India vs Australia weather and pitch report: Rain threat looms for T20 World Cup Super 8 clash

Super Eight – The 11th match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 will be played between Australia and India (AUS vs IND) at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia, on Monday. In the last match played by Australia, they lost to Afghanistan by 21 runs. Australia’s best fantasy player was Glenn Maxwell, who scored 95 fantasy points. In India’s last match of this tournament, they beat Bangladesh by 50 runs. India’s best fantasy player was Kuldeep Yadav who scored 105 fantasy points.

Field report and weather conditions

The pitch at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia, is even. The average first innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 115 runs. The team that batted first at this venue won 40% of the matches, so the toss doesn’t make much of a difference here. The team winning the toss may decide to bat or bowl depending on the ground conditions today.

Weather forecast

The temperature is expected to be around 29.08 degrees C and humidity around 77%. Winds of 8.52 m/s are expected. Cloud cover is also expected, so expect some movement to help pitchers. Light rain is expected which could affect playing conditions.

Rhythm or spin?

Pacers took 75% of the total wickets at this venue. Therefore, choosing pacers for your fantasy team should be a good idea. Based on available statistics, we predict that the pitch will continue to help pacers.

Head to head

In the 31 matches played between these two teams, Australian bowlers have won the most fantasy points for their team while batsmen have won the most fantasy points for India.

AUS vs IND Fantasy Captain and Vice-Captain Picks

Marcus Stoinis

Marcus Stoinis is a pretty consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He is averaging 58 fantasy points over the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.8. Stoinis has hit 167 runs in the last six matches, while the all-rounder has also taken eight wickets with the ball.

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli is a valuable player for your fantasy team. He is averaging 43 fantasy points over the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.5. The right-handed batsman has scored 66 runs in the last five matches.

Axar Patel

Axar Patel is a versatile player who has averaged 55 fantasy points over the last 10 games, an 8.5 fantasy rating, and could be a good safe pick for your fantasy team. The spin bowling all-rounder scored 35 runs in three innings while also taking four wickets with the ball.

Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya can be a good safe pick for your fantasy team. He is averaging 66 fantasy points over the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.3. The star all-rounder scored 89 runs in three innings at an impressive strike rate of 141.26 while taking eight wickets with the ball.

Travis head

Travis Head is a top tier hitter who has averaged 32 fantasy points over the last 10 games, an 8.2 fantasy rating, and could be a good pick for your fantasy team. The explosive left-handed batsman has hit 179 runs in the last six matches at an impressive strike rate of 151.69.

AUS vs IND Possible Playing XI

Australia (AUS) Possible Playing XI: David Warner, Travis Head, Tim David, Matthew Wade, Adam Zampa, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Marsh

India (IND) Possible Playing XI: Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja and Shivam Dube

AUS vs IND fantasy team today

Wicketkeepers: Rishabh Pant and Matthew Wade

Batsmen: Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh

All-rounders: Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel and Hardik Pandya

Bowlers: Kuldeep Yadav and Pat Cummins

Captain: Jasprit Bumrah

Vice-Captain: Travis Head