India vs Australia LIVE: Cricket score and updates ahead of World Cup
Mohamed Shami celebrates the wicket of Steve Smith
Follow live coverage of India vs Australia from the Australia in India, as the sides prepare to face each other ahead of the official ICC warm-up matches, and just under two weeks before the ICC Cricket World Cup gets underway.
India will be favourites ahead of the tournament on home soil, and the home support will have high expectations for their team, led by Rohit Sharma, after not reaching the final in the 2019 or 2015 edition.
The 50-over World Cup has been competed for since back in 1975. Australia are the record winners having run out victorious on five occasions (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2015). England took the 2019 crown after a dramatic Ben Stokes-inspired super-over win over New Zealand at Lord’s.
For both sides the match will offer squads a chance to get used to the format they have not played a huge amount of, with T20 taking over on the domestic and international scene.
Follow all the latest live coverage of today’s match in the live blog below:
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India vs Australia
42.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Marcus Stoinis. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot driving, in the air under control to deep extra cover for 2 runs, overthrow by Gill.
India vs Australia
42.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Josh Inglis. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Kishan.
India vs Australia
42.4
FOUR! Ravindra Jadeja to Josh Inglis. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
India vs Australia
42.3
Ravindra Jadeja to Marcus Stoinis. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Gill.
India vs Australia
42.2
Ravindra Jadeja to Josh Inglis. Stock length ball, down leg side backing away working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Kishan.
India vs Australia
42.1
Ravindra Jadeja to Marcus Stoinis. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Iyer.
India vs Australia
41.6
Shardul Thakur to Marcus Stoinis. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Ashwin.
Australia 204-5, Inglis 17, Stoinis 14 (42 overs)
Stoinis has played well since coming to the crease and has piled on the runs, hitting at a strike rate of over 100.
This is the point in the innings when you would expect the batters to accelerate, but Stoinis has really come out attacking.
India vs Australia
41.5
FOUR! Shardul Thakur to Marcus Stoinis. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
India vs Australia
41.4
FOUR! Shardul Thakur to Marcus Stoinis. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
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