2024-07-10 02:19:00
Second consecutive win for India in Legends World Championship 2024. Champions Australia beat India in last day’s match. The Indian champions lost by 23 runs.
Chasing the target of 200 runs set by Australia, India managed to score just 176 runs for the loss of six wickets.
India won the toss and put their opponents into bat. The Aussies scored 199 runs for the loss of five wickets in the prescribed period. Daniel Christian’s half-century and Shaun Marsh’s brilliant performance gave the Kangaroos a good score.
Christian scored 69 runs from 33 balls. The player scored at an impressive strike rate of 209.09 which included seven sixes and three boundaries. Marsh scored 41 runs off 27 balls.
Aaron Finch and Ben Dunk were quickly dismissed but Marsh remained a strong presence in the side. The scoreboard moved quickly as Callum Ferguson and Daniel Christian followed.
Ben Cutting, who came on at number six, also added to the scoreboard as the Kangaroos ended the innings at 199 for the loss of five wickets in 20 overs.
Dhawal Kulkarni took two wickets for India while Harbhajan Singh, RP Singh and Anureet Singh took one wicket each.
Robin Uthappa and Irfan Pathan opened the innings for India, who came out with a target of 200 runs. But this alliance could not do much.
Peter Seedle shocked India when Pathan was dismissed with the team’s score at 12. Pathan came back by scoring nine runs in seven balls.
Robin Uthappa and Suresh Raina, who reached number three, walked back to the pavilion before the team’s total crossed 40. Uthappa scored 12 runs from nine balls and Raina scored 12 runs from 10 balls.
Later, Yusuf Pathan brought together all the players who came to the crease and formed a small and big partnership, but it was not enough to win.
Pathan scored 78 runs off 48 balls. The innards of the star consisted of six and 11 fours.
Ambati Rayudu is the second best wicketkeeper who came in at number 7 and scored 26 runs off 17 balls.
India ended the innings at 176 for six at the end of 20 overs.
For Australia, Nathan Coulter-Nile and Peter Siddle took two wickets each, while Ben Laughin and Daniel Christian took one each.
After this defeat, India has dropped to fourth place. Australia climbed to second place while West Indies lost their first two matches and climbed to third place after beating India. The first is Pakistan.
Currently, Pakistan and Australia have qualified for the semi-finals. The next two teams will qualify for the semi-finals.
The final match of the first round against the champions South Africa on July 10 is very crucial for India. A win is enough for India to reach the semi-finals.
Topic Highlights: Legends World Championship 2024: Australian Champions Defeat Indian Champions
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