Charlie Anderson struck early for Australia, dismissing Rohit Sharma for just 3 runs. India, chasing a target of 241, currently has Shubman Gill and Nitish Reddy unbeaten at the crease with two wickets down.
Earlier in the day, Harshit Rana’s impressive four-wicket haul helped India bowl out the Australia Prime Minister’s XI for 240 in the pink-ball warm-up game in Canberra. Batting first, the hosts faced early trouble, losing two quick wickets. However, Sam Konstas and Jack Clayton steadied the innings. Konstas smashed a brilliant 107, while Hanno Jacobs contributed 61. Jack Clayton added a valuable 40 from 52 deliveries.
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For India, Akash Deep provided solid support to Harshit Rana by picking up two wickets, ensuring the hosts couldn’t capitalize further.
