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Ind vs Aus (4th ODI): Aston Turner Snatched Win from The Jaws Of Defeat For Australia
By CricShots - Mar 10, 2019 10:44 pm
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For neutral cricket fan, it was a day to remember as the fans were kept at the edge of the seats throughout the game during the fourth ODI of the five-match series between India and Australia at the PCA Stadium in Mohali. It was Ashton Turner, who was the star of the match with a brilliant match-winning knock as he helped the visitors to chase down the huge target of 359 run with 13 balls to spare. He pulled out a win from the jaws of defeat with a terrific knock thus making Shikhar Dhawan’s century went in vain.

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Ashton Turner after winning the game

The Australian skipper, Aaron Finch made the wrong call again at the toss in the 4th ODI against India as the hosts elected to bat first at the PCA Stadium in Mohali. Despite the dryness of the surface and chances of dew, the Indian skipper, Virat Kohli felt, would help give their batsmen a slight edge in the first innings as their bowlers are good enough with the wet ball.

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India made four changes in the squad as, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, and Mohammed Shami made way for KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. On the other hand, Australia also made a couple of changes as Marcus Stoinis and Nathan Lyon made way for Ashton Turner and Jason Behrendroff.

However, the Indian openers, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan did well as Team India reached the total of 358/9 in their quota of 50 overs. The duo stitched 193 runs for the first wicket before Rohit missing out a well-deserved century with 5 runs short. However, Dhawan continued his brilliant show, who went on to smash 143 runs in 115 balls.

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Usman Khawaja and Peter Handscomb

Coming into the chase, Australia lost Aaron Finch and Shaun Marsh in the first overs itself as they were cleaned by Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Bumrah respectively. Then the partnership between Usman Khawaja and Peter Handscomb started to rise. They looked threatening for India with 192 runs being paired in between them.

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However, India’s go-to bowler Jasprit Bumrah gave a much-required breakthrough by sending down a sharp bouncer to dismiss Usman Khawaja. Despite the dismissal, Handscomb (117) went with his strokes to bring his century.

The Indian wrist-spin duo, Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav brought India back into the game by bagging the wickets of Peter Handscomb and Glenn Maxwell at the crucial stages of the game. But, then came the surprise in the form of Ashton Turner, who made a massive impact on the game.

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Ashton Turner scored a brilliant fifty

Turner just took away the game from India’s pockets with a stunning knock of 84 runs in 43 balls. Out of nowhere, Australia finished the game by winning with 4 wickets and 13 balls to spare.

Here are the reactions of the Twitterati after India’s loss:

https://twitter.com/DesiOptimystic/status/1104774288576561152

 

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