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Australia - 118/8 (18.4) vs India - 49/1 (5.3) After winning 4-1 in ODI series, India took on Australia again by 8 wickets with just 188 runs. This is their seventh consecutive win against Australia in the shortest format of the game. David Warner lost his toss with Virat Kohli who asked to bowl first with some rain about as there was a possibility of rain before the match started. Australia took 118 runs with 8 wickets gone from 18.4 overs. India had a revised DLS target to take 48 runs in 6 overs as the rain forced the match to end early, but India won by taking 49 runs in just 5.3 overs. Not much going Australia's way at the moment. AUS 8-118, 8 balls remaining. #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/LqjGKDqKZs — cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) October 7, 2017 Australia’s captain Steve Smith flew back home as he injured his shoulder last week. So for all the series, David took the role as the teams captain. And the allrounder Marcus Stions  joined the squad as Smiths replacement...

West Indies 176-9 Vs England 155 Alex Hales’ wicket was a turning point in the England innings. -Getty Images Evin Lewis scored 51 in 28 balls and Chris Gayle scored 40 in 21 balls.  “ I hit a lot of sixes, big sixes like him ”, Evin Lewis said when asked why he chose Chris Gayle as his mentor.  -www.espncricinfo.com Chris Gayle had equalled with Indian player Yuvraj’s half century in 12 balls when he played for Melbourne Renegades in Big Bash League Twenty-20 tournament in Australia  which is a fastest ever record in all forms of international cricket. Alex Hales scored 43 for England in just 17 balls in today’s match, but wasn’t enough. Once he left, everyone followed. West Indies took 106 runs in the first 10 overs for just one wicket and 70 for 8 wickets in the last 10 overs.  Now we will wait for the first ODI between England and West Indies on the 19th of September. Author: Thahaseena.Kammadath puzhakkara