Rohit Sharma was omnipresent in the T20 World Cup Super 8 match between India and Australia on Monday. Captain Rohit Sharma India entered the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup with a 24-run win over Australia in their last Super Eight match on Monday, with Rohit playing a memorable innings. Rohit’s 92 off 41 balls blended sheer force and elegance as India scored 205 for five after Australia elected to bat. Australia made 181 for seven in reply. Faced with an early exit from the competition, Australia displayed their familiar fighting spirit in the run chase through the captain. mitchell marsh (37 off 28 balls), who came back to score runs, and was India’s enemy Travis Head (76 runs off 43 balls) who played a brilliant innings in the ODI World Cup final last year.
The trio of Kuldeep Yadav (2/24), Jasprit Bumrah (1/29) and Arshdeep Singh (3/37) eventually kept the Australians at bay. India topped the group.
After their second defeat in three matches, Australia leave their fate in the hands of Afghanistan, who take on Bangladesh on Monday and are in the race for the second semifinal spot from Group 1.
With their third consecutive win in the Super Eights, India are set to face defending champions England in the other semi-final in Guyana on Thursday.
There was a moment in the match when Rohit Sharma shouted Rishabh Pant For a sluggish effort while wicketkeeping. In the second over he missed a catch and was left disappointed. Rohit too could not keep his composure and started shouting at him. Jasprit Bumrah was the bowler while Mitchell Marsh was batting.
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Rohit Sharma got angry on Rishabh Pant, he took an easy catch and also got run out
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As expected, Australia showed a lot of fight while chasing the target but faltered in the final overs.
The highlight of the 86-run partnership between Head and Marsh was their superb bowling abilities.
Marsh sent the ball into the stands with a short-arm pull, while Head hit the straight boundary. hardik pandya Hitting a flat six down the ground, reminding us of his ruthlessness on the fateful night of November 19 in Ahmedabad.
Kuldeep’s bowling also looked different amidst the excellent batting of Marsh and Head. However, his one wicket was completely due to his excellent bowling. Axar Patel Who sent Marsh back with a brilliant one-handed shot to deep square leg.
With 65 needed off 30 balls and Head at the crease, the match was hanging in the balance but MVP Jasprit Bumrah dismissed the opener with a slower ball and Australia couldn’t build pressure thereafter.
Earlier, Australia put India in to bat on the best batting pitch of the tournament and Rohit made full use of the conditions to hit a brilliant innings laden with seven fours and eight sixes, including a record 200th six in the format.
It was the start of something special when Rohit flicked Mitchell Starc Four runs in the first over of the game.
Virat Kohli (0) Wrong timed pull-off at the other end Josh Hazlewood Got caught out in the deep in the next over.
True to his word once again, Rohit upped his pace and struck a heavy blow against Starc, whose second over went for 29 runs, his most expensive in the format.
The first two sixes in the over came via gorgeous aerial drives over extra cover, before he smashed another six over the cow corner region.
The fourth maximum of the over came through a mishit that went behind the stumps.
Rohit, along with number three Rishabh Pant (15 off 14 balls) shared an 87-run stand to cause much damage to the team. Adam Zampa Australia’s trump card came into the attack by hitting a six over long-on and was dismissed without taking a wicket.
Another memorable shot of Rohit’s innings was the six he hit on one knee over deep mid-wicket. pat cummins Later in the opening over.
To India’s credit, they did not let any bowler settle in. Rohit completed his half-century with a single at the end of the fifth over and it was also the fastest half-century of the tournament.
When Rohit hit a six over extra cover… marcus stoinis Came on attack in the 8th over.
Rohit’s innings was so impressive that he managed to pick his spot against all the reputed bowlers.
It could have been a hundred but Starc dismissed the Indian captain with a yorker.
Suryakumar Yadav (31 runs off 15 balls), Hardik Pandya (27 not out off 17 balls) and shivam dubey (28 off 22 balls) also played his part, but India could not make the most of the last five overs and managed only 43 runs for the loss of one wicket.
While his teammates were leaking runs, Hazlewood was bowling on a different pitch, giving away just 14 runs in four overs and taking one wicket.
With PTI inputs
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