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IND vs AUS Live: End of Hazlewood’s spell

Josh Hazlewood ends his brilliant spell with figures of 1 for 14 in four overs. This is terrific performance from the pacer, especially in a game where Rohit Sharma was in great touch. Four more overs remaining in the game. India should get past 200.

IND 166/4 (16)

IND vs AUS Live: OUT!

A slower ball from Mitchell Starc and he gets the wicket of Suryakumar Yadav. Suryakumar Yadav is gone for 31 off 16 after edging the ball to wicketkeeper Matthew Wade. This is a good comeback from Australia. They are slowly and gradually getting into the game.

IND 159/4 (14.3)

IND vs AUS Live: SIX!

That is a good shot from Suryakumar Yadav for a six. It was a slower delivery from Marcus Stoinis with the mid-on inside the ring. SKY read it well and then slammed it over the fielder for a six. He then took a single before Shivam Dube played a dot ball. 13 runs came off the over.

IND 155/3 (14)

IND vs AUS Live: FOUR!

This is poor bowling from Marcus Stoinis. With the mid-off side the circle, he bowled a fuller delivery to Shivam Dube outside off stump. The southpaw drove the ball down the ground for a four.

IND 147/3 (13.2)

IND vs AUS Live: SIX!

This is Shivam Dube’s power for you! He didn’t get it from the middle of his bat yet the ball travelled for an 83-metre six. Adam Zampa gave flight on the ball and Dube smoked it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. Two runs came on the next ball.

IND 142/3 (13)

IND vs AUS Live: OUT!

That is the end of Rohit Sharma’s entertaining knock. The created room for himself by taking his left foot away from the line of the ball but Mitchell Starc brilliantly bowled a yorker to see Rohit edging the ball that eventually disturbed the stumps. Rohit is gone for 92 off 41 balls.

IND vs AUS Live: FOUR! SIX! – SKY into the act

Suryakumar Yadav also joins the party now as he ends the Pat Cummins over with a four and a six. A total of 13 runs came off the over.

IND 127/2 (11)

IND vs AUS Live: Rohit close to century!

It is only 10 overs in the game and Rohit Sharma is batting on 89 off 37 balls. He is really close to a record-extending 6th T20I century. Currently, both Rohit and Glenn Maxwell hold the top spot with 5 T20I centuries each. 12 runs came off the Marcus Stoinis over.

IND 114/2 (10)

IND vs AUS Live: FOUR!

A short ball from Marcus Stoinis and Rohit Sharma pulls it for a four. The ball missed the short fine leg by a narrow margin to run away for a four. Rohit has made life tough for Australian bowlers. India’s scoring rate at the moment is 11.56.

IND 106/2 (9.1)

IND vs AUS Live: OUT!

That is the end of Rishabh Pant’s knock. He departs for 15 off 14 balls. Marcus Stoinis gets the wicket but he also ended up leaking 17 runs in the over as Rohit Sharma smashed him for a four and two sixes. Rohit is 76 not out off 29.

IND 93/2 (8)

IND vs AUS Live: SIX!

That is a sensational slog sweep from Rohit Sharma. Adam Zampa bowled it fuller with good flight outside off stump and Rohit just swept it away for a biggie over deep mid-wicket. The Indian skipper takes a single on the next ball to retain strike. 16 runs came off Zampa’s first over. This is not a start the Australian leggie is used to. 

IND 76/1 (7)

IND vs AUS Live: SIX!

Some really tough welcome for Adam Zampa. He started with flight on his first ball and Rishabh Pant danced down the track to slam him over the long-on for a biggie. India’s attacking intent has kept Australia under immense pressure. 

IND vs AUS Live: End of powerplay

That is a sensational start for India, all thanks to Rohit’s unbeaten 51 off 21 with the help of 4 fours and 5 sixes. Virat Kohli fell for a five-ball duck and Rishabh Pant is on 7 off 10 balls, but Rohit ‘Hitman’ Sharma is thrashing the Australian bowlers for fun.

