Australia will be taking on India in the Super 8 Group 1 match of the T20 World Cup 2024 at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Ground in Gros Islet, St Lucia. Both the teams enter this fixture on the back of contrasting results in their previous matches. While the Rohit Sharma-led Team India continued their winning streak in the tournament, Australia’s semifinals hopes were dented with Afghanistan pulling off a historic win.
The two teams, who have taken on each other on several occasions in T20Is, will aim to come good with the winner more or less confirming the semifinals spot, while the loser will have to wait till Tuesday morning for the final result. Earlier in the Group 1 standings, the inaugural champions have won two in two, while Australia have won one and lost one.
As the two teams take on in St Lucia, the weather for the T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 Group 1 match has some cloud cover expected. As per the listing on Accuweather, the probability of precipitation on Monday, June 24 stands at 25 per cent while the cloud cover is expected to be around 67 per cent.
The weather is also to be marred with some thunderstorms, with six per cent chances. The temperature will be around 30-32 degree Celsius. Winds, which have played a crucial part in the later stage of the tournament, is also expected to be blowing from the east with the speed of 32 km/h and wind gusts of 46 km/h.