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T20 World Cup 2024: On the basis of Rohit Sharma's stormy innings, India defeated Australia by 24 runs in the Super-8. With this victory, Team India has made its place in the semi-finals. Team India's captain Rohit Sharma said after the team's strong victory that he wanted to bat in the same style as he has done so far during his stormy half-century.
Chasing India's target of 206 runs, Australia could only score 181 runs for the loss of seven wickets. For India, Arshdeep took three wickets for 37 runs while Kuldeep Yadav took two wickets for 24 runs. Axar Patel and Jasprit Bumrah also got one wicket each.
What did Rohit Sharma say after the match
Rohit Sharma was adjudged the Man of the Match after his stormy batting of 92 runs. Meanwhile, he said, “When you play with an open mind and don't think about just one shot, you can score runs in all parts of the field. It was a good wicket and you want to prepare yourself to play shots. I have been trying to do this for the last few years and I am happy that it was possible today.”
He said, “Half-centuries and centuries are not important, I just wanted to bat the way I have been doing.” You want to score big. Yes, but at the same time you want the bowler to think where the next shot is going to be and I think I managed to do that today.
Batting was difficult due to the weather
Talking about batting in strong winds, Rohit said, I felt from the first over that there was a strong wind blowing. They changed their plan and bowled against the wind so I felt I had to play shots on the off side as well. You have to be aware of the wind as well and understand that the bowler is also smart and he has to play shots all around the field.