IND 60/1 (6)

IND vs AUS Live: World record for Rohit Sharma!

With the biggie that Rohit hit on the first ball of the over, the Indian captain achieved the glory of 200 sixes in T20I cricket. He is the first-ever batter to achieve the feat. Rohit also scored his fifty in 19 balls. He got there on the final ball of the over. 

IND 52/1 (5)

IND vs AUS Live: No rain, players coming back

There is no rain at the moment and the umpires decided to resume the game. The Australian players are walking back to the ground. So are the Indian batters Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant. The play is set to resume now. Cummins gets ready to bowl the second ball of the over. Some field set-up is being done. Here we go…

IND vs AUS Live: SIX and then rain!

It has been raining sixes from Rohit Sharma. He slog swept pacer Pat Cummins for a mighty 100-metre six and in the follow-up the actual rain arrived. The players ran back to the dugout and the covers came on.

IND vs AUS Live: Good bowling

Josh Hazlewood has bowled another superb over. He conceded only two runs in it. Hazlewood smartly bowled short of length to keep both Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant in check.

IND 37/1 (4)

IND vs AUS Live: Rohit Sharma is on fire!!!

Rohit Sharma slammed Mitchell Starc for four sixes and a four in the over that fetched India a total of 29 runs as the pacer also bowled a wide. This is some amazing hitting from Rohit, who has a poor past against left-arm pacers. But today, the story seems to be taking a big turn. Stay connected for more.

IND 35/1 (3)

IND vs AUS Live: SIX! SIX! Rohit on fire

Mitchell Starc bowls it fuller and Rohit Sharma has lofted it over hte extra cover for a 72-metre six. Here is some intent from Rohit. It is going to be a really exciting battle now. Starc bowls another fuller ball outside off stump and the result is same – a SIX!

IND vs AUS Live: OUT!

Josh Hazlewood has got the wicket of Virat Kohli. The batter could not get his pull shot from the middle of his bat but the ball still looked good enough to fall in the vacant mid-wicket region. However, a massive Tim David ran through mid-on to take the catch. Kohli falls for five-ball zero. 

IND 6/1 (1.4)

IND vs AUS Live: End of first over

Mitchell Starc has started with an economical over of 5 runs. While Virat Kohli was careful in the over, Rohit Sharma was way too cautious.

IND 5/0 (1)

IND vs AUS Live: FOUR!

Rohit Sharma looked dodgy in the first two balls while facing Mitchell Starc but he finally gets one right from the middle of his bat for a four through the deep mid-wicket. This will instil a lot of confidence in the India captain, who struggles against left-arm pacers at the start of his innings.

IND vs AUS Live: Match starts!

Rohit Sharma is on the strike, Virat Kohli is at the other end. No need to guess who has the new ball in hand. It’s left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc, the obvious pick. Here we go…

In case you missed it

Dashing Assam batter Riyan Parag on Monday became the first north-eastern cricketer to get an India call-up as a new-look T20 squad led by Shubman Gill was unveiled for next month’s five-match series in Zimbabwe which will not feature any of the senior stars.

Squad: Shubman Gill (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Nitish Reddy, Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Tushar Deshpande.

IND vs AUS Live Score: A challenge for India’s top-order –

There is some really nice breeze at the venue at the moment. The likes of Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood are going to get some significant swing for sure. It will be a superb test for India’s openers Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. And if they fail, the other batters in the top and middle-order will also be tested. A big challenge awaits India!

IND vs AUS Live: Here are the playing XIs –

India: Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah

Australia: Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh(c), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade(w), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood

IND vs AUS Live Score: India are unchanged

“We would have fielded first as well, looks a bit sticky. We wanted to chase. We know what exactly we are doing, will try to do our best. I hope it doesn’t change much. The overhead conditions also matter in this part of the world. We have adapted well, hopefully another game where we put up a show. Every game matters in this tournament, nothing changes. We are playing the same team,” said India captain Rohit Sharma after the toss.

