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AUS vs IND: One of the biggest games of the Super 8 will be played on June 24 (Monday). This will be the 51st game of the tournament, which will be played between India and Australia at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia. Both teams are the top contenders to win this tournament, so this match will define which team will have an edge.
Adding to that, this match will also decide the position of these teams in the semi-final. And if they do well, we might see an IND vs AUS final as well. But first of all, we have a big game coming up on Monday. Both teams will look to get the better of each other. Players know each other very well and have been playing against each other for a long time. So there will be some big battles in the AUS vs IND clash on Monday.
Australia vs India Head to Head Record
India and Australia play against each other frequently across formats, and they always play fierce cricket. So far, these two teams have faced each other in 31 T20Is. India are marginally ahead with 19 wins, while Australia have won 11 games. One game between the two has ended with no result.
Top Three Player-battle in AUS vs IND Clash in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024
1. Virat Kohli vs Pat Cummins
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 185.7 | – |
| 2022 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 171.4 | – |
| Total | 25 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 156.2 | 25.0 |
Virat Kohli has been a touch out of form in this tournament. He hasn’t gotten off to a good start and has scored 29 runs in the first four matches. But we know how dearly Virat likes to perform against Australia. He has always done well when he is facing the best opponent, and Australia are one of them. He has great numbers against the Men in Yellow across formats. Meanwhile, Pat Cummins also likes to perform against Virat and India. We still have Virat’s dismissal off Cummins in mind in the final of the ODI World Cup 2023, which changed the whole scenario. Cummins has dismissed Virat eight times in international cricket, including one in T20Is. So this will be a great battle.
2. Rohit Sharma vs Mitchell Starc
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | – |
| Total | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80.0 | 4.0 |
The Indian captain Rohit Sharma has also had an average tournament so far, and he has struggled in the last few innings. Notably, Rohit has gotten out three times to left-arm pacers, and he has a weakness against a bowler bowling at the left-arm over. So that will surely be tested when he faces Mitchell Starc. The Australian quick also had an average tournament so far, but we know he comes to his best during knockouts and big games, just like he showed in the IPL 2024. Starc has dismissed Rohit four times in a white-ball format. In T20Is, he has dismissed Rohit once in five balls. So, these two will be looking to get over each other in the AUS vs IND clash.
3. Travis Head vs Jasprit Bumrah
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 157.1 | – |
| Total | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 157.1 | – |
No Indian fan can forget what Travis Head did to India in the last two ICC finals. He slammed a match-winning century in the World Test Championship final and then scored another ton on November 18 in the 2023 ODI World Cup. Head will have that in mind and will look to do something similar here against India. But India will hope Jasprit Bumrah can produce something special to do well here. Bumrah is at the top of his form and is taking wickets for fun. Bumrah has dismissed Head three times in international cricket, but in T20Is, he has yet to dismiss the Australia opener.
