India lost to Western Australia XI in the second warm-up game by 36 runs. The match was important for the Indian team to get accustomed to the Australian playing conditions ahead of the T20 World Cup. India had won the first warm-up game by 13 runs.
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Key Highlights of the IND vs WA-XI game:
R Ashwin’s 3 for 32
R Ashwin looked confident as he scalped three for 32 in his 4-over quota. His performance helped India restrict Western Australia to 168/8 in 20 overs. The right-arm spinner took two wickets in his final over. He got rid of Ashton Turner, Samuel Fanning and Cameron Bancroft in quick succession.
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50 for D’Arcy Short
Western Australia were 15/1 when D’Arcy came in. He hit 58 off just 32 balls with the help of 4 fours and two sixes. D’Arcy Short and Nick Hobson stabilised the innings, leaving India searching for answers to their batting.
64 for Nick Hobson
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The duo of Nick Hobson and D’Arcy Short put up a partnership of 110 runs and brought up their respective half-centuries. Harshal Patel got rid of Robson for 64 and follows it up with run out of D’Arcy Short for 52.
Harshal’s breakthroughs
Harshal Patel provided India with the two quick breakthroughs and Western Australia’s two well-set batters were out. It seemed India made a comeback into the match with these two quick scalps. WA were 127/3 in 15 overs at that time.
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That’s that from the practice match against Western Australia.
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They win by 36 runs.
KL Rahul 74 (55) pic.twitter.com/5bunUUqZiH
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 13, 2022
Skipper KL Rahul’s 74 runs
KL Rahul, who led India as captain today, played a 74-run off 55 balls innings. He smashed nine fours and two sixes during his 87- min long stay. His fifty came off 43 deliveries but the star batter could not take India past 169.
WA bowlers’ effort
Western Australia’s bowlers made things tough for the visitors. M Kelly took two wickets for 26 runs, Morris came up with impressive figures of 2 for 23 followed by Andrew Tye’s 1-16 in his four overs.
Brief Scores:
Western Australia 168/8 (Short 52, Hobson 64; Ashwin 3-32 ) in 20 overs beat India 132/8 in 20 overs (KL Rahul 74, Hardik Pandya 17; Morris 2-23)
