
India will play Australia in a five-match one-day international series beginning Sunday but before that Australia are all set warm-up with a game against Board President’s XI in Chennai on Tuesday. BPXI doesn’t have big names in it but a young squad with the fringe of Indian players will test the Australia side. For the visitors, Aaron Finch has been rule out but they still have a good side and can begin their tour on a winning note. Gurkeerat Singh will lead the BPXI side. Catch the live cricket score and live cricket updates of the India Board President’s XI vs Australia warm-up game here
Live Cricket Score India BPXI vs Australia Live Score of Warm-up One-Day:
12:25 pm IST: FIFTY! Third half-century in this innings from an Australian. Travis Head, who was off to a slow start, reaches there is quick time. He has done well to hold on to one end
12:15 pm IST: Travis Head and Marcus Stoinis have done a brilliant job after the three quick wickets. Australia are past 200 in Chennai
11:57 am IST: 30 overs bowled in the Australian innings and they have reached 164 for the loss of four wickets. The bowlers have done a decent job to stop the flow of runs
11:51 am IST: WICKET! Maxwell falls and the crowd has gone silent. Washington Sundar picks up his second wicket as Maxwell offers his a return catch. Accepted
11:45 am IST: Maxwell taking charge of proceedings in Chennai. Australia reach 152 for 3 at the end of the 27th over. Head and Maxwell out in the middle
11:35 am IST: WICKET! Steve Smith falls just after his half-century! His RPS teammate Washington Sundar gets him for 55. Maxwell in
11:30 am IST: FIFTY! Steve Smith reaches is half-century with the help of four fours and a six. Another top innings from the Australian captain
11:24 am IST: 20 overs gone in Chennai and Australia are 119 for the loss of two wickets. Back below six runs per over. Washington Sundar is bowling to Steve Smith, his captain at RPS in IPL
11:11 am IST: WICKET! Warner is gone for 64. KD Patel gives India a much needed breakthrough and that too of the dangerous Warner. Caught behind. 106-run stand between Smith and Warner broken
The locals taking advantage of the free entry at Chepauk Stadium! Aus 2-119 after 20 overs #BPXIvAUS #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/UDTsnRl7Kf
— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) 12 September 2017
11:04 am IST: FIFTY! David Warner continues his rich vein of form. He gets of his half-century in just 43 balls and with the help of 8 boundaries
10:55 am IST: This is why Warner and Smith are so dangerous. Effortlessly, they have taken their team score past 80. Quick runs for Australia
10:42 am IST: Bowlers continue to bowl bad line and Australia are punishing them. After 10 overs, they are 56 for the loss of one wicket
10:34 am IST: Australia not affected by that early wicket! Smith and Warner are scoring runs at will and with some boundaries. Australia are 44 for 1 after eight overs
10:27 am IST: Warner punishing the bowlers for their wrong line. Sandeep drift down the leg side and Warner get a four through the square-leg region
10:21 am IST: After five overs, Australia are 26 for the loss of one wicket. BPXI bowlers need to get rid of Warner and Smith quickly otherwise both can be a big problem
10:13 am IST: Two beautiful drives from Warner and he gets two fours in the third over. Australia move on to 16 for the loss of one wicket after three overs
10:10 am IST: Two overs gone and Australia are yet to score off the bat. Both runs have been extras — wides by Avensh Khan. Australia 2/1 after two overs
10:05 am IST: WICKET! Avensh Khan with the first wicket. Hilton Cartwright is caught by Gurkeerat Mann on the second ball of the second over.
10:03 am IST: Sandeep Sharma begins with a maiden over to David Warner. Avensh Khan will bowl from the other end
10:00 am IST: All set for play. David Warner and Hilton Cartwright open the batting for Australia. Here are the two squads
Board President XI – Playing XI #AUSvBPXI @paytm #BPXIvAUS pic.twitter.com/U0r11iNK0f
— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) 12 September 2017
Australia – Playing XI #AUSvBPXI @paytm #BPXIvAUS pic.twitter.com/rwe5J4X4iS
— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) 12 September 2017
09:54 am IST: Aaron Finch has not been included in the squad due to his calf injury which Hilton Cartwright has been included despite his illness
09:45 am IST: David Warner, who recently scored back to back hundreds in Tests against Bangladesh, will like to take forward that form in ODIs as well. Australia can have a good practice here
09:30 am IST: Australia have won the toss in Chennai and they have decided to bat against Board President’s XI. It is an unofficial game so both teams can play more than 11 players
09:15 am IST: Sunny day in Chennai. It will be hot and humid as usual which could be a problem for Australia. Could be a flat track with runs in it
All in readiness for Australia’s 50-over warm-up game against the President’s XI in Chennai. Toss & team news to come #BPXIvAUS #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/VVqQlghtHj
— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) 12 September 2017
09:00 am IST: A young and inexperienced Indian Board President’s XI squad takes on Australia in a tour game before the one-day international series begins between India and Australia. This match will be played in Chennai, the same venue for first ODI, and Australia can do well to get a feel of the pitch and conditions.