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Australia vs India, 4th T20I

India won by 48 runs
IND
167/8(20)
AUS
119(18.2)
PLAYER OF THE MATCH
From 1-0 down, India have bounced back to take a 2-1 lead and they can't lose this series now. The final T20I will be at the Gabba on Saturday where the pitch should be very different to what we saw today. We'll see how that goes. Until then, this is Sagar Chawla signing off on behalf Harish and Akshay Maanay.
Suryakumar Yadav | India captain: Credit to all the batters, especially Abhishek and Shubman. The way they started in the powerplay was smart, they realized early it wasn’t a typical wicket for 200+. Everyone chipped in, and it was a complete team effort with the bat. The messages were clear from outside as well, me and Gauti bhai were on the same page. The bowlers adapted quickly, especially with a bit of dew coming in. The way they bowled was fantastic. It’s great to have bowlers who can give you two or three overs, and on some days even four. It depends on the situation, some days Washington bowls four, some days Shivam or Arshdeep might bowl less. This flexibility suits us. Everyone’s ready to step up and do what the team needs.
Mitchell Marsh | Australia captain: Walking off I thought around 167 was par on that wicket. The wicket provided a few challenges with the bat. In those situations, you just need a couple of partnerships, and we weren’t able to build that. So, fair play to India, they’re a world-class team, especially in these conditions. In an ideal world, you’d have your full-strength side every game, but some of the boys have a big series coming up. We also like giving guys opportunities leading into a World Cup. More opportunities guys get in games like this with high pressure, I think it's great.
Axar Patel | Player of the Match: I got a chance because I went into bat at number 7, so I think I had a chance to get to know the wicket. After I spoke with the batters, they were saying that the wicket is not coming on... There was unexpected bounce and the wicket was a little bit slower, so I just held my position and hit. I think whenever the team needs me that's my preferred (batting) position. If I have an impact for my team, I think that's the best game for me. I don't think that number 6 or 7 is my preferred position. I just go there and think what my team needs now, I'll do that. I was thinking that was the batters' strength, so I was bowling according to my plan. If the batters are going to hit me down the line, then I can bowl in the middle-stump. Good length, 5-6m length and then if things are slipping from me, then I'll just bowl an odd full one. So that's my plan in these condition, I think wicket to wicket is the most important thing.
Stats by Deepu Narayanan
Lowest T20I totals for Australia at home
111 vs NZ Sydney 2022
119 vs Ind Gold Coast 2025
127 vs Pak Melbourne 2010
131 vs Ind Melbourne 2011

Lowest targets successfully defended vs Aus in Australia (T20I)
162 by India Canberra 2020
168 by India Gold Coast 2025 *
179 by England Canberra 2022
185 by India Melbourne 2016
185 by India Adelaide 2016

India continue their unbeaten run in bilateral T20I series in Australia (2+ matches). In the four previous clashes, they won two and drew two each and have an unassailable 2-1 lead with one game to go this series.
21:55 Local Time, 11:55 GMT, 17:25 IST: Australia have fallen well short of the target on a pitch that wasn't the easiest to play shots on. It was two-paced and the bounce was a bit variable. And they were strangled in those middle overs, mainly by the spin duo of Axar Patel and Varun Chakaravarthy, and then Washington Sundar helped himself to three wickets at the end too. Don't forget the two big wickets from Shivam Dube who got rid of Mitchell Marsh and Tim David to turn the tide. Australia started reasonably well against the new ball before losing their way completely, a pattern that was seen in India's innings too but their total of 167 proved to be more than enough.
18.2
W
Washington Sundar to Zampa, out Caught by Gill!! Again it goes to Gill at long-on and this time he makes no mistake. India go ahead in the series with a 2-1 lead and they can't lose the series now. Fired in on a good length, Zampa slogs, doesn't make great contact and gives Washington his third wicket in eight balls. Zampa c Gill b Washington Sundar 0(1)
Washington Sundar to Zampa, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
18.1
Washington Sundar to Nathan Ellis, 1 run, Gill drops a regulation chance! Flat length ball, big slog from Ellis, miscues it off the outside half and it goes high in the air. Should've been taken at long-on
Adam Zampa, right handed bat, comes to the crease
18
0 1 0 0 1 W (2 runs)
AUS 118-9
Ben Dwarshuis
5(7)
Nathan Ellis
1(4)
Jasprit Bumrah
4-0-27-1
17.6
W
Bumrah to Dwarshuis, out Bowled!! Four slower balls in a row, and the last of them dips perfectly under Dwarshuis's attempted slog. Crashes into the base of middle and leg. Bumrah finishes with 1/27. Dwarshuis b Bumrah 5(7)
Bumrah to Dwarshuis, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
17.5
Bumrah to Nathan Ellis, 1 run, this time he gets bat on it and defends to short cover where a misfield from Gill gives away a single. Was another slower one from Bumrah and Ellis was probably expecting it
17.4
Bumrah to Nathan Ellis, no run, now the slower dipping yorker outside off, and again Ellis is early through the shot, missing it completely
17.3
Bumrah to Nathan Ellis, no run, a delivery that Ellis himself used to good effect earlier in the evening, and now gets beaten by it. Slower one, he's through the slog early, misses and it bounces over the stumps
17.2
Bumrah to Dwarshuis, 1 run, cracking yorker on leg, Dwarshuis makes room and squeezes it to deep point
17.1
Bumrah to Dwarshuis, no run, backs away a long way, Bumrah follows him, almost gets it in the blockhole and he squeezes it off the inside half to midwicket
17
1 0 1 W W 0 (2 runs)
AUS 116-8
Nathan Ellis
0(1)
Ben Dwarshuis
4(4)
Washington Sundar
1-0-2-2
16.6
Washington Sundar to Nathan Ellis, no run, fizzed through on a good length, Ellis punches it from the crease back to Washington and denies him the hattrick
Nathan Ellis, right handed bat, comes to the crease