India vs Western Australia XI Live Updates: Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya Look To Rebuild

10.10.2022 - 09:23 sports.ndtv.com

India vs Western Australia XI, Live Score Updates: Team India will be batting first in their first practice game against Western Australia ahead of the T20 World Cup.

Rohit Sharma-led Team India will begin their preparation for the upcoming T20 World Cup on Monday and they will square off against Western Australia in a practice-game at WACA.

This would be the first of the two practice matches scheduled against Western Australia. The match will start at 1:30 PM local time (11 AM IST) and the side might try out different permutations and combinations to give everyone a fair go.

After these practice games, the side will also play two warm-up fixtures against New Zealand and Australia, before playing their first match of the tournament on October 23 against Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. 11:46AM:At the halfway mark, Team India are 73/3 with Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav in the middle 11:42AM:Hardik Pandya joins Suryakumar Yadav in the middle.

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