IND vs AUS Weather Report And Pitch Report Of St Lucia Stadium– ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 51, Super 8
Published - 24 Jun 2024, 03:34 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 01:14 AM
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Daren Sammy Stadium in St Lucia is all set to host the IND vs AUS T20 World Cup Super 8 match on Monday, June 24. The match starts at 8 pm IST which is 10.30 am local time. This is the first meeting between the two games in this tournament.
St Lucia has hosted a few high-scoring games in this tournament. Australia have already played a game against Scotland in this venue where they chased 180 to win.
West Indies won a high-scoring game against Afghanistan. England then chased down 180 at this venue against the Windies. South Africa then restricted England to 156 chasing 163 to win.
The venue has hosted some enticing games and if the weather stays good we are in for another close contest. India and South Africa are the only two unbeaten teams in the tournament so far. Afghanistan earned a historic win against Australia in the previous match by 21 runs.
This was their first win against the Aussies in international cricket. The loss has put Australia in a precarious position heading into their last Super 8 match against India.
The winning streak is expected to end for one of these two teams. Such is the format of the tournament that even one loss is enough to knock the team out of the tournament. This is what makes this clash such a riveting contest.
India have won 19 out of the 31 T20I matches against Australia. However, Australia have the edge over India in ICC events.
IND vs AUS Weather Report And Pitch Report Of St Lucia Stadium– ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 51, Super 8
IND vs AUS Weather Report Of St Lucia
The IND vs AUS match starts at 10.30 am local time in St Lucia. All of India's games have been morning games so far. The weather conditions are expected to be cloudy, windy, and humid. There is a 55 percent chance of rain and the temperatures are expected to be around 32 degrees in the morning.
IND vs AUS Pitch Analysis
The Daren Sammy Stadium in St Lucia has hosted a few 180 games till now and each of them has been a good contest. England were restricted to 156 chasing 163 to win against South Africa.
Thus 160 has been the par score in this T20 World Cup so far and anything above that is a bonus. 218 posted by the West Indies against Afghanistan is the highest total posted at this venue batting first. The highest chase recorded is 197.
Weather Impact on IND vs AUS, T20 World Cup 2024, Super 8 Group 1
There is a forecast of rain in this crucial IND vs AUS match. India already played a rained-out contest against Canada earlier in the Group stage.
They can ill-afford another washout which will deny them a chance to get two full points. The same goes with Australia who have already won a match DLS against Bangladesh. There is a decent chance that rain might play spoilsport.
Conclusion
India and Australia along with South Africa are the two unbeaten teams in the tournament so far. If we get a match, the winning run for one of the two teams will end in this contest.
