Australia won the toss and elected to bat in the fourth One Day International against India in Canberra. Steve Smith’s men have already wrapped up the five-match series with wins in the first three games. David Warner has returned to Australia's lineup after paternity leave, while spinner Nathan Lyon has been named to play his first ODI since October, 2014. India have fielded Gurkeerat Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Rishi Dhawan in place of Manish Pandey, Ravichandran Ashwin and Barinder Sran.
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New Zealand down West Indies in Dunedin to seal T20 series win
Swing bowler Jacob Duffy took four for 35 as New Zealand cruised to an emphatic eight-wicket victory over West Indies in the fifth and final Twenty20 in Dunedin on Thursday, clinching the series 3-1.
Pakistan to host T20 tri-series in Rawalpindi after bombing
The tri-nation Twenty20 international series featuring hosts Pakistan as well as Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe will be played entirely in Rawalpindi from November 18, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Thursday, after this week's bombing in the capital Islamabad.
