Meg Lanning: The Upcoming Practice Matches And Training Sessions in SA will be Crucial
Meg Lanning: The upcoming warm-up matches and training sessions in South Africa will be crucial. Australia will take on India and Ireland in the lead-up to the T20 World Cup as the defending champions try to adjust quickly to the unfamiliar conditions in South Africa.
Australian team’s final T20I on home soil first:-
Australia’s final T20I on home soil before leaving for Cape Town was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to incessant rain in Canberra on Sunday.
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Australia’s 15-man World Cup squad will leave on Tuesday evening and will have a few practice sessions ahead of their first official warm-up match against India at Newlands on February 6.
Before their opening game of the World Cup against New Zealand in Paarl on 11 February, they will meet Ireland at Stellenbosch University on 8 February.
Australian captain Meg Lanning said:-
Speaking after the loss against Pakistan, Australia captain Meg Lanning said she was not upset about the missed opportunity but the upcoming warm-up matches and training sessions in South Africa would be crucial.
“To be honest, I don’t think it’s a big issue, we’re nearing the end of the season, we’re nearing the start,” Lanning said on Sunday.
“We’ve had enough match practice, and everyone has played enough cricket to feel in a good place, so I don’t think it’s going to really affect us.
“(The team) is well placed, I think we’ve been able to work on a few different roles for different players, and where he can fit within the team and we have a lot of good There are options and depth in the field.”
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Australia vs Pakistan T20 Team:-
Australia T20 squad: 1. Meg Lanning (c), 2. Tahlia McGrath (vc), 3. D’arcy Brown, 4. Ashleigh Gardner, 5. Kim Garth, 6. Heather Graham, 7. Grace Harris, 8. Jess Jonassen, 9. Alana King, 10. Beth Mooney, 11. Ellyse Perry, 12. Megan Schutt, 13. Annabel Sutherland, 14. Georgia wareham.
Pakistan T20 squad: 1. Bismah Maroof (captain), 2. Aiman Anwar, 3. Alia Riaz, 4. Ayesha Naseem, 5. Fatima Sana, 6. Javeria Khan, 7. Muneeba Ali, 8. Nashra Sandhu, 9. Nida Dar, 10. Omima Sohail, 11. Sadaf Shamas, 12. Sadia Iqbal, 13. Sidra Amin, 14. Sidra Nawaz, 15. Tuba Hasan.