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The moment all Indian cricket team fans have been waiting for is here.
India defeated Australia in the Super 8 match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 on June 24 at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia.
Rohit Sharma's men have put Australia in precarious situation after beating them by 24 runs and give Afghanistan a golden chance to qualify for a semifinal if they beat Bangladesh on Tuesday morning (June 25). The victory at St Lucia has came as a sweet revenge for Indian cricket fans and so do for India for the heartbreaking defeat in the 2023 ODI World Cup final.
On November 19, 2023, Pat Cummins' men not only silenced the 110,000-strong crowd at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad but also brought tears to the eyes of Indian legends Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who left the ground in tears that Sunday.
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Since then, social media has been flooded with memes and posts from Indian cricket fans, who still feel sad when memories of the 2023 World Cup final resurface.
Now, it is time for Rohit Sharma's men took the sweet revenge and the change of narrative on social media memes and posts is inevitable.
Ready for the new social media posts when Afghanistan beat Bangladesh but it will be the Kangaroos who would be in centre of memes and reels.
Ready for the new social media posts when Afghanistan beat Bangladesh but it will be the Kangaroos who would be in centre of memes and reels.
How a defeat somewhat ended the road for the Australian cricket team in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup?
With India emerging victorious, Australia have only two points in three games. For a spot in the semifinal, they will now hope that Bangladesh beat Afghanistan.
Afghanistan just win the game vs Bangladesh, they will qualify for semifinal.
Bangladesh could also qualify for the semifinal if they win by more than 61 runs. This will also led to Australia's elimination, justifying how a sweet revenge for India could led to Australia's elimination.
Afghanistan just win the game vs Bangladesh, they will qualify for semifinal.
Bangladesh could also qualify for the semifinal if they win by more than 61 runs. This will also led to Australia's elimination, justifying how a sweet revenge for India could led to Australia's elimination.
However, Afghanistan is expected to come hard on Bangladesh, whose World Cup campaign has been horrid so far.
| T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 Group 1 remaining fixtures | |||
| Match | Day and Date | Time (IST) | Venue |
| India vs Australia | Monday, 24th June | 8 PM IST (Completed) | Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia |
| Afghanistan vs Bangladesh | Tuesday, 25th June | 6 AM IST | Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent |
ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Points table Super 8 round
| T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 Points Table | ||||||
| Group 1 team rankings | ||||||
| Teams | M | W | L | NR | PT | NRR |
| India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.017 |
| Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -0.331 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -0.65 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2.489 |
| Group 2 leaderboard | ||||||
| Teams | M | W | L | NR | PT | NRR |
| England (Q) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.992 |
| South Africa (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.625 |
| West Indies | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.814 |
| United States of America | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -3.906 |