In this case, the practice match for this T20 series was held early this morning according to Indian time. Indian team captain Dinesh Karthik won the toss and chose to bowl first.
England County Innings:
Mattson 28 (23), Cartwright 27 (24), Brooke Guest 23 (25) and Alex Haggis 24 (17) were the only 20+ scorers in the England county debut. England County managed to manage just 150/8 in 20 overs as others fumbled.
Umran Malik splashed the ball 2 times and was amazing. Arshdeep Singh also took two wickets.
Indian Innings:
Chasing the target, Ruduraj Gaekwad took only 3 (4) runs in the Indian team. Next, Sanju Samson 38 (30), Deepak Hooda 59 (37), Suryakumar Yadav 36 (22) played tremendously and took India to victory. In the end, skipper Dinesh Karthik scored 7 (7) as India posted 151/3 in 16.4 overs to win by 7 wickets.
The second practice match will be held tomorrow.