The Indian cricket team will lock horns with reigning champions and hosts Australia in their first official ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 warm-up match at The Gabba in Brisbane on Monday, October 17. The match will start at 9:30 AM Indian Standard Time (IST).
Led by captain Rohit Sharma, India played two unofficial warm-up matches against Western Australia XI in Perth. While the Men in Blue won the opening warm-up game by 13 runs, they suffered a 36-run defeat in the second game on Wednesday, October 12.
India’s premier fast bowler Mohammed Shami, who has replaced injured Jasprit Bumrah in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup squad, is expected to feature in the playing XI against Australia in Brisbane.
Former India captain Virat Kohli, who was rested in both the unofficial warm-up matches, is also expected to play against the defending T20 world champions.
On the other hand, the Australian cricket team heads into the warm-up fixture after suffering a 0-2 T20I series defeat against arch-rivals England in their previous assignment.
The Aaron Finch-led Australia lost the first two T20Is by eight runs while the final encounter of the three-match series was abandoned due to rain.
India vs Australia head-to-head in T20I
India have a superior head-to-head record against Australia in the T20I format, winning 15 of the 26 matches that they have played so far. Australia have secured 10 victories while one match ended in no result.
Furthermore, India registered a 2-1 T20I series win over Australia in their recently-concluded series in September.
India vs Australia squads
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami
Australia: Aaron Finch (captain), Pat Cummins (vice-captain), Ashton Agar, Tim David, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis (wicket-keeper), Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wicket-keeper), David Warner, Adam Zampa
Where to watch India vs Australia ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 warm-up match live in India?
The India vs Australia ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 warm-up match will be telecast live from 9:30 AM IST on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 HD TV channels in India on Monday, October 17.
For regional viewers, commentary will be available on Star Sports 1 Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada TV channels.
Live streaming of the India vs Australia ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 warm-up match will be available on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website.
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