Rohit Sharma played an innings of 92 runs

Indian captain Rohit Sharma fell prey to Mitchell Starc in the 12th over of the innings. Starc’s ball got an inside edge and hit the stumps directly. Rohit Sharma played a brilliant innings of 92 runs with the help of 7 fours and 8 sixes in 41 balls. Suryakumar Yadav also lost his wicket against Mitchell Starc in the 15th over after scoring 31 runs in 16 balls.

Shivam Dubey played an important innings of 28 runs in 22 balls with the help of two fours and a six. Hardik Pandya played an unbeaten innings of 27 runs in 17 balls with the help of 1 four and 2 sixes. Ravindra Jadeja scored an unbeaten 9 runs.

Josh Hazlewood bowled a wonderful spell for Australia

For Australia, Josh Hazlewood bowled a wonderful spell by giving away 14 runs and taking a wicket in 4 overs. Apart from Hazlewood, all the other bowlers proved to be very expensive. Mitchell Starc took two wickets for 45 runs in 4 overs and Marcus Stoinis took two wickets for 55 runs in 4 overs. Apart from these, Adam Zampa gave away 41 runs in his spell and Pat Cummins gave away 48 runs.