Australia Playing 11 vs India- ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 51, Super 8

Australia takes on India in their last Super 8 match in St Lucia on Sunday, June 24. The unbeaten run for the Aussies ended with their loss against Afghanistan in their previous Super 8 clash. For the Afghans, it was a historic victory as they beat Australia by 21 runs.

Australia won the toss and asked Afghanistan to bat first. They posted 148 with the bat and the total was enough in the end for Australia who were bowled out for 127. This is the first time Australia lost to Afghanistan in any format of the game. 

They are coming up against a team now against whom they won the ODI World Cup six to eight months ago. Every Indian fan remembers November 19 and would want the Men in Blue to avenge their World Cup defeat in this T20 World Cup. 

The Aussies have been a consistent team throughout the games that they have played. Against teams like England and Scotland, they posted totals like 201 and 180. The tournament has highlighted their batting depth once again. 

Against Bangladesh, they won by 28 runs on the DLS method. They were 100 for after just 11 overs. They have played almost the same team throughout the games and will stick to the XI that played against Bangladesh. 

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Australia Playing 11 vs India - ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 51, Super 8

David Warner 

Warner will open the batting for Australia. He scored an unbeaten 53 in the chase against Bangladesh. Warner has scored 169 runs at an average of 42.25 so far. 

Travis Head 

Head will open with Warner. The dup has formed a terrific opening pair. The southpaw has scored 179 runs at an average of 44.75. 

Mitchell Marsh (C)

Marsh the skipper will slot in at three. He has yet to play an impactful innings as captain. He is hardly bowling as well. His leadership will be tested against India. 

Glenn Maxwell 

Maxwell has scored the most number of runs in T20Is against India for Australia. He is inching closer to 600 runs in the format against India.

Marcus Stoinis

Stonis will slot in at five. He has scored 156 runs at an average of 78 and a strike rate touching 190. He scored a match-winning 67 against Oman and also has picked up wickets with the ball. 

Tim David

David will slot in at six. He has hardly had opportunities to bat for Australia in this T20 World Cup. He is a power-hitter playing his second T20 World Cup for Australia. 

Matthew Wade (WK)

Wade will slot in at seven as the specialist keeper-batter. He too has hardly batted for Australia so far in the tournament. However, he has great striking ability and adds depth to the batting. 

Pat Cummins 

The ODI skipper slots in at eight. He took a hat-trick against Bangladesh and joined an elite list of players in the last match. He too will add depth to the batting lineup. 

Mitchell Starc 

Starc will slot in at nine. He can also hit the long ball down the order. He is not amongst the top wicket-takers yet in this tournament and will be eyeing the prized wickets of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. 

 Josh Hazlewood

Hazlewood will be the third seamer in the lineup. He bowled a maiden over in the last match and went for 25 runs in the match. He will be playing his 50th T20I match  next game/ 

Adam Zampa 

Zampa concludes the likely XI for Australia's match against India. He is the second-highest wicket-taker with 11 wickets in five matches including a four-fear against Namibia.

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