Highlights, India vs Australia, T20 World Cup 2021 Warm-up Match, Full Cricket Score: India win by 8 wickets

Plenty of positives for the Men in Blue

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After 17.5 overs,India 153/2 ( Suryakumar Yadav 38 , Hardik Pandya 14)

Surykumar works a slower ball from Kane Richardson towards fine leg for a boundary with some deft wrist work, getting India closer to the target, before Hardik Pandya finishes off in style with a maximum straight down the ground three balls later!

India hammer Australia by eight wickets with 13 balls to spare to make it two wins from as many practice games before their tournament opener against Pakistan this Sunday!

After 17 overs,India 139/2 ( Suryakumar Yadav 33 , Hardik Pandya 5)

Hardik grabs a brace off the first delivery after working the ball towards the deep midwicket region, with Starc saving a couple of runs in the deep with a fine save, followed by a single two balls later. Single off each of the last two balls. Five from the over. India need 14 off 18.

After 16 overs,India 134/2 ( Suryakumar Yadav 32 , Hardik Pandya 1)

Rohit retires hurt on 60 before the start of this over, bringing Hardik Pandya to the crease alongside Surya, who’s very much set on 27 at the moment. Starc, who’s bowled just one over so far, returns, and bowls a full toss down leg in the second leg that is promptly dispatched towards the long leg fence by SKY for a boundary. Wide off the next delivery, with a single off each of the last two as Hardik opens his account and retains the strike. India need 19 off 24.

After 15 overs,India 127/1 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 60 , Suryakumar Yadav 27)

Rohit welcomes Cummins back into the attack with a well-timed pull over the fine leg fence for a maximum, and collects a single off a slower ball next up to move to 60. Another effortless maximum later in this over, this time to Surya who goes for a the short-arm pull off a back-of-length ball to comfortably clear the square leg fence. 14 from the over. India need just 26 off 30 now.

After 14 overs,India 113/1 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 53 , Suryakumar Yadav 20)

Stoinis returns. Rohit plays a late cut behind square in the second delivery to bring up his half-century in 46 balls. Suryakumar then plays an a late lap shot off a short ball in the last delivery, guiding the ball over the keeper’s head and all the way to the fine leg fence for a boundary. 12 from the over. India need 40 off 36.

After 13 overs,India 101/1 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 47 , Suryakumar Yadav 14)

Glenn Maxwell brought into the attack now. Rohit moves into the 40s with a effortless slog over wide long on to collect his second six in as many overs. Four singles collected in the next five balls as the 100 comes up for the Indians, who need 52 more to win from seven overs.

After 12 overs,India 91/1 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 39 , Suryakumar Yadav 12)

Rohit picks a slower one from Marsh in the third delivery of the birthday boy’s second over, clearing the long on fence in the process for his first maximum. Suryakumar cuts behind square in the last ball, placing it wide of the short fine fielder for a boundary. 12 from this over. India need 62 off 48.

After 11 overs,India 79/1 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 32 , Suryakumar Yadav 7)

Zampa returns to the attack. A single off each delivery of the leg-spinner’s third over, with Rohit moving into the 30s in the meantime. India need 74 off 54.

After 10 overs,India 73/1 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 29 , Suryakumar Yadav 4)

Agar finally breaks the opening stand in this over, with KL Rahul getting a thick edge off the toe end that skies the ball towards long off, where Warner gets under the ball to complete a fine catch. Drinks taken after the dismissal, with Suryakumar Yadav walking out at No 3 today. He gets off the mark with a sweep towards the square leg fence. At the halfway stage, India need another 80 off 60 with nine wickets in hand.

OUT! Rahul’s stay comes to an end as he ends up skieing the ball towards long off while looking to smash Agar out of the park, Warner settles under the ball and completes a fine catch. IND 68/1

Rahul c Warner b Agar 39(31)

After 9 overs,India 67/0 ( KL Rahul 39 , Rohit Sharma (C) 27)

Another seam-bowling all-rounder introduced from the other end in Mitchell Marsh. Single off each of the first three balls before Rahul collects a second off an overthrow in the fourth after a throw from long off. Rahul gets a thick inside edge off the last ball that misses the stumps, but is also stopped inside the circle at short fine, resulting in back-to-back dots off the last two. Five from the over. India need 86 off 66.

After 8 overs,India 62/0 ( KL Rahul 36 , Rohit Sharma (C) 25)

Marcus Stoinis, who had impressed with the bat with an unbeaten 41 off 25 balls, brought into the attack in the eighth over. Keeps it today with just four coming off it as Rahul and Rohit collect two singles each.

After 7 overs,India 58/0 ( KL Rahul 34 , Rohit Sharma (C) 23)

Big over for the Indians with Zampa conceding 16 off it, including two sixes in three balls to KL Rahul. The leg-spinner’s conceded 23 from the two overs he’s bowled so far. India, meanwhile, off to a solid start in their chase of the 153-run target.

After 6 overs,India 42/0 ( KL Rahul 21 , Rohit Sharma (C) 20)

Kane Richardson introduced in the final over of the powerplay. Rahul slaps a back-of-length ball from Richardson down the ground, collecting his second boundary. Single off each of the last two deliveries, with the Indians collecting 42 in the powerplay without losing a wicket. They need another 111 to win from 84 deliveries.

