New Delhi:
These are the 3 biggest turning points that work for India: In the ongoing T20 World Cup (T20 World Cup 2024), Team India defeated Australia by 24 runs in St. Lucia on Monday to book a place in the semi-finals, while Afghanistan (Afg vs Ban) defeated Bangladesh by Duckworth-Lewis rule on Tuesday morning. Their remaining hopes were dashed by a 24-run defeat in the mega event. Now Team India is all set to face England (Ind vs Eng) in the second semi-final on Thursday, but before that the win over the Kangaroos has left millions of Indian fans reeling. Its discussions are still ongoing
However, at one point, after the end of half an innings i.e. ten overs, Australia were well in control of the match. And after 10 overs he scored 99 runs for 2 wickets. But here came the second and then the third turn, which completely destroyed Australia’s hopes. Let us tell you which three major turning points knocked Australia out of the World Cup.
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1. The game started from the first main turn
There is no doubt that captain Mitchell Marsh’s catch proved to be the first major turning point. It would not be wrong to call this the catch of the tournament. Mitchell Marsh settled down the pitch and along with Travis Head got the Kangaroos back on track. As Kuldeep Yadav went to pull the last ball of the ninth over of the innings, Akshar Patel took a catch at deep square leg that millions of fans will always remember, which went down in history.
2. Another turn broke the back.
When the Kangaroos did not recover from the first turning point attack, Kuldeep Yadav launched another attack, this time attacking Australia’s waistline. A few overs later, Glenn Maxwell, who was in great form, tried to chinaman a pulled ball from Kuldeep, using his leg to flick the ball, but the ball went straight and shattered his wickets, causing consternation in the Australian camp.
3. The third turn puts the final nail in the coffin
It is true that Australia needed to score 65 runs in the last five overs to win. And at the rate of 13 runs per over, things were getting very difficult, but Travis Head, who was on fire with a 47-ball 73, still had hope of turning the match around. Indians were very afraid of the head. The mounting pressure soon paid off and Bumrah struck in the 17th over of the innings to put the final nail in the coffin of Australia’s defeat. Bumrah is hit on the head by a slower ball. The contact with the ball was not good. The ball became the moon, the star… more in height, less in length. Rohit took an easy catch at cover. And the game was over for the Kangaroos