T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8: Reigning ODI and World Test champions Australia are set to commence their Super 8 journey with the opener against Bangladesh on Friday, June 21 (as per Indian Standard Time). The Mitchell Marsh-led side have been phenomenon in the Group stages of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024, as they are carrying a cent percent record in the tournament.
However, the pressure of Super 8 will be on a whole different level, and Bangladesh have historically carried the reputation of pulling off major upsets at the big stage. For this, the Australian skipper Mitchell Marsh has assured the fans that the Kangaroos will be bringing their 'A-Game' against any opposition ahead.
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“For any team in the World Cup to make the Super Eights, they're obviously playing some good cricket. We know in these conditions that Bangladesh are a strong team. So, we've got a lot of respect for them and hopefully, we can bring our A-game,” said Mitchell Marsh, as reported by ICC.
'We Will Be Better In The Field': Australian Skipper Mitchell Marsh On Dropped Catches
Mitchell Marsh lamented the fact that Australia were below the standards in terms of fielding efforts during the group stage and that the side will be doing better in the Super 8 stage.
“It was obviously not our best effort in the field. I think I dropped three of the catches, so I take the brunt of that. But I think the thing we speak about is that we've got a lot of trust in our group. We had an off night in the field and this group loves to stand up in big moments and they all start now. I've got a lot of trust in the group,” said the Australian skipper.
Australia created an unwanted record in their last group game against Scotland, as they dropped 6 catches and in the process, became the side to drop record number catches in an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match.