The semi-final match of the Champions Trophy will be played between India and Australia today. This match will be played at the Dubai International Stadium from 2.30 pm. The Indian team has never been able to beat the Kangaroos in the knockout of the ICC ODI tournament after 2011. In such a situation, Rohit Sharma and company will face a tough challenge. In this match, captain Rohit himself and veteran Virat Kohli will be the biggest hope of the Indian team.
If the bats of these two work, then the Australian team can be in trouble. However, who can forget that day on 19 November 2023, when both of them could not score big in the final of the ODI World Cup and Team India had to face a crushing defeat? If the Indian team wants to avenge that defeat, then Ro-Ko's bat will have to work. We are telling you the statistics of both in the matches played so far against Australia in the ICC limited overs tournament...
Rohit scored three half-centuries against Australia.
Rohit played against Australia for the first time in the 2007 T20 World Cup in the ICC's white ball tournament. Then he played an unbeaten innings of eight runs in five balls. After this, he has played 10 times in the ICC limited-overs tournament against the Kangaroos. During this, he has scored 335 runs in 10 innings at an average of 41.87 and a strike rate of 124.53. However, there is not a single century in it. During this, he has scored three half-centuries. He has also been out on zero once. Rohit's best score in a limited-overs tournament against Australia is 92 runs, which he scored in the T20 World Cup last year. In the 2010 T20 World Cup, Rohit scored an unbeaten 79 in Bridgetown and 57 at the Oval in the 2019 ODI World Cup. In the 2023 ODI World Cup, Rohit played an innings of 47 runs.
Rohit's statistics in knockout matches against Australia
Rohit has played against Australia three times in the knockouts of ICC's limited overs tournament. These include the 2007 T20 World Cup semi-final, the 2015 ODI World Cup semi-final and the 2023 ODI World Cup final. In these three matches, he has played innings of eight not out, 34 runs and 47 runs, that is, in total, he has scored 89 runs in three innings at an average of 44.50.
Virat scored four half-centuries against Australia.
On the other hand, talking about Virat Kohli played against Australia for the first time in the 2009 Champions Trophy in a white ball tournament. However, he did not bat in that match. For the first time, he came out to bat against Australia in an ICC tournament in 2011. Then he played an innings of 24 runs in 38 balls. So far Kohli has played nine innings against the Kangaroos in the ICC limited overs tournament. During this, he has scored 366 runs at an average of 45.75 and a strike rate of 93.12. These include four half-centuries. Kohli could not open his account against Australia in the T20 World Cup 2024.
Virat's performance in the ICC knockout against Australia
Virat's best score in a limited overs tournament against Australia is 85 runs, which he scored in Chennai in October 2023. Apart from this, Kohli scored an unbeaten 82 against the Kangaroos in Mohali in the 2016 T20 World Cup and also scored 82 runs at the Oval in the 2019 ODI World Cup. Kohli scored 54 runs in the final of the 2023 ODI World Cup. Kohli's bat has not done much against Australia even in the knockout matches of the ICC limited overs tournament. He has scored 79 runs in three innings at an average of 26.33. This includes a half-century.
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