IND vs AUS Live: Starc in for Agar

“We are going to bowl first. Looks a belter, it looks lovely. It’s a quarte final, looking forward to it, big challenge against India. We have had ourselves in this situation before, every game is a must-win now. We got an experienced group, a great staff. Starc comes in for Agar,” said Australia captain Mitchell Marsh after the toss.

T20 World Cup 2024 Live: Australia opt to bowl!

Australia captain Mitchell Marsh has won the toss and opted to bowl against India in a T20 World Cup Super 8 game in St Lucia.

T20 World Cup 2024 Live: How is the weather currently?

The sun is out at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia at the moment. The players are warming up. For now, everything looks good as the sky is also clear. Keep your fingers crossed, folks!

T20 World Cup 2024 Live: Australia “need to win”

“It was an off-night for us in the field, and we own that. We’ll be back next game. It wasn’t an easy wicket but both teams played on this surface. (India next…) First and foremost it becomes clear for us. We need to win and no better team to do it against (India),” said Australian skipper Mitchell Marsh in a very matter of fact way after their loss to Afghanistan.

T20 World Cup Live: No training for Team India

Team India, who arrived in Saint Lucia on Saturday night, chose not to train ahead of the Australia game considering the hectic travel involved. Given the Indian team is playing its third game within 5 days, it could afford to keep its players off training for a day.

IND vs AUS LIVE: Will Australia make any changes?

Having logged only 88 runs in six games at a strike rate of 111, Mitchell Marsh needs to lead from the front against India. With the ball, offie Glenn Maxwell needs to check his economy rate of 8.58 runs per over. In terms of match ups, it will be interesting to see how Kohli fares against leg-spinner Adam Zampa, who has had the better of the Indian superstar on multiple occasions. Australia played the extra spinner in Ashton Agar instead of Mitchell Starc against Afghanistan but that could change against India.

IND vs AUS LIVE: Australia need improved show

Australia have plenty to worry about going into the game. It was a flop batting show against Afghanistan and unusually Mitchell Marsh’s team had a forgettable night in the field as well. They need an improved show, especially against a team like India that is still unbeaten in the tournament.

IND vs AUS LIVE: How is the track?

It will only be the second day game at the Darren Sammy Cricket Stadium. The day nighters have produced high-scores here but in the previous game at the venue, England were not able to chase 164 in a day game against South Africa. It has been the best batting strip of the competition but sun beating down on the pitch through the day is likely to aid the slower bowlers.

IND vs AUS LIVE: Kuldeep in fine touch

Kuldeep Yadav has taken little time to come up with match-wining contributions and he would be relied on for wickets in the middle overs. With the team playing three Super 8 games with as many days of travel in between, the management will be tempted to rotate players but is unlikely to do so.

India vs Australia Live: A look into India’s batting –

Both Rohit and Virat Kohli played innings of substance against Afghanistan, while Shivam Dube, who had not been able to perform his role, answered his critics with a crucial knock. Number three Rishabh Pant has been getting dismissed off reverse hit often and it is something he would like to correct. The biggest positive for India in this tournament has been the all-round effort of Hardik Pandya, who has now come to the party with the bat to complement his incisive spells.

T20 World Cup Live: India on song

On fine-tuning their game ahead of the knockouts, India don’t need to do much having ticked all boxes in their back-to-back wins against Afghanistan and Bangladesh. India and South Africa are the only two teams that are unbeaten in the tournament.

IND vs AUS LIVE: Australia’s fear elimination

Following the reverse against Afghanistan, Australia don’t have the destiny in their own hands and will be keenly tracking Rashid Khan’s team final game against Bangladesh on Monday night. India, who have had to endure heartbreaking defeats at the hands of Australia in major ICC events, would like to see a pre-mature exit of their strong rivals.

IND vs AUS LIVE Score: Australia under pressure

A third straight win for India will not only make them the group toppers and send them to the semifinals, it will also substantially threaten Australia’s chances of progressing through to the semi-finals following the unexpected loss to Afghanistan in Saint Vincent on Saturday night. There is no doubt that pressure will be on the Australian team.