Australia romped to victory in just 6.2 overs with Aaron Finch (40 off 20) leading from the front.
Indian cricket team is virtually out of Semifinal race after losing its first two matches of ICC T20 World Cup 2021 given Afghanistan has a very good net run-rate
After their demoralising defeat to England, Australia would need to quickly pick themselves up as they face Bangladesh in almost a must-win match in the T20 World Cup
England thus completed a hat-trick of wins, while Australia suffered their first loss of the tournament after beating South Africa and Sri Lanka in their previous two games
Warner, who has gone through a lean patch, was back in his element as his 10 fours made it easy for Australia to chase down the target of 155 in only 17 overs.
Australia chased down the target of 119 in 19.4 overs with Steve Smith scoring 34-ball 35. Check Australia vs South Africa highlights and full scorecard here
Star Sports Network will live broadcast all the matches ICC T20 World Cup 2021. Doordarshan to live broadcast India matches for free on its terrestrial network
Captaining the side with Kohli only taking the field to bowl, Rohit showed sublime touch alongside opening partner Rahul as India chased down Australia's 152 for five in 17.5 overs
Adam Gilchrist feels these are uncertain times for his side, and that there could be a major "shake-up" if the Aaron Finch-led side fails in ICC T20 World Cup -- currently underway in UAE and Oman
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).
Australian fast bowler James Pattinson, once one of the most feared bowlers in the cricket world, has retired from international cricket
India will play its second and last practice match against Australia on October 20 at ICC Cricket Academy ground and the match will start at (3:30 pm IST)
Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has backed teammate David Warner after the opener's first-ball duck in the World Cup warm-up game against New Zealand on Monday night
Their preparations for T20 World Cup off to a smooth start, India would look to finalise their batting order for tournament-proper when they take on Australia in their second and final warm-up game
Australia all-rounder Marcus Stoinis has said that his hamstring is on the path of recovery and he will probably bowl in the next warm-up match against India on Wednesday
Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood says getting sufficient game time in the just-concluded IPL in the UAE was "perfect" preparation for the T20 World Cup and could stand him in good stead in showpiece
India declared their first innings at 377 for eight on the third day of the rain-marred women's day/night Test against Australia here on Saturday
Ashleigh Gardner and Beth Mooney played knocks of 67 and 52 respectively as Australia posted a total of 264/9 against India in the third and final ODI here at the Harrup Park on Sunday
Australia won the toss and elected to bowl against India in the second women's ODI here on Friday.
Spinner Ashton Agar, who is part of Australia's 23-member preliminary squad for tour of the West Indies, said he is not surprised at news of players likely to pull out