The 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup winners Australia had to search the providers of chief selector Geroge Bailey, and fielding coach Andre Borovec to win their first T20 World Cup warm-up sport against Namibia by seven wickets.
Notably, Mitchell Marsh’s Australia solely have 9 gamers from their authentic T20 World Cup squad out there for the time being and therefore Bailey, Borovec, batting coach Brad Hodge and head coach Andrew McDonald had to step onto the field to assist the Aussies in their World Cup preparations.
Borovec, aged 46, saved wickets throughout his taking part in days for Geelong in Victorian Premier Cricket. He not solely showcased agility on the field of play but in addition hung onto a catch to delight his gamers.
Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Starc, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Pat Cummins and Travis Head are at present in Australia, having fun with a short break after spending greater than two months in the seventeenth version of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Meanwhile, the sport turned out to be a one-sided affair because the Kangaroos made mincemeat of Namibia, chasing 120 down in simply 10 overs.
Josh Hazlewood and Adam Zampa have been the celebrities for Australia with the ball in hand. Zampa bagged figures of three/25 whereas Hazlewood picked up 2/5 in his four-overs spell to go away Namibia dazed.
Though skipper Mitchell Marsh failed to take advantage of out of the chance, David Warner (54* off 21 balls) and Tim David (23 off 16 balls) launched an onslaught on Namibia’s bowling assault and made gentle work of the goal.
Australia’s squad:
Mitchell Marsh (c), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa
Australia’s Group stage fixtures
- June 6: v Oman, Kensington Oval, Barbados
- June 9: v England, Kensington Oval, Barbados
- June 12: v Namibia, Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
- June 16: v Scotland, Daren Sammy Stadium, St Lucia
