After another dominant performance against Bangladesh, team India will be facing their biggest challenge of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 as they take on the mighty Australians in their final Super 8 game. The cracking contest is set to be played at the Daren Sammy Cricket ground in St. Lucia on Monday, June 24.
India are on the cusp of qualifying to the semi-final round having won both of their Super 8 games against Afghanistan and Bangladesh so far. They have managed to stay unbeaten so far and have delivered an all round team performance in all their games.
Meanwhile, Australia suffered a shock defeat against the Afghans in their most recent Super 8 clash, making the game against the men in blue a must-win for the reigning ODI World Cup champions. The Kangaroos will have to repeat the ODI World Cup final from 2023 to ensure semi final qualification.
The Sporting News takes a look at the probable line-ups and head-to-head stats between the two sides ahead of their massive clash in St. Lucia.
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India vs Australia, T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 clash: Head-to-head in T20Is
When it comes to T20Is, India have got a fairly dominant hold over the Aussies. India have managed to win 19 out of the 31 T20I games the two have played.
| Matches | India wins | Australia wins | NR/Tie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 19 | 11 | 1/0 |
India vs Australia, T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 clash: Probable lineups
India Probable Playing XI:
Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh.
Australia Probable Playing XI:
David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (c), Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wk), Pat Cummins, Ashton Agar, Mitchell Starc.
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India vs Australia, T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 clash: Weather forecast
There is close to a 50% chance of rain during the initial hours of the game, which may cause some interruptions. The breezy conditions are still going to be a factor if the match proceeds. Heavy downpour was witnessed in St. Lucia on 23rd June, a day before the massive clash.
India vs Australia, T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 clash: Latest betting odds
According to odds on Dafabet, India are the favourites to win against Australia.
| RESULT | ODDS |
|---|---|
| India win | 1.90 |
| Australia win | 1.95 |
