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Team India registered 6-run win over Australia in their first warm-up match on Monday. While it was KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav to score half-centuries and put 186/7 on board, Mohammad Shami starred with the ball, clinching four wickets on consecutive deliveries.
Virat Kohli although did not shine with the bat in the first innings, he grabbed the limelight alongside Shami in the penultimate over for his back-to-back dismissals. While he made a brilliant throw to dismiss Tim David, he took a brilliant one-handed catch near the boundary ropes to dismiss Pat Cummins.
It was the 19th over of the second innings when Virat Kohli had pulled a brilliant throw to dismiss Tim David on the previous delivery. On the very next ball, Pat Cummins smashed hard for a maximum, but it was Virat Kohli was placed at near the boundary ropes. Cummins smashed Shami off for a six, but Virat Kohli took a brilliant catch to dismiss the vice-captain.
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Shami took back-to-back wickets on the next two deliveries to help the side clinch the match.
The Men in Blue will next play against New Zealand in the second warm-up fixture on October 19 before kickstarting their campaign against Pakistan on October 23 in Melbourne.