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India vs New Zealand, T20 World Cup warm-up match Live Updates: India take on New Zealand in a T20 World Cup warm-up game at the Gabba in Brisbane. The rain, however, might play spoilsport, as the game between Afghanistan and Pakistan was called off mid-way just a few hours earlier.
Pakistan were given a wake-up call in their recent warm-up game against England on Monday ahead of the 2022 T20 World Cup. They misfired in all departments and lost the match by six wickets. Though players like Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan did not play the game, the Pakistan XI had stars like Shan Masood, Shadab Khan, Asif Ali among others. Pakistan managed to score 160/8 batting first, but England chased down the target in just 14.4 overs. They begin their 2022 T20 World Cup campaign against India and before that their fitness level has failed to impress Pakistan great Misbah-ul-Haq.
The last time India faced Pakistan in a World Cup match, Mohammad Rizwan starred for the Babar Azam-led side. The wicketkeeper-opener top-scored with a 55-ball 79 as Pakistan chased down 152-run target with all wickets intact. It was Pakistan's first-ever win over India in a World Cup match. India and Pakistan meet again at the 2022 T20 World Cup on October 23 in Melbourne. It will be the opening match for both the teams, and Rizwan's role will be crucial in the tie. The Pakistan team has landed in Australia and its preparation is in full swing.
The anticipation for the T20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan is building rapidly. The two teams are to square off on October 23 in what would be their opening match in the tournament. Ahead of the big match, the talismans of the two teams -- Babar Azam and Virat Kohli -- were spotted batting side-by-side in the nets. The moment was a unique one for fans on social media as two of the greatest batters of the modern generation were spotted showing their skills parallely.
India take on New Zealand in a T20 World Cup warm-up match at the Gabba in Brisbane on Wednesday. This is the Rohit Sharma-led side's last game ahead of the T20 World Cup. Before this India had played another warm-up game against Australia which they won by six runs. KL Rahul (57 off 33) and Suryakumar Yadav (50 off 33) smashed entertaining half-centuries to power India to 186 for seven after Australia opted to bowl at the Gabba. Needing 16 runs off the last 12 balls with six wickets in hand, Australia were on course for a comfortable win before Mohammed Shami, Harshal Patel and Virat Kohli the fielder scripted a turnaround for India. India play Pakistan in their first match in Melbourne on Sunday.
Cricket fans around the world are gearing up for the most-awaited clash of the year, as the arch-rivals India and Pakistan will square off against each other on October 23, in their Group 2, Super 12 match of the ongoing T20 World Cup, at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Over the years, the match between the two teams has always been a great source of entertainment due to the cut-throat competition. Last time, the Rohit Sharma-led side faced a defeat when the both the teams faced each other in Asia Cup 2022. Apart from all the hype created among the fans, there is a special person who is extremely excited for the clash between India and Pakistan, and that is the Hollywood and WWE star 'The Rock" Dwayne Johnson.
Umran Malik's speed can bamboozle any batter and it was visible at the 2022 Indian Premier League. Playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad, the pacer from Jammu and Kashmir scalped many big names. Now, in the the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Umran is again breathing fire. He has been among wickets and recently, he returned with figures of 4/27 against Maharashtra. His victims included Maharashtra skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad too. His IPL franchise on Tuesday shared a video of his great bowling at the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy.
National selection committee chairman Chetan Sharma's fate hangs in balance as the BCCI could soon rejig the senior panel after the T20 World Cup in Australia. It is an open secret that Chetan and his panel's performance and consistency in selection has been below par in recent times and unless India performs very well, it could be curtains for India's first hat-trick man in 50 over World Cup. "A lot will depend on how India fares at T20 World Cup. There aren't too many people who are very happy with Chetan at the moment. But he will remain till BCCI selects the new Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC)," a senior BCCI official said.