Birmingham (May 29, 2017): The Warm up Match Between Pakistan and Australia has ended with No Result. Rain forced to stop the Play after 10. 2 Overs.
Australia lost David Warner cheaply but Aaron Finch again showed positive signs early in their ICC Champions Trophy warm-up match against Pakistan at Edgbaston.
Warner hit two boundaries before Mohammad Amir dismissed him for 11 as Finch (36 not out from 36 balls) and skipper Steve Smith (8 not out from 17) moved Australia to 1-57 before rain halted play in the 11th over.
Finch took full toll of the incredibly short square boundary on the western side of the ground, which the ICC says is just 42 metres long. The right-hander, who hit a superb 137 against Sri Lanka last Friday to secure his spot in the side for Australia’s tournament opener against New Zealand, hit seven boundaries, five of them to the shorter side of the ground.
One of his seven fours was a cover drive the first landed just outside the inner fielding circle and the ball didn’t bounce again before passing over the boundary rope and clattering into the fence.
The one bit of joy for Pakistan was the wicket of Warner, who got a thin edge behind attempting a pull shot and was brilliantly caught by wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed, diving in front of first slip.
The coin toss was delayed by more than two hours and the match reduced to 34 overs per side as persistent but light drizzle plagued the Birmingham venue.
But when the umpires did hand the captains the coin, Steve Smith came up trumps and opted to unleash his batting firepower under cloudy skies with the promise of more rain around.
On Saturday, Pakistan has defeated Bangladesh by 2 Wickets in the first Warm up Match.
Remaining Warm Ups and Champions Trophy Schedule
30 May – New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Edgbaston
30 May – India v Bangladesh, The Oval
Tournament
1 June – England v Bangladesh, The Oval
(Day) 2 June – Australia v New Zealand, Edgbaston
(D) 3 June – Sri Lanka v South Africa, The Oval
(D) 4 June – India v Pakistan, Edgbaston
(D) 5 June – Australia v Bangladesh, The Oval
(D/N)6 June – England v New Zealand, Cardiff
(D) 7 June – Pakistan v South Africa, Edgbaston
(D/N) 8 June – India v Sri Lanka, The Oval
(D) 9 June – New Zealand v Bangladesh, Cardiff
(D) 10 June – England v Australia, Edgbaston
(D) 11 June – India v South Africa, The Oval
(D) 12 June – Sri Lanka v Pakistan, Cardiff
(D) 14 June – First semi-final (A1 v B2), Cardiff
(D) 15 June – Second semi-final (A2 v B1), Edgbaston
(D) 18 June – Final, The Oval (D)
19 June – Reserve day (D)
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