India beat Australia by 6 runs in their 1st warm-up game

India provided a sublime touch to their World Cup campaign as they beat the hosts Australia by just 6 runs in a nail bitting thriller. The new addition to the Indian squad Mohammad Shami was called out of nowhere to bowl a heroic last over.

Australia elected to bowl first after winning the toss and looked clueless towards the fiery Indian start inside the powerplay. KL Rahul started the innings with a bang and looked in sublime touch as he displayed some immense power hitting.

India lost 1st wicket in the 8th over after a 78-run opening stand as Rahul departed for 57 runs in 33 balls. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli made little contributions of 15 runs and 19 runs respectively before getting dismissed.

Suryakumar Yadav once again proved to be the savior of the Indian middle order as he scored yet another half-century at the crucial juncture. Hardik Pandya only managed to score 2 runs with Dinesh Karthik getting 20 runs off 14 balls and was dismissed by Kane Richardson in the 17th over.

Suryakumar Yadav was dismissed in the last over as the men in blue posted a total of 186/7 in their 20 overs. Richardson was excellent as he took 4 wickets in his 4 overs with Mitchell Starc, Glenn Maxwell, and Ashton Agar getting a single wicket each.

Chasing the target, the Aussies were exceptional with the bat as openers provided a quick fiery start inside the powerplay. India got Mitchell Marsh in the 5th over who smashed 35 runs in just 18 balls but was dismissed by Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

Aaron Finch was looking unstoppable as he was playing shots all around the park and went on to score his half-century. Steve Smith was dismissed cheaply with Glenn Maxwell getting quick 23 runs but was undone by Bhuvneshwar in the 16th over.

India then put brakes on the run rate and kept getting wickets at regular intervals. Finch was dismissed by a brilliant slower one from Harshal Patel for well-made 76 runs in the 19th over.

Tim David and Pat Cummins became victims of some remarkable fielding by the former Indian skipper Virat Kohli who changed the game in no time. With 11 needed in the last over, Rohit handed over the ball to Shami, and the pacer well and truly proved his captain's decision a master stroke.

India got 4 wickets in the last 4 balls of the match as Australia fell 6 runs short in their first warm-up match at the Gabba. India will be pleased with the bowling performance in the later half of the Aussie innings especially Shami who might have cemented his place in the starting eleven.