Rohit’s 92 off 41 balls along with Kuldeep and Axar’s game-changing spells helped India secure a place in the semifinals with a 24-run win over Australia.
Captain Rohit Sharma starred with a belligerent 92 off 41 balls as India beat Australia by 24 runs.(PTI)
Rohit walked out all guns blazing and unleashed carnage on Australia in the first 10 overs after his side were put to bat first by Mitchell Marsh. He smashed 28 of the 29 runs that were scored in the third over of the match bowled by Mitchell Starc. He continued on his merry way after a brief rain break in the next over and blazed a 19-ball half-century.(AP)
It was Starc himself who eventually dismissed Rohit but the 37-year-old had hit 92 runs in 41 balls by then, smashing eight sixes and seven fours. Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya continued the carnage after that, although Australia managed to pull things back somewhat between the 15th and 19th overs.(AP)
David Warner fell to Arshdeep Singh in the first over in what could possibly be his last international appearance. (ANI)
However, that was followed by an 81-run stand between Head and captain Mitch Marsh, which came in just 48 balls. (ANI)
Marsh fell to Kuldeep Yadav in the ninth over thanks to a sensational catch from Axar Patel after which Glenn Maxwell continued to put pressure on the Indians for a while. (AP)
Head kept Australia in the game throughout the time that he was in the middle smashing 76 in 43 balls. He hit nine fours and four sixes. (AP)
Head fell to Jasprit Bumrah in the 17th over after which Australia never really recovered. (PTI)