Sachin Tendulkar believes Mohammed Shami is the ideal candidate to replace Jasprit Bumrah for the upcoming world cup. (SOURCE: FILE)India vs Australia, Warm-Up Match 2022 highlights: Four wickets of the final four balls by Shami including one run-out. India won by six runs. Brilliant death bowling by India. In his one over, Shami took three wickets and conceded only four runs.
Earlier, riding on the half-centuries from KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav, India posted 186 for 7 in their World Cup warm-up match against Australia at Gabba. For Australia, Kane Richardson, 4-30, was the pick of the bowler. Australia will need 187 runs to win the match.
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India: 186 for 7: KL Rahul 57, Suryakumar Yadav 50; Kane Richardson 4/34)
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Australia: 180 all out in 19 overs (Aaron Finch 76; Shami 3/4, Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2/20)
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Australia's captain Aaron Finch, left, congratulates India's captain Rohit Sharma, center, on their win in the second T20 cricket match between India and Australia, in Nagpur, India, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Mohammed Shami’s brilliant last over helped India win the match by six runs in their warm-up match against Australia at the Gabba. Shami, given the last over by Rohit Sharma, raised eyebrows, but the speedster, playing his first T20I match in Indian colours after one year, gave away just four runs and took three wickets to turn the match in India’s favour. Read more
India's Mohammad Shami and Pakistan's Shaheen Shah Afridi met during warm-up games on Monday. Shami took three wickets off the 6 balls he bowled today against Australia. While Shaheen, who has reunited with his squad on Sunday, also playing warm up game against England on Monday.
India: 186 for 7: KL Rahul 57, Suryakumar Yadav 50; Kane Richardson 4/34)
Australia: 180 all out in 19 overs (Aaron Finch 76; Shami 3/4,Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2/20)
Brilliant over by Shami four wickets of the final four balls by Shami including one run-out. India won by Six runs. Brilliant death bowling by India. Despite the questions about it, India has put everything to bed in this game. With entering as favourites into the last four overs Australia capitulated completely. Smiles on the faces of the Indian support staff.
Brilliant catch by Virat Kohli. He plucked the ball out of thin air at long-on. Shami bowls his first over in the final over of the innings. It's getting tight here at Gabba.
Two wickets in the over the first of Finch with a beautiful slow ball dipper. The second one was a brilliant piece of runout by Kohli of Tim David. Only five of the over Australia needs 11 off six balls.
Skipper Finch is playing brilliant innings. Australia looking to take the game home with seven wickets in hand. But you never know in T20s after 18 over Australia 171-3
Arshdeep bowls hard length to Stoinis and picks him up. Similar length to what Bhuvi did to Maxwell. Looks Like Rohit, Dravid and Co. came up with a plan to manage the death bowling.
Stoinis enters. Good over by Bhuvi concedes just four runs of the over. After a lot of criticism of his death bowling, the medium-pacer starts well today Australia need 41 off 25.
Yuzi Chahal drops Maxwell. Caught and bowl chance for the leg-spinner which he drops. The leg-spinner despite creating quite a few chances not able to bag the wicket of Maxwell. Australia needs 43 of 30 to win the game.
The Australian skipper ends his poor run of form. Though it's a practice game it's good to get some runs under the belt before the showpiece event especially when you are the captain of the defending champions. Australia 134/2 after 14 overs
Out-of-form batsman Maxwell along with Finch looks like are getting back into rhythm on this belter off a track. Australia needs 70 off 42. It is a proper test for Indian death bowling.
Maxwell trying to switch hit Chahal and got hit on the head. To be very honest it's not looking good with the swelling in the eye for the right-hander. Doctor's in the middle. Helmets exist for a reason!
Yuzi Chahal into the act. Chahal comes into the attack and gets rid of Smith; he has been bowled. Australia need 90 runs in 54 balls.
Now Steve Smith gets into the act. He whips Harshal for a six over square leg. Australia need 94 runs in 67 balls.
On the pads and Finch flicks it over the square leg for another maximum. Australia need 101 runs in 69 balls.
Great pick-up short by Aaron Finch. Good second over from Hardik Pandya. Australia need 111 runs in 72 balls.
CHOPPED ON! After being hit for a boundary and massive six, Bhuvneshwar Kumar has his man. Marsh departs for a 18-ball 35.
Fourteen runs came from R Ashwin's first over. Australia need 135 runs in 90 balls. (AUS: 52/0)
Length ball from Harshal and Finch flicks it over deep backward square leg for 6 runs. Australia need 149 runs in 96 balls. (IND: 38/0)
Harshal Patel to Aaron Finch. Short, outside off stump and Finch timed it past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
This time a top-edge for a six. Eighteen runs came from Pandya's over. Australia need 160 runs to win the match. (AUS: 27/0)
EDGED! A thick edge past third man for 4 runs. Marsh survives.
