Mitchell Starc in motion for Australian cricket crew© AFP
Australian cricket crew rapid bowler Mitchell Starc began his preparation for Cricket International Cup 2023 on an excellent notice as he claimed a hat-trick all the way through the warm-up fit in opposition to Netherlands on Saturday. The veteran pacer struck at the 5th ball of the primary over of the Netherlands innings as he trapped Max O’Dowd LBW with an in-swinger that nipped again overdue. One ball upcoming, it was once Wesley Barresi who fell sufferer to his era as he tricked him with some other in-swinger that crashed into the lead of the off-stump. Starc needed to wait one over to get his hat-trick however he made deny mistake as Bas de Leede was once blank bowled at the first ball of the 3rd over with but some other in-swinger.
In the meantime, power raindrops on Saturday washed out the International Cup warm-up fit between Bharat and England on the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.
It all started raining a modest earlier than the beginning of the fit on Saturday afternoon, which resulted within the toss being not on time however upcoming within the night the umpires determined to leave the competition, a modest earlier than 6pm native moment owing to inclement climate.
All 10 groups gets to play games two warm-up fits each and every earlier than the crowd level of the 50-over International Cup which will get underway in Ahmedabad on October 5.
England will face Brandnew Zealand within the International Cup opener.
England, who arrived in Bharat a occasion earlier than their first warm-up fit, will stay in Guwahati to play games their 2d and ultimate warm-up recreation in opposition to Bangladesh on October 2.
The nice and cozy-up fits started on Friday with Sri Lanka struggling a seven-wicket defeat by the hands of Bangladesh right here, hour Brandnew Zealand defeated Pakistan in a high-scoring duel in Hyderabad.
The nice and cozy-up fits are being performed at 3 venues Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram and Hyderabad.
(With PTI inputs)
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