T20 World Cup 2024 Records: Records Shattered in Australia vs India High-scoring Super 8 Clash in St Lucia
T20 World Cup 2024 Records: India beat Australia in match no. 51 of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 on Monday at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia in Group 1 by 24 Runs.
Australia vs India, Match 51, ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Records: The high-voltage clash between India and Australia took place on Monday at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia, in Group 1. The India cricket team went on to thrash the Australia cricket team in this St. Lucia cricket match, which turned out to be a high-scoring clash, and won the game. India beat Australia by 24 runs and made it to the semi-finals. Some big T20I records were broken in this AUS vs IND clash.
It started with Australia winning the toss and asking India to bat first. India lost Virat Kohli for a five-ball duck, but Rohit Sharma was unstoppable. He hit a 19-ball fifty and scored 92 runs off 41 balls. He smashed every Australian bowler, and India made 205/5 in the first innings. Chasing the score, Travis Head (76 off 43) and Mitchell Marsh (37 off 28) also played well, but Australia managed 181/7 and lost the game. With this defeat, Australia have been knocked out of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
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T20 World Cup 2024 Records: T20I Records and T20I Cricket Milestones achieved in AUS vs IND High-scoring St. Lucia Cricket Match
Most Sixes in T20 WC Game: India hit 15 sixes and Australia hit 9. A total of 24 sixes were hit in this game. It is now the joint-second-most sixes hit in a T20 World Cup game ever.
Most wins in T20I: Rohit Sharma has now become the most successful captain in the T20 internationals. It was Rohit's 48th win as captain in the shorter format, and he has equalled Babar Azam. But Rohit played 60 games as captain, while Babar played 85.
Most Consecutive T20Is wins for IND: The win against Australia was the 10th successive win for India in T20Is. This is now their second losing streak. India's longest streak is 12 matches; if they can win the title, they will equal that streak too.
1st Player to Hit 200 sixes: Rohit hit 8 sixes in his 92-run knock, which has helped him achieve big milestones. The Indian captain has now hit 203 sixes in 149 T20I innings. He has become the first batter to hit 200 T20I sixes ever.
Most Sixes vs one Opponent: Rohit has also surpassed Chris Gayle's record for most international sixes against one team. Gayle had 130 sixes against England in his career, whereas Rohit has hit 132 sixes against Australia in all three formats.
Highest Score by an IND in T20 WC: Suresh Raina is the only Indian batter with a T20 WC hundred. But now Rohit's 92 is the second-highest individual score for India in T20 World Cups. This is also the second highest score by a captain in a T20 World Cup.
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Fastest 50 for IND in T20 WC: Rohit's 19-ball 50 is now the joint-third fastest fifty by an Indian batter in T20 internationals and also the third-fastest in T20 WC.
