India gear up for T20 WC with 9-wicket win over Aus in final warm-up game



India defeated Australia by nine wickets in their second and final T20 World Cup warm-up match here on Wednesday.


Opting to bat, Australia recovered from a top-order collapse to post 152 for five, riding on Steven Smith’s 48-ball 57 and a 25-ball 41 not out from Marcus Stoinis.


Rohit Sharma then slammed a 41-ball 60 as India chased down the target with 13 balls to spare.


Brief Scores:

Australia: 152 for 5 in 20 overs (Steven Smith 57; R Ashwin 2/8).


India: 153 for 1 in 17.5 overs (Rohit Sharma 60; Ashton Agar 1/14).

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