Last updated on December 22nd, 2023 at 04:29 pm
The T20I matches will take place on October 5th and October 7th. After a 2-1 series loss to India recently, the series will be extremely crucial for the Aussies and they will be looking forward to get every box ticked ahead of the World Cup.
Australia’s selectors have fewer opportunities to prepare their finest team for the World Cup as all-rounder Marcus Stoinis is ruled out of the two-match T20I series against West Indies due to his side strain recovery from early September.
Prior to playing the first game of a two-match series against West Indies on Wednesday, Stoinis did not travel to the Gold Coast with the Australian team according to ESPNcricinfo. He has stayed in Perth to finish his healing instead.
They will play one additional exhibition game against India before facing off against New Zealand in the tournament opener. On September 8, Stoinis was injured while playing in an ODI series in Cairns against New Zealand.
He was ruled out of the series’ third ODI as well as Australia’s tour of bharat for a three-match T20I series. He has continued to experience side strains on both sides of his body throughout the past three years, and was severely limited by it during the 2019 ODI World Cup. Both the T20I matches will take place on October 5th and October 7th.
The series is extremely crucial for the Aussies and they are looking forward to ticking every box ahead of the World Cup, especially after a 2-1 series loss to India recentl
Australia added opener David Warner, pacer Mitchell Starc, and all-rounders Mitchell Marsh to the squad after missing the series towards Men in Blue. Due to injuries, Starc, Marsh and Stoinis were out while Warner was rested against India.
An impressive series against India, where he topped the batting charts with 118 runs in three matches, including two quickfire half-centuries, led to the inclusion of young all-rounder Cameron Green in the squad.
Australia will begin their defence of the ICC T20 World Cup title on October 22 against New Zealand. They have been placed in Group one, which includes Afghanistan, England, and New Zealand.