After 5 overs,India 36/0 ( KL Rahul 16 , Rohit Sharma (C) 19)

Leg-spinner Adam Zampa introduced. Rahul collects a single off the first delivery. Rohit goes for a well-timed cut in front of square two balls later, collecting another boundary for himself. Runs the ball down the ground for a single to bring Rahul back on strike the next ball. Rahul targets the same region, also for one, off the last ball. Seven from the over.

After 4 overs,India 29/0 ( KL Rahul 14 , Rohit Sharma (C) 14)

Four off Cummins’ second over of the innings, with Rohit collecting his third boundary by clipping a length ball through the midwicket region in the second ball of the over.

After 3 overs,India 25/0 ( KL Rahul 14 , Rohit Sharma (C) 10)

Ashton Agar’s brought into the attack in the third over, and is immediately dispatched over long on for a maximum by Rahul, who pretty much has picked up from where he left off on Monday. A single each for Rahul and Rohit off the remaining deliveries. Eight from the over.

After 2 overs,India 17/0 ( KL Rahul 7 , Rohit Sharma (C) 9)

Pat Cummins into the action. Rohit on strike, and in the second ball of the over, he flicks it backward of square leg courtesy an angled ball from Cummins on the pads. Rohit finishes the over in style with two consecutive fours. Ten runs off the over.

After 1 overs,India 7/0 ( KL Rahul 6 , Rohit Sharma (C) 0)

Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul walk out to the middle to begin India’s chase of 153. Mitchell Star begins Australia’s bowling attack, with Rahul on strike. Rahul manages a couple of runs to get off the mark, getting an inside edge as the ball rolls past the square leg.Rahul finishes the over with a boundary. Seven runs off it.

After 20 overs,Australia 152/5 ( Marcus Stoinis 41 , Matthew Wade (W) 4)

Bhuvneshwar bowls the final over, doing an excellent job as he gives away just two runs in the first four deliveries, before getting rid of Smith off the fifth as the Aussie No 4 ends up slapping a wide slower bouncer straight to Rohit at extra cover. Wade then walks out to bat, and collects a boundary off the last ball to guide his team past the 150-mark.

Australia finish on 152/5 after opting to bat, 50 of those runs coming in the death overs for the loss of just Smith’s wicket.

OUT! Steve Smith finally perishes in the penultimate delivery of the innings,slapping a slower bouncer from Bhuvneshwar straight into the hands of the extra cover fielder. AUS 148/5

Smith c Rohit b Bhuvneshwar 57(48)

After 19 overs,Australia 146/4 ( Steven Smith 57 , Marcus Stoinis 40)

Varun Chakravarthy to bowl the 19th over. Stoinis collects a four and a six off the first two deliveries, targeting the straight boundary on both occasions. Keeps the runs flowing with a double off each of the next two balls. A dot and a single to end the over. 15 from this over. 44 from the last three.

After 18 overs,Australia 131/4 ( Steven Smith 57 , Marcus Stoinis 25)

Bhuvi replaces Chakravarthy but that hardly stops the Aussie charge in the slog overs, with Stoinis and Smith collecting a boundary each as 13 runs are added to the total, the fifth-wicket stand also going past the 50-mark in the process.

After 17 overs,Australia 118/4 ( Steven Smith 51 , Marcus Stoinis 18)

Smith continues to make merry, collecting a hattrick fours off Thakur in the 17th over to inch closer to his half-century, bringing up the milestone with a brace off the last ball. What an innings this has been so far from the Aussie No 4 today. 16 off this over, with the fifth-wicket stand currently worth 46 off 31.

After 16 overs,Australia 102/4 ( Steven Smith 36 , Marcus Stoinis 17)

Varun Chakravarthy brought into the attack for the first time in the 15th over, with the Indian team wanting to try him out for the slog overs. Stoinis collects a boundary off the first ball with a reverse lap towards third man. Stoinis and Smith then collect four singles in the next five balls as the Aussies go past 100 four overs to go in their innings.

After 14 overs,Australia 86/4 ( Steven Smith 28 , Marcus Stoinis 9)

Ashwin returns, and is on a hat-trick at the start of his second over. Concedes a single off each delivery of the over barring the sixth, which goes for a dot. Smith, meanwhile, is batting on 28 and will look to anchor the remainder of the Aussie innings from here.

After 13 overs,Australia 81/4 ( Steven Smith 25 , Marcus Stoinis 7)

New batter Stoinis collects his first boundary in this over by dispatching a long hop from Kohli, bowling his second over, through the midwicket region. Four singles collected in the over in addition to the boundary.

After 12 overs,Australia 73/4 ( Steven Smith 23 , Marcus Stoinis 1)

Maxwell goes for the reverse sweep at the start of the over, collecting his fifth boundary, but ends up chopping the ball onto his stumps three deliveries later to depart for 37, as Chahar gets the breakthrough in his third over.

BOWLED! Chahar with the breakthrough, sending Maxwell back to the dugout as the big-hitting all-rounder ends up chopping the ball onto his stumps while looking for a sweep. AUS 72/4

Maxwell b Chahar 37(28)

After 11 overs,Australia 68/3 ( Steven Smith 23 , Glenn Maxwell 33)

Superb stop by Kohli near backward point to restrict Smith to just a single. Maxwell then collects back-to-back boundaries, bringing up the fifty stand with Smith in the process. 11 from the 11th over, and Australia suddenly are looking set to for a total in the 150-range.