Brisbane, dt. 16: The Indian team will play two warm-up matches before their first match against arch-rivals Pakistan in the T-20 World Cup 2022. Out of which, tomorrow, Monday, Team India will face the challenge of the current world champion and host Australia. Last month, the Australian team visited India. Team India has won the three-match T20 series 2-1. Team India wants to give match practice to their fast bowler Mohammed Shami, who has joined the team in place of Jasprit Bumrah. The Indian team will play the second practice match against New Zealand. Both these matches will be used by Team India to fine-tune their squad ahead of the World Cup.
Virat will want to test his bat against Australia
The Indian team will want to take full advantage of the practice match in search of their playing XI. Earlier Virat Kohli did not come to bat in the first two unofficial warm-up matches played against Western Australia, but Virat will want to test his bat against Australia. Virat is practicing in the nets, but the team needs him to bat in practice matches. Apart from this, this match is also very important for Harshal Patel, who proved to be expensive in the first practice match. Harshal Patel doesn’t seem to be in rhythm after returning from injury.
The practice match will be played from 9.30 AM IST
In such a situation, whether he will get a place in the playing 11 against Pakistan will also be decided after both the practice matches. The T20 World Cup practice match between India and Australia will be played at the Gaba ground in Brisbane. The practice match will be played from 9.30 AM IST. The toss will be at 9 o’clock. The warm-up match between India and Australia can be watched live on Star Sports Network.