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Rohit Sharma fell 8 runs short of a deserving century during the side's Super Eight match against Australia on Monday.. Team India produced a splendid performance under pressure to defeat Australia by 24 runs on Monday, thus continuing its unbeaten run in the T20 World Cup to qualify for the semi-finals..
Indian captain Rohit Sharma was the star of the show, as he finally ended his streak of low scores in the edition with a brilliant 92 off just 41 deliveries, smashing the Australian bowlers all around the park.v)..
Rohit's onslaught began right after India were handed an initial blow with Josh Hazlewood removing Virat Kohli for a duck; in the next over, Rohit took on Mitchell Starc and smashed 28 runs off his over (29 overall, with a wide), hitting the premier Aussie quick for four sixes..
Despite the disappointment, Rohit's knock of 92 proved the major difference between the two sides; while India ended with a strong score of 205/5, Australia could only reach 181/7..
Rohit was named the player of the match and in the post-match presentation, the Indian captain was asked about his thoughts on missing his century..
