ICC World Cup 2011: India vs Australia warm-up match

IN THE sixth warm-up match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, two of the strongest teams India and Australia will take each other at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore on Sunday, February 13.
In the last ODI series between India and Australia in October 2010, India won the series of three ODIs by 1-0. Two matches in Kochi and Margao were abandoned without a ball bowled due to bad weather. India had won the Visakhapatnam ODI by five wickets.
Team India, which is being considered as one of the strongest contenders of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, lost ODI series against South Africa by 3-2 in January this year. Three key players of the country, Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir missed that series due to injuries.
Defending champion Australia have reached India to take part in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 with a morale boosting 6-1 victory over England this year. However, prior to the World Cup Australians faced a big blow in the form of Michael Hussey, who along with spinner Nathan Hauritz has been ruled out of the ICC Cricket World Cup due to injury.
Captain Pointing, who missed just concluded ODI series against England due to injury, would be desperate to get some runs under his belt. All-rounder Shane Watson is one of the biggest weapons of Australia from the last couple of years. He is performing equally well with both bat and ball.
Australia has won three world cups in a row from 1999 to 2007. Since 1987 Cricket World Cup, Australia has every time reached in the final of this mega cricket show except 1992 Cricket World Cup and won four times. In 1996, Australians lost to Sri Lanka in the final.
India and Australia warm-up match on February 13 in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 will start from 02:30 PM IST and will be telecast live on Star Cricket, ESPN, Star Sports.