India and Australia played a warm-up game in Brisbane before their 20-20 World Cup 2022 starts in the Super 12 round. The game has a significant important for the Indian team’s perspective. After all, the Men In Blue have been looking to get some game time Down Under and figure out their best combination. The team batted first after winning the toss.
Thanks to the half-centuries from KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav, the team scored a competitive total of 186/7. In reply, the home team got off to a slow start but started accelerating. In the first two overs, the Aussies could only score nine runs without losing any wicket. After this, the likes of skipper Aaron Finch and all-rounder Mitchell Marsh started belting the bowlers mercilessly. Meanwhile, some of the Pakistan players were spotted watching the game.
In a video that was shot by a Netizen, the players were caught on broadcaster’s camera. These players looked like they were observing the Indian bowling very thoroughly.
Watch the video here
Pakistani team watching Indian Bowlers get smashed during the #INDvAUS warm-up match: pic.twitter.com/PTPvs2jX4L
— M Zeshan Asif (@Zeshu_tweets) October 17, 2022
Talking about the warm-up game, India has managed to win the game by seven runs. Mohammed Shami who replaced Jasprit Bumrah ahead of the World Cup, took three wickets in the last over. Also, at one stage, the Aussies were sitting comfortably at 144/2 and looked like winning the game. However, they lost three wickets in the space of four overs that created a few problems. In the end, Shami’s bowling finished the job for the team.
Now, the team will play their second and last warm-up game against New Zealand on October 19. Currently, the team would be relieved to win the game. However, the likes of Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Hardik Pandya, and Yuzvendra Chahal would be looking to come up with an imporved performance with the ball. India will start playing their World Cup games in the Super 12 round on October 23. On that day, India will play Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
