Australia captain Mitchell Marsh has issued a strong warning to the India team ahead of the game between the teams in the T20 World 2024. The match between the teams will be played in Guyana on Monday (24th June) and it will be a knockout game for Australia.
The 2021 T20 World Cup champions have put themselves in a spot of bother in the ongoing tournament. Australia faced a disappointing 21-run loss against Afghanistan and it has hampered their chances of qualifying for the semi-final stage of the tournament.
Had they won the game against Afghanistan, the road would’ve been quite easy for them. But the loss against Afghanistan means they are on the verge of elimination. If they lose the game against India then it would be almost curtains for them.
But even after the loss against Afghanistan, Australia are optimistic about winning against India. Captain Mitchell Marsh sent a strong message to the Indian team. He admitted that they got outplayed by Afghanistan but they need to win their next and there’s no better team to do it against. He stated:
“They probably got 20 too many. A lot of teams have bowled first in this tournament. Don’t think it was won or lost at the toss. We had an off night on the field.
“Wasn’t the easiest of wickets but both teams played on it. As I said, we got outplayed today. We just need to win and there’s no better team to do it against.”
If Australia went on the lose the game against India and then Afghanistan beat Bangladesh, the Mitchell Marsh-led side will out of the T20 World Cup 2024. But a win in the game against India will keep them in contention and they would be hoping Bangladesh to beat Afghanistan.
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