India set Australia 359 to win fourth one-day international – live!

Updates from the penultimate match of the seriesAny thoughts? Email Adam here tweet him here 1.56pm GMT 22nd over: Australia 128-2 (Khawaja 60, Handscomb 46) “Australia need to be careful not to leave too much for Maxwell,” says Harsha Bhogle on TV. I wonder whether they might be tempted popping Turner in ahead of him at the fall of the next wicket? Don’t get me wrong, I wouldn’t. But don’t be surprised on the basis that they will want him there for the final ten overs if the game is live. This task is helped again by Khawaja who is well on the way to back to back tons, crunching a reverse sweep off Chahal to the boundary behind point. Talk about a reversal in fortunes for the left-hander and this stroke, which not long ago got him in plenty of strife. In the space of 18 months, he’s become one of the best exponents of it in world cricket. Indeed, it’s a big part of why he is back in the canary yellow. Meanwhile, Handsomb joins him with a half-century to his name, reaching the milestone from his 55th delivery with a push down the ground to keep the strike. 1.51pm GMT 21st over: Australia 119-2 (Khawaja 60, Handscomb 46) Kuldeep is back now too, wrist spinners operating in tandem. Expect to see plenty of this in the World Cup from a whole bunch of sides. He’s a classy operator this left-armer, prompting a couple of reverse sweep attempts from Khawaja. The first works, two runs added. The second doesn’t, ever so close to the back of the bat and a certain chance. Continue reading…
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