India and Australia are facing off in a must-win game for both sides in the T20 World Cup 2024. This match is being played at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia on June 24, 2024.
Mitchell Marsh, Australia's captain, won the toss and chose to bowl first.
Virat Kohli fell for a duck early on to Josh Hazlewood, but Rohit Sharma went after the Australian bowlers. Sharma completed a brilliant fifty in just 19 balls with 4 fours and 5 sixes. Rishabh Pant made a quick 15 and then Suryakumar Yadav made 31 on 16 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes.
Rohit Sharma was looking good for a century in this match, given the way he hammered Mitchell Starc, hitting him for four sixes and one four in an over. Sharma was finally bowled by Starc for 92 in just 41 balls with 7 fours and 8 sixes to his name.
India went onto post 205/5 with Shivam Dube (28) and Hardik Pandya (27*) doing the damage in death overs.
But the hero for the Indian team was Rohit Sharma, who made the Australian bowlers look pedestrian.
Here are the highlights of his knock:
