India vs Australia, T20 World Cup 2024 Highlights: IND beat AUS by 24 runs, through to semifinals

India vs Australia Score, T20 World Cup 2024: Mitchell Marsh calls it right and Australia are bowling first. He calls it a quarterfinal.

India vs Australia Score, T20 World Cup 2024: Rohit Sharma and Mitchell Marsh are standing in readiness. Ravi Shastri is there with the microphone, the match referee is Jeff Crowe.

India vs Australia Score, T20 World Cup 2024: Arshdeep Singh is India's highest wicket-taker in this World Cup with 12 strikes at the rate of one every 10 balls. However, he is also the only Indian bowler with an economy over seven.

India vs Australia Score, T20 World Cup 2024: These two teams have faced each other five times in the T20 World Cup. India lead the head to head 3-2.

India vs Australia Score, T20 World Cup 2024: One of the oldest and storied rivalries in cricket, the first game between these two sides took place in the form of a Test match starting on November 28, 1947 in Brisbane. That was the first of five Tests that India, led by Lala Amarnath played in their tour of Australia against Don Bradman's men.

India vs Australia Score, T20 World Cup 2024: Well how about it. The clouds have stopped leaking over St Lucia, we can see the sun now, just as the Indian team walks out for their warm-ups. Let's hope there are no problems with regard to water collecting on any part of the ground now.

India vs Australia Score, T20 World Cup 2024: The term ‘treble-winners’ is used most commonly in club football than any other sport but it has been applicable in cricket for a while. No one really managed a treble of holding the ODI and T20I World Cups and the Champions Trophy together. But now, with the addition of the World Test Championship, a treble of the title and the ODI and T20I World Cups really does carry a different meaning to it. That makes the team champions in all formats of the game at the same time and Australia have a chance at doing that if they can get out of the muddle they are currently in and win this T20 World Cup. For they had won the 2023 WTC title and the 2023 ODI World Cup title, remember. Well Indian fans certainly would remember, Australia beat them in the finals both times.

India vs Australia Score, T20 World Cup 2024: Australia have looked so strong that former captain Ricky Ponting predicted that they could go unbeaten throughout this tournament. Ironically, he said that right before the game against Afghanistan. They started off by thrashing Oman by 39 runs and that was followed by a thumping 36-run win over arch-rivals England. Both these games were played in Barbados. Their next game was in North Sound, Antigua where they beat Namibia by nine wickets after which they beat Scotland by five wickets in St Lucia, a match that went much closer than anybody would have expected. Australia then beat Bangladesh by 28 runs via the DLS method in their first Super 8 match in Antigua and then, horror horror horror, came a stunning 21-run defeat to Afghanistan at Arnos Vale. They were cruising along the Caribbean islands but that one defeat has put them on the brink.

India vs Australia Score, T20 World Cup 2024: It is tempting to say that the only seemingly high-profile opponent India have faced thus far in this tournament are Pakistan but the fact remains that Afghanistan, whom they beat comfortably, did pound Australia to submission. India's first game of the tournament was an eight-wicket win over Ireland and that was followed by a thrilling six-run win over Pakistan. They then beat the USA by seven wickets and their last group stage match against Canada was washed out. They then beat Afghanistan by 47 runs in their first Super 8 match and followed that up with a 50-run drubbing of Bangladesh. India played their entire group stage on the treacherous pitches in New York and their washed out match against Canada was in Lauderhill. Their first Super 8 match was in Barbados and the second was in Antigua.

India vs Australia Score, T20 World Cup 2024: Australia's shocker against Afghanistan was in Kingstown and it is only a 12-minute flight from the tiny Argyle International Airport in St Vincent to St Lucia. However, their short flight was delayed by 90 minutes. Moreover, the flight was preceded by a 40 minute drive to the airport and followed by a 90 minute drive to St Lucia and they got into their rooms only on the wee hours of Sunday. While Mitchell Marsh's men were making this hectic journey between the islands, India had taken the day off.

India vs Australia Score, T20 World Cup 2024: St Lucia has assisted spinners far more than pacers in this T20 World Cup but the ground staff feel that today could be different.

India vs Australia Score, T20 World Cup 2024: St Lucia has been the most batting-friendly venue of this T20 World Cup in terms of both scoring rate (8.92) and average (28.76). Fast bowlers have struggled to keep the runs down here but spinners have done relatively better, returning a better economy rate here (7.91) than in both Dallas and Antigua.

India vs Australia Score, T20 World Cup 2024: Australia had brought in an extra spinner in Ashton Agar in their previous match in St Lucia against Scotland. He had also played in the game against Afghanistan, with Mitchell Starc sitting out. Australia could be tempted to continue with Agar alongside Adam Zampa but considering the stakes riding on this game, will they stick with keeping out one of their most potent match-winners in Starc?

India vs Australia Score, T20 World Cup 2024: Rain lashed the island country on the eve of the match and there have been showers about five hours ahead of it as well. This has been one of the most humid grounds of all venues in this T20 World Cup.

India vs Australia Score, T20 World Cup 2024: Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh(c), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade(w), Pat Cummins, Ashton Agar, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, Josh Inglis, Cameron Green, Nathan Ellis

India vs Australia Score, T20 World Cup 2024: Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sanju Samson, Mohammed Siraj, Yashasvi Jaiswal

India vs Australia Score, T20 World Cup 2024: Well who would have thought that either of these two teams, particularly the treble-chasing Australia, would be on the edge of a cliff by the time this match comes around. India are very safe indeed, with even a washout being enough for them to go through to the next round. Australia, though, would have to first hope that the clouds don't knock them out before trying to beat India. Stay tuned for more updates!