After Rohit's fabulous efforts, where his fifty came in just 19 balls, helped India to a mammoth 205/5 in the Super Eight stage clash, a victory looked to be in jeopardy when opener Travis Head cleared his front leg and he threw his shots everywhere. the park in a valiant 76 off 43 balls, even as he found little support from other batsmen.
But with Kuldeep Yadav taking 2-24, including the dismissal of Glenn Maxwell, followed by Arshdeep Singh taking 3-37, Australia were restricted to 181/7 in the 20 overs. The result means India bids farewell to the Super Eight stage maintaining its unbeaten record and will face defending champions England in their semi-final clash in Guyana on Thursday.
Australia now have their semi-final fate out of their hands and if Afghanistan beat Bangladesh in St Vincent they will be eliminated from the competition. Rohit was in the mood to go all out right from the start, rising head and shoulders above everyone to pulverize Australia by hitting seven fours and eight sixes at a strike rate of 224.39, leaving the fans breathless.Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya contributed 31, 28 and 27 not out respectively in a fabulous innings for India where they hit 15 sixes, the most by them in a T20 World Cup game. Pushed to bat first, India suffered a body blow in the second over when Virat Kohli fell for a five-ball duck after his attempted pull off Hazlewood resulted in Tim David catching the top edge running 26 meters off his right. in the middle.
Starc tried to bowl the ball towards Rohit but bowled balls wide and wide, which the India captain bowled twice over cover for six consecutive sixes. He was followed by Rohit hitting Starc at mid-wicket for four and sweeping hard and out-scoring him (on a full toss) for two more sixes to take 29 runs off the third over.
Rohit welcomed Pat Cummins with an almighty sweep over the stadium roof 100m before the rain intervened. After a ten-minute rain break, Rohit continued to go wild with a cut and a top edge to hit two more fours, before adding to his fifty in just 19 balls. Rishabh Pant joined the boundaries party with a four of Hazlewood and welcomed Adam Zampa with a dance on the field for six. Rohit slipped Zampa for a huge six, followed by Marcus Stoinis for a four and two sixes, and the highlight was his dance around the field and his inside-out delivery over the extra cover fence.
Although Stoinis had Pant waiting from deep, Rohit continued to pull Stoinis for two fours, followed by Suryakumar driving square, sliding through long leg and rising over extra cover to take three quick boundaries. Starc finally had the last word when his slowest yorker, coming from the wicket, castled Rohit for 92 off 41 balls.
Dube started with an upper cut off Starc for four, followed by hitting Zampa for a big six at deep mid-wicket and driving Stoinis to mid-on for four more. Suryakumar bowled Stoinis for six and clipped Starc in the gap between deep spot and short third man for four more.But Starc had the last laugh by getting Suryakumar Yadav to clip a wide cut behind the keeper in his last over. Pandya broke the brief lean period by hitting Cummins for four and using his bottom hand to hit six over extra cover and long off. Even though Dube struggled to cover Stoinis deep, Ravindra Jadeja hit Cummins for a six in the final over to take India past 200.
In the chase, David Warner fell for six after taking a cut at Arshdeep's first slip. Mitchell Marsh survived on zero when Pant stumbled while chasing a catch and then fell for five when Arshdeep failed to catch it in his follow-up. From there, Marsh began to grapple with boundaries, hitting Arshdeep for two fours, before finishing third with a huge six.
Head joined the wave of boundary hitting by cutting and pulling Jasprit Bumrah for two fours, followed by a full toss for four to point. Marsh delighted in Axar Patel's poor balls hitting him for a four and a six respectively, followed by Head bowling and bowling Pandya for two sixes. Head continued to grapple with boundaries, hitting a four over Hardik's head and pulling with ease for six. But under considerable pressure, Kuldeep broke the 81-run partnership for the second wicket when Marsh ducked to sweep, but Axar he timed his jump perfectly at deep square leg and stretched his right hand upwards to pluck the ball out of nowhere. He sliced, whipped and clipped Pandya for three boundaries in the 10th over, the second of which earned him his fifty off 24 balls.
Maxwell brought out some fireworks by taking four off Ravindra Jadeja's first ball with a deft touch between short third man and point. He then followed up with two audacious reverse sweeps for four and six respectively. After that, India recovered surprisingly.
In an attempt to take on Kuldeep, Maxwell came down the field to cross the line, but the googly showed him his stumps in a mess. In the next over, Stoinis attempted a reverse sweep off Axar, but was caught for a backward point on the bounce. Bumrah again fooled Head with a slower ball, and he struggled to cover, falling for 76. Arshdeep returned for that Matthew Wade and Tim David were caught by short third man in quick succession to effectively seal the game in India's favour.
Brief scores:
India 205/5 in 20 overs (Rohit Sharma 92, Suryakumar Yadav 31; Mitchell Starc 2-45, Marcus Stoinis 2-56) beat Australia 181/7 in 20 overs (Travis Head 76, Mitchell Marsh 37; Arshdeep Singh 3- 37, Kuldeep Yadav 2-24) for 24 runs
But with Kuldeep Yadav taking 2-24, including the dismissal of Glenn Maxwell, followed by Arshdeep Singh taking 3-37, Australia were restricted to 181/7 in the 20 overs. The result means India bids farewell to the Super Eight stage maintaining its unbeaten record and will face defending champions England in their semi-final clash in Guyana on Thursday.
Australia now have their semi-final fate out of their hands and if Afghanistan beat Bangladesh in St Vincent they will be eliminated from the competition. Rohit was in the mood to go all out right from the start, rising head and shoulders above everyone to pulverize Australia by hitting seven fours and eight sixes at a strike rate of 224.39, leaving the fans breathless.Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya contributed 31, 28 and 27 not out respectively in a fabulous innings for India where they hit 15 sixes, the most by them in a T20 World Cup game. Pushed to bat first, India suffered a body blow in the second over when Virat Kohli fell for a five-ball duck after his attempted pull off Hazlewood resulted in Tim David catching the top edge running 26 meters off his right. in the middle.
Starc tried to bowl the ball towards Rohit but bowled balls wide and wide, which the India captain bowled twice over cover for six consecutive sixes. He was followed by Rohit hitting Starc at mid-wicket for four and sweeping hard and out-scoring him (on a full toss) for two more sixes to take 29 runs off the third over.
Rohit welcomed Pat Cummins with an almighty sweep over the stadium roof 100m before the rain intervened. After a ten-minute rain break, Rohit continued to go wild with a cut and a top edge to hit two more fours, before adding to his fifty in just 19 balls. Rishabh Pant joined the boundaries party with a four of Hazlewood and welcomed Adam Zampa with a dance on the field for six. Rohit slipped Zampa for a huge six, followed by Marcus Stoinis for a four and two sixes, and the highlight was his dance around the field and his inside-out delivery over the extra cover fence.
Although Stoinis had Pant waiting from deep, Rohit continued to pull Stoinis for two fours, followed by Suryakumar driving square, sliding through long leg and rising over extra cover to take three quick boundaries. Starc finally had the last word when his slowest yorker, coming from the wicket, castled Rohit for 92 off 41 balls.
Dube started with an upper cut off Starc for four, followed by hitting Zampa for a big six at deep mid-wicket and driving Stoinis to mid-on for four more. Suryakumar bowled Stoinis for six and clipped Starc in the gap between deep spot and short third man for four more.But Starc had the last laugh by getting Suryakumar Yadav to clip a wide cut behind the keeper in his last over. Pandya broke the brief lean period by hitting Cummins for four and using his bottom hand to hit six over extra cover and long off. Even though Dube struggled to cover Stoinis deep, Ravindra Jadeja hit Cummins for a six in the final over to take India past 200.
In the chase, David Warner fell for six after taking a cut at Arshdeep's first slip. Mitchell Marsh survived on zero when Pant stumbled while chasing a catch and then fell for five when Arshdeep failed to catch it in his follow-up. From there, Marsh began to grapple with boundaries, hitting Arshdeep for two fours, before finishing third with a huge six.
Head joined the wave of boundary hitting by cutting and pulling Jasprit Bumrah for two fours, followed by a full toss for four to point. Marsh delighted in Axar Patel's poor balls hitting him for a four and a six respectively, followed by Head bowling and bowling Pandya for two sixes. Head continued to grapple with boundaries, hitting a four over Hardik's head and pulling with ease for six. But under considerable pressure, Kuldeep broke the 81-run partnership for the second wicket when Marsh ducked to sweep, but Axar he timed his jump perfectly at deep square leg and stretched his right hand upwards to pluck the ball out of nowhere. He sliced, whipped and clipped Pandya for three boundaries in the 10th over, the second of which earned him his fifty off 24 balls.
Maxwell brought out some fireworks by taking four off Ravindra Jadeja's first ball with a deft touch between short third man and point. He then followed up with two audacious reverse sweeps for four and six respectively. After that, India recovered surprisingly.
In an attempt to take on Kuldeep, Maxwell came down the field to cross the line, but the googly showed him his stumps in a mess. In the next over, Stoinis attempted a reverse sweep off Axar, but was caught for a backward point on the bounce. Bumrah again fooled Head with a slower ball, and he struggled to cover, falling for 76. Arshdeep returned for that Matthew Wade and Tim David were caught by short third man in quick succession to effectively seal the game in India's favour.
Brief scores:
India 205/5 in 20 overs (Rohit Sharma 92, Suryakumar Yadav 31; Mitchell Starc 2-45, Marcus Stoinis 2-56) beat Australia 181/7 in 20 overs (Travis Head 76, Mitchell Marsh 37; Arshdeep Singh 3- 37, Kuldeep Yadav 2-24) for 24 runs
