ICC T20 World Cup 2021: India vs Australia Warm-Up Game: Date, Venue, Timings, Where to Watch

Team
India
began
on
a
winning
note
as
they
defeated
England
in
an
emphatic
fashion
in
the
first
warm-up
match.
The
Virat
Kohli-led
side
defeated
Jos
Buttler
and
the
band
by
six
wickets.

The
Men
In
Blue
reached
home
in
19
overs
while
chasing
a
target
of
189.
Openers
KL
Rahul
and
Ishan
Kishan
slammed
quickfire
fifties
in
the
run
chase
as
Team
India
had
no
trouble
overhauling
the
target.

Rahul
(51
off
24
balls),
Kishan
hammered
a
46-ball
70
before
getting
retired
hurt
before
Rishabh
Pant
(29*
off
14)
and
Hardik
Pandya
(12*
off
10)
showed
their
finishing
skills
to
guide
India
home.

Rahul
–
who
has
cemented
his
position
as
the
second
opener
for
the
showpiece
event
due
to
his
imperious
batting
performance
in
the
IPL
2021
–
started
from
where
he
left
as
he
made
the
batting
look
effortless.

In
the
bowling
department,
Mohammed
Shami
and
Jasprit
Bumrah
emerged
as
the
pick
of
the
bowlers
for
India
as
the
rest
of
the
bowlers
went
for
runs.
The
spinners
were
also
taken
to
the
cleaners
English
batters
and
against
the
Aussies,
captain
Virat
Kohli
would
be
looking
to
test
the
remaining
weapons
in
his
arsenal
to
fine-tune
ahead
of
the
super
12
stage.

Australia,
on
the
other
hand,
will
also
be
raring
to
tick
all
the
boxes
before
starting
their
campaign
in
the
multi-nation
tournament.
The
Aaron
Finch-led
unit
possesses
one
of
the
best
pace
attack
going
into
the
tournament
and
the
skipper
would
be
looking
to
test
them
against
a
formidable
batting
attack.

Some
of
the
Aussie
players
were
participating
in
the
IPL
2021
and
they
would
also
be
looking
to
warm
up
nicely.
Big
names
like
David
Warner,
Glenn
Maxwell,
Josh
Hazelwood,
Steve
Smith,
Marcus
Stoinis,
Steve
Smith
were
all
in
action
during
the
IPL
and
they
would
be
eager
to
start
on
a
confident
note
in
the
marquee
event.
Finding
their
rhythm
against
a
quality
Indian
side
would
boost
their
morale.

India
squad:

Rohit
Sharma,
Ishan
Kishan,
KL
Rahul,
Virat
Kohli
(c),
Rishabh
Pant
(wk),
Suryakumar
Yadav,
Hardik
Pandya,
Ravindra
Jadeja,
Bhuvneshwar
Kumar,
Ravichandran
Ashwin,
Mohammed
Shami,
Shardul
Thakur,
Jasprit
Bumrah,
Rahul
Chahar,
Varun
Chakravarthy.

Australia
squad:

Aaron
Finch
(C),
Ashton
Agar,
Pat
Cummins
(VC),
Josh
Hazlewood,
Josh
Inglis,
Mitchell
Marsh,
Glenn
Maxwell,
Kane
Richardson,
Steve
Smith,
Mitchell
Starc,
Marcus
Stoinis,
Mitchell
Swepson,
Matthew
Wade,
David
Warner,
Adam
Zampa.

Where
to
watch:

The
match
will
be
streamed
live
on
Disney+Hostar.

Timings:

The
match
starts
at
3:30
PM
(IST).