crew India Its 2 on Thursday. have lostRa Practice match by 36 runs against Western Australia in Perth. Chasing a challenging target of 169 runs, the KL Rahul-led side were restricted to 132/8 in their quota of 20 overs. The captain scored 74 runs in 55 balls, which included 2 sixes and 9 fours, but no other batsman could contribute much with a bat in hand.
Regular skipper Rohit Sharma was also in the mix but did not bat while players like Virat Kohli, Yuzvendra Chahal and Suryakumar Yadav were not included in the playing XI. Rishabh Pant paired up with Rahu at the top of the order, but the youngster could manage only 9 runs during his 11-ball stint.
Apart from Rahul, Hardik Pandya (17) and Dinesh Karthik (10) were the only two batsmen to score in double digits. Matthew Kelly (2/26), Lance Morris (2/23) and Hamish McKenzie (2/23) took 2-2 wickets for Western Australia.
India’s 36-run loss to Western Australia has left fans disappointed. Social media has been flooded with reactions as netizens are questioning the team’s preparation World The cup starts on Saturday.
Here’s how he reacted:
Tough group but I still think Western Australia can win the World Cup https://t.co/u7b1Dso6cP
— Ian Higgins (@1an_Higgins) 13 October 2022
The Western Australia club team beat the India national team by 36 runs in a T20 match in Australia as a tribute to India’s 36 against Australia. Team 36 #Cricket
— daniel alexander (@daniel86cricket) 13 October 2022
@klrahul Score 74 (55) in the practice match against Western Australia. Still India lost by 36 runs #T20World Cup
— arjun jha 60 (@arjunishhere26) 13 October 2022
The Western Australia club team had a disappointing performance ahead of the T20 World Cup by beating Major India team by 36 runs in their warm-up match today. #ausvind #INDvAUS #T20WorldCup2022
— sara kamal (@sarakamal786) 13 October 2022
Imagine losing to a state team that isn’t even playing at full strength #indiavs westernaustralia
— Puneet Verma (@puneetverma_) 13 October 2022
Our world class batsmen are getting jealous at the hands of the club team. Aarey India B team should have played the World Cup. Play it better. #Western Australia #indiavs westernaustralia
— Ruplekha¹¹💛🙂 (@MukherjeeRuplek) 13 October 2022
India need 40 runs in seven balls to win. We have lost to WACA. Well played India.#indiavs westernaustralia #T20WorldCup2022 #klrahul
— Divyanshu Shrimali (@DivyanshuShrim1) 13 October 2022
Indian and Western Australia team tied the match (1-1). KL Rahul Op!#T20World Cup #BCCI#rohit sharma #Virat Kohli #T20WC2022 pic.twitter.com/BPSjsbBETp
– Sahu! (@sahoo6996) 13 October 2022
And which international players were all playing in Western Australia.
If there was a test, I would have understood the dough but also gave a moment in T20.
— Ankur (@ank__16n) 13 October 2022
Deciding to bowl first, Josh Philippe was dismissed early by Arshdeep Singh on a somewhat bouncy pitch. D’Arcy Short (52 off 38 balls) and Nick Hobson (64 off 41 balls) put on a fine 100-run partnership where both took the spinners to the cleaners.
The century stand was broken when Short was run out and Hobson soon chased after being holed out in the deep. Ace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin then struck successive deliveries to remove Ashton Turner and Sam Fanning and dismissed Cameron Bancroft in the same over.
Eventually, the Western Australia XI ended on 168/6, with Ashwin taking figures of 3-32. From the pacers’ perspective, Harshal Patel scored 2-27 in a welcome change after being on the expensive side in recent days, while Arshdeep finished with 1=25 in his three overs.
India will now travel to Brisbane where they will play two warm-up matches against defending champions Australia on October 17 and last year’s runners-up New Zealand on October 19.
(with IANS inputs)
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