Indian cricketers honour Piyush Chawla (2R) for receiving a wicket of secret Australian batsman David Hussey during a warm-up compare forward of a 2011 World Cup Cricket tournament, during a M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. Chawla led India to a conspicuous 38-run win.
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BANGALORE, India (AFP) – Piyush Chawla spun India to a conspicuous 38-run win over fortifying champions Australia in a high-profile World Cup warm-up compare upon Sunday.
The leg-spinner took 4-31 as Australia collapsed to 176 chasing a medium 215-run target, after being strongly placed during 118-1 in a day-night compare prior to a sizeable throng during a Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.
Chawla, 22, additionally upstaged Australian paceman Brett Lee, who progressing gave a glorious muster of quick bowling to stone India as well as finish with 3-35 off 10 considerable overs.
Australia skipper Ricky Ponting, who longed for a new home one-day array opposite England due to a finger injury, top-scored with a plain 57 off 85 balls with 4 boundaries.
The tourists’ chances receded neatly after a exclusion of their captain, stumped whilst attempting to slog-sweep off-spinner Harbhajan Singh (3-15), who brilliantly upheld Chawla.
Ponting as well as Indian quick bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth exchanged difference after an interest for held during a back of was incited down in early stages of a Australian skipper’s knock.
Australian cricketer Brett Lee gestures to a throng during a warm-up compare opposite India forward of a 2011 World Cup Cricket contest during a M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. Lee grabbed 3 wickets in a glorious arrangement of quick bowling to assistance Australia shorten India to a medium 214.
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There was no spirit of fall following excellent knocks from openers Shane Watson (33) as well as Tim Paine (37). Paine combined 51 for a opening wicket with Watson as well as 67 for a subsequent with his captain.
But Chawla proposed a slip with Michael Clarke’s exclusion for a steep as a tourists mislaid their final 9 wickets for 58 runs, with spinners you do a limit damage.
Lee was in a limelight in a initial session, dismissing Suresh Raina (12), Harbhajan as well as Chawla in his second spell to infer he is crash in form for a World Cup, that starts Feb 19.
Lee was corroborated by John Hastings (2-24). Australia’s usually bowling regard was twenty-five runs they conceded in wides, with off-song paceman Mitchell Johnson giving divided 10.
Hard-hitting opener Virender Sehwag gave a great comment of himself in India’s below-par batting performance, top-scoring with a 56-ball 54 with a single 6 as well as 8 fours.
He fell shortly after reaching his half-century with a 6 over long-off, inside-edging off-spinner Jason Krejza’s smoothness upon to his stumps.
India, who complacent batting luminary Sachin Tendulkar, struggled opposite pace. Yusuf Pathan (32), Ravichandran Ashwin (25 not out) as well as Virat Kohli (21) were a usually alternative batsmen to cranky a 20-mark.
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