All the teams are engaged in the preparation for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, Australia and India played today at The Gabba, Brisbane Stadium, Australia. Let us know who won this match and provide detailed information about the performance of the Indian player.
PLAYING 11 OF BOTH TEAMS.
Because this is a warm-up match, teams are allowed to play with all 16 members.
Rohit Sharma in Press Conference- “I’ve already made my playing 11 against Pakistan, Those players have been informed. I want to come well prepared because I don’t believe in a last-minute thing.“
India (Playing XI’s): Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik(w), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Shami, Rishabh Pant, Deepak Hooda
Australia (Playing XI’s): Aaron Finch (c), Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Josh Inglis (wk), Pat Cummins, Ashton Agar, Mitchell Starc, Kane Richardson
Toss: Aaron Finch won the toss and decided to bowl first in this warm-up match.
INDIA BATTING PERFORMANCE
Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul came to start the innings. Rohit Sharma hit one six and one four, but unfortunately, he was caught while hitting a big shot against Maxwell. But KL Rahul looked good, and he scored 57 in 33 balls with a strike rate of 172, including six fours and three big sixes. Virat Kohli scored only 19 runs.
Surya Kumar Yadav again played a great knock and finished the inning for India. He scored 50 in 33 balls with the help of four fours and one 6s. Unlucky Hardik Pandya scored only 2 runs. Vintage Dinesh Karthik scored 20 runs, including one four and one six, while Axar and Ashwin each scored 6 runs, helping India to reach 186/7 in 20 overs.
THE AUSSIES PLAYED WELL BUT UNFORTUNATELY LOST THE GAME.
Chasing a score of 187, Captain Aaron Finch and Mitchell Marsh came to bat to open the inning. Both of them gave a good start to their team. Mitchell Marsh scored 35 in 18 balls while Aaron Finch played a brilliant inning of 76 runs in just 54 balls, including seven fours and three sixes. But after Finch and Marsh, no batsman performed well, resulting in Australia getting all out for 180 runs. India won the warm-up match by 6 runs.
Aaron Finch(losing Captain): ” We discovered that we needed to be more strategic in the closing stages because we failed to capitalise. After that ferocious start from KL, we did draw them back, and I was pleased with my own form. Every chance he gets to perform for Australia, he does so brilliantly, demonstrating the strength of our fast-bowling team. The 22nd will be a fantastic day, and we’ll be hoping to get things going with a victory. Playing against New Zealand and at the SCG will always be memorable. “