The crucial T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 Group 1 match between India and Australia today in St. Lucia could be affected by rain.
According to AccuWeather, there is a high chance of rain during the match on Monday.
The match between India and Australia will start at 10:30am (local time).
India vs Australia hourly weather report, St. Lucia:
9:00 am (local time) - 64 % chance of rain
10:00 am - 40 % chance of rain
11:00 am - 34 % chance of rain
12:00 pm - 37 % chance of rain
1:00 pm - 47 % chance of rain
2:00 pm - 51 % chance of rain
3:00 pm - 51 % chance of rain
If rain washes out the complete India vs Australia match, both teams will get one point each. This will help India qualify for the semi-finals while Australia's progression would depend upon the result of the match between Afghanistan and Bangladesh. If Bangladesh defeat Afghanistan, Australia will make the semis. But, an Afghanistan victory would knock Australia out of the race for semi-finals.
Speaking ahead of the match, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma shed light on the team's approach with the bat.
"In T20s, I don't believe you need to get fifties and hundreds. How you can put pressure on the opposition is what matters. That's how we want to play and encourage ourselves to go forward. Yes, you need to understand the conditions as well, but we have a lot of experience in the squad, and we back them to use that experience on the field,” he said.
Lineups
Australia (probable): 1 Travis Head, 2 David Warner, 3 Mitchell Marsh (c), 4 Glenn Maxwell, 5 Marcus Stoinis, 6 Tim David, 7 Matthew Wade (wk), 8 Pat Cummins, 9 Mitchell Starc/Ashton Agar, 10 Adam Zampa, 11 Josh Hazlewood.
India (probable): 1 Rohit Sharma (c), 2 Virat Kohli, 3 Rishabh Pant (wk), 4 Suryakumar Yadav, 5 Shivam Dube, 6 Hardik Pandya, 7 Axar Patel, 8 Ravindra Jadeja, 9 Arshdeep Singh, 10 Kuldeep Yadav, 11 Jasprit Bumrah.