Finch welcomes Pandya with a boundary.
Overpitched from Arshdeep and Marsh punches it down the ground for a four. Australia need 178 runs to win the match. (AUS: 9/0)
Stand and deliver. Mitchell Marsh tees off with a boundary. Australia need 183 runs to win the match. (AUS: 4/0)
In the absence of David Warner, Mitchell Marsh has joined Aaron Finch in the middle. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will start the proceedings for India. (AUS: 0/0)
Suryakumar Yadav reaches 50 off 32 balls before getting out as Kane Richardson collects two in the final over to finish with four scalps and India post 186 for 7.
A 32-ball 50 for Suryakumar Yadav. He continues his good form.
Right into the slot on the middle and leg, and Suryakumar Yadav hits it down the ground for a six. (IND: 170/6)
Full toss on the legs and SKY timed it past fine leg for 4 runs. (IND: 163/5)
Kane Richardson to Dinesh Karthik. Length ball, outside off stump moves in front Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Maxwell. (IND: 157/4)
Short and wide from Richardson and Karthik cuts it past the deep point for a boundary. (IND: 155/4)
Length ball, down leg side and Surya on the front foot flick it past fine leg for 4 runs. (IND: 144/4)
Dinesh Karthik makes some room, and tonks it over the fine leg for a six. (IND: 138/4)
Soft dismissal. Good use of slower bouncer. Pandya lobs it straight to Tim David at the short third man. Pandya goes for 2.
He was done for pace. Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to fine leg, caught by Marsh. Kohli departs for 19. (IND: 124/3)
Kohli is seeing it like a football. Juicy half-volley from Starc and Kohli crunches it down the gound for a boundary.
AUDACIOUS! Suryakumar Yadav reverse swept it and placed it well-timed past the third man for 4 runs. (IND: 117/2)
A four over extra cover from Suryakumar Yadav brings up 100 for India. He follows it with another boundary. Seventeen runs came from Agar's second over (IND: 106/2)
Kohli hits Agar for a six straight after the drinks break. (IND: 96/2)
Another wicket. This time Rohit Sharma, he was looking to clear the big boundary. Maxwell takes an easy catch and returned the favour to Ashton Agar. (IND: 80/2)
Half-tracker and KL Rahul holes it out to Ashton Agar at the deep mid-wicket. Rahul goes for 57, Maxwell provided the breakthrough for Australia. (IND: 78/1)
Ten runs from two balls for Rohit Sharma. He tees off with a six and then followed it with a boundary. Thirteen runs came from Glen Maxwell's first over. (IND: 63/0)
A 27-ball 50 for KL Rahul. Top knock from the Indian opener. (IND: 65/0)
HOLD THAT POSE KL! An effortless six from Rahul. Not a bad deliver from Cummins, but he just whips it over the mid-wicket for another six. (IND: 56/0)
KL Rahul is just hammering everything which is bowled short at him. India are up and running, courtesy of KL Rahul's swashbuckling start. Sixteen runs came from Stoinis' first over. (IND: 48/0)
KL in ultra-aggressive Zone! males some room and lofted it straight over the bowlers head for the second maximum of the innings. (IND: 42/0)
HAMMERED! KL Rahul is jumping on anything which is fractionally short. He welcomes Stoinis with a boundary. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma is yet to open his account. (IND: 31/0)
KL pulls it fine to the long leg for another boundary. This is poor from Pat Cummins. (IND: 26/0)
Rahul welcomes Cummins with a six. too short from Cummins and KL pulls it over backward square leg for a maximum. (IND: 22/0)
CRUNCHED! Half-volley outside off, Rahul leans forward and laces the drive through covers for the second boundary of the day. (IND: 15/0)
KLASSY from KL! Overpitched and driven through the covers for a boundary. Nine runs came from Starc's first over. (IND: 9/0)
Indian openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul out in the middle, and so are the Australian fielders and the umpires. Mitchell Starc will start the proceedings for the Aussie. Here we go! (IND:0/0)
India have named a 15-man squad for this game. But in terms of numbers - Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant, Mohammed Shami and Yuzvendra Chahal have been named beyond XI.
Australia XI: Aaron Finch, Mitch Marsh, Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Josh Inglis (wk), Pat Cummins, Ashton Agar, Mitch Starc, Kane Richardson
India XI: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Axar Patel, Ravi Ashwin, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh
"It's a privilege, my first time as Indian captain in an ICC tournament and I'll look to enjoy this."
"We will bowl, looks like a pretty good pitch and we'd like to chase. We have played a little more cricket in the lead-up to this tournament, we weren't at our best against England, lost a few more wickets early. David Warner, Matthew Wade, Josh Hazlewood and Adam Zmapa sit out of today's game."