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Slightly cooler, cloudier morning today than most of the last week, and some heavy overnight rain – but hasn't rained for a few hours and would expect any showers to blow through quickly
— Matt Roller (@mroller98) June 24, 2024
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Hello and welcome to crunch time in the T20 World Cup. Two titans go head to head today in St Lucia with Australia having it all to do to make it through to the semi-finals, their shock loss to Afghanistan put paid to any hopes of keeping things simple.
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They’ve also had plenty of recent skirmishes with today’s opponents, high profile ding dongs that serve to give this one some extra needle. How so? Well Australia are looking to bag their third ICC gong after winning the fifty over World Cup and the World Test Championship last year. Who did they vanquish in both finals? You guessed it – India.
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India have already booked their place in the last four along with England and South Africa. Australia need to win and avoid it going down to the wire in order to make it harder for Bangladesh or Afghanistan to best them when they meet in Kingstown later on today. We can get into the permutations shortly, safe to say they make my head rattle a bit.
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I’ll be back for news of the teams and the toss shortly before play gets underway at 3.30pm BST.
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“Hello, James.”
Hello, Peter Salmon.
“Obviously I’m Australian and I think every neutral person wants Australia to win to keep alive their fantastic chances of becoming world champions in all three formats?”
Ah, yes, Pete, we’ve just *officially* confirmed that. all Neutrals are certainly rooting for Australia (Eham).
team:
Australia: Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh (captain), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wicketkeeper), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Suriya Kumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Akshar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah.
Mitchell Starc returns in place of Ashton Agar, with India remaining unchanged from the previous two encounters.
Australia win the toss and choose to bowl first.
Mitch Marsh made the right decision and decided he wanted to see India take the wicket first. There is rain all around and the current conditions seem good, albeit a bit windy. The participating teams have been confirmed!
It’s a bit cooler and cloudier today than most mornings last week, with some heavy rainfall overnight, but no rain for a few hours and showers are expected to stop soon.
— Matt Roller (@mroller98) June 24, 2024
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It’s a bit cooler and cloudier today than most mornings last week, with some heavy rainfall overnight, but no rain for a few hours and showers are expected to stop soon.
— Matt Roller (@mroller98) June 24, 2024
preamble
James Wallace
Hello and welcome to the T20 World Cup moment of truth, where two giants go head to head today in St Lucia. Australia will have to give it their all to reach the semi-finals, but a shock defeat to Afghanistan dashed any hopes of keeping things simple.
Australia have also had a number of recent skirmishes with today’s opponents, giving this high-profile encounter added excitement to the match. Why? Australia are seeking their third ICC title after winning the 50-over World Cup and World Test Championship last year. Who do they beat in both finals? Predictably, India.
India have already qualified for the last four along with England and South Africa, while Australia need to avoid close matches when they take on Bangladesh and Afghanistan at Kingstown today – a bracket we’ll get to in a moment – but it’s fair to say it’s a bit head-spinning.
We’ll bring you team and toss news shortly before kick-off at 3.30pm BST.
