India gets a glorious victory in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup warm up match against Australia on 20th October 2021. India won by 9 wickets, chasing a score of 152-5 from 20 overs. India managed to get 153-1 in just 17.5 overs to register the victory. After winning the toss, Australia decided to bat first. The choice did not work out in their favour.
The Indian fielders and bowlers made sure to block runs and get wickets. India was able to build the necessary pressure on Australia.
Australia managed to build up a score of 152-5 mostly between Steve Smith(57), Maxwell(37) and Stoinis(41), as well as small contributions from Warner(1), Finch(8) and Wade(4). Mitchell Marsh went down without any runs. The 5 wickets were taken between Ashwin(2), Jadeja(1), Bhuvaneshwar(1) and Rahul Chahar(1).
K.L.Rahul and Rohit Sharma open for India. Rohit showcased a spectacular innings getting 60 runs when unfortunately he had to retire hurt. Hardik Pandya is the replacement.
India displayed a tremendous innings between K.L.Rahul(39), Suryakumar Yadav(38),Rohit Sharma(60) and Hardik Pandya(14). They managed to wrap up the match in just 17.5 overs.
For a warm up match, India sure seemed prepared for the upcoming matches. This great win has given India a great psychological advantage as well as shown everyone that the team is well prepared for the upcoming matches.
Although it was a warm up match, this win has filled the fans as well as the Indian team with a sense of great confidence.
India gets a glorious victory in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup warm up match against Australia on 20th October 2021. The Indian team is all set to face its opponents in the upcoming matches.
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