T20 World Cup 2022: India beat Australia in warm up match by 6 runs

Mohammad Shami put the concerns over his fitness to rest with a sensational 20th over as India pulled off a sixrun win over Australia in their first warmup fixture of the T20 World Cup here on MondayK L Rahul 57 off 33 and Suryakumar Yadav 50 off 33 smashed entertaining halfcenturies to power India to 186 for seven after Australia opted to bowl at the GabbaNeeding 16 runs off the last 12 balls with six wickets in hand Australia were on course for a comfortable win before Shami Harshal Patel and Virat Kohli the fielder scripted a turnaround for IndiaShami who last played a competitive game in July and landed here after suffering a long bout of COVID19 turned up to bowl the last over of the game and made a decisive impact on the gameHe landed yorker after yorker and ended up with three wickets in the over besides a run out Shami was drafted into the squad as a replacement for the injured Jasprit BumrahIn the penultimate over underfire Harshal Patel delivered after being hammered early on as he conceded only five runs in an over that also included a brilliant run out off a Kohli direct hitAlso readIndian cricket team registers most wins in calendar year level Australias recordThe star India batter had also plucked a stunning onehanded catch out of thin air at the boundary line to dismiss Pat Cummins However concerns over Indias bowling remains ahead of their tournament opener against Pakistan on October 23 There is room for improvement but I want more consistency from the bowlers You need to keep things simple and hit the deck hard Overall a good game for us they had a decent partnership and that put us under pressure said skipper Rohit SharmaOn Shamis matchwinning effort he said He is coming back after a long time so we wanted to give him an over Wanted to give him a challenge and let him bowl the final over and you saw what he didEarlier the Indian batters enjoyed the pace and bounce of the wicket especially Rahul who scored the bulk of the runs in the powerplay taking his team to 69 for no lossRohit 15 off 14 was a mere spectator at the other end as Rahul came up with one classy hit after another During a 78run stand between the openers Rohit hardly got to bat and could open his account only in the fifth overRahul whose strike rate has been questioned in the past looked like he was back to his best after coming back from an injury lay off His innings comprised delightful cover drivers off the pacers while his standout shots were the two sixes off Cummins one was a crisp pull while the other was a whip off a good length ball which sailed over deep midwicketBarring Hardik Pandya 2 who was outdone by a slower ball from Kane Richardson all the Indian batters got to spend some valuable time in the middleThe bigger boundaries in Australia are already making an impact with Kohli 19 off 13 Dinesh Karthik 20 off 14 Rohit and Rahul getting caught in the deepKarthik walked across the stumps to dispatch Kane Richardson over deep midwicket but was caught by Glenn Maxwell just inside the boundary ropes It would have been a six at a ground in IndiaKohli was bounced out by Mitchell Starc to be caught at fine leg while Rohits slog sweep landed in the safe hands of Maxwell After a highquality knock Rahul could not give a long hop from Maxwell due punishment and was caught at deep midwicket With the start India got they should have reached 200 but could not do soThere was also another fine knock from Suryakumar who had also scored a fifty against Western Australia in Perth He and Rahul also got the taste of the extra bounce as they both were hit on the helmetThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever