India enter semi-finals; kick out Australia from T20 World Cup

Gros Islet (Saint Lucia): India kicked out Australia on Monday from the T20 World Cup 2024 in the last super eight match between both the team in Group A and entered semis by winning all its three matches in a row.

Powered by Arshdeep Singh's 3-wicket spell, India defeated Australia by 24 runs as the later scored 181/7 in 20 overs while chasing a target of 206 runs.

India will play semi-final with England on June 27.

Batting first, skipper Rohit Sharma blazed away to a 41-ball 92 as India posted an imposing 205 for five.

Rohit fired on all cylinders and struck as many as eight sixes and seven fours during his sparkling knock.

Unperturbed by Virat Kohli's early dismissal, Rohit went after pacer Mitchell Starc and bludgeoned him for 29 runs in his second over, setting the tone for India at the Darren Sammy Stadium.

Starc, who was taken to the cleaners by Rohit, returned to dismiss the India captain and give some relief to the Australian camp.

But Suryakumar Yadav (31 off 16 balls) and Shivam Dube (28 off 22) kept up the tempo with their big hits before Hardik Pandya (27 off 17) finished the India innings in style.

Brief scores: India: 205/5 in 20 overs (Rohit Sharma 92).