India vs Australia 4th T20I Live Cricket Score: After playing a handy knock with the bat, Axar Patel made equal impact with the ball as India trumped Australia by 48 runs in the fourth T20I at Queensland, which gave them an unassailable 2-1 lead in the five-match series. Axar registered two scalps but conceded just 20 runs in his full quota of overs as the hosts were bundled out for 119 in 18.2 overs while chasing 168. Washington Sundar picked three wickets in the eight balls he bowled during the contest, while Shivam Dube scalped two. Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, and Arshdeep Singh picked a wicket each.
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IND vs AUS 4th T20I Live Cricket Score: India beat Australia by 48 runs, lead series 2-1
India vs Australia 4th T20I Live Cricket Score: After playing a handy knock with the bat, Axar Patel made equal impact with the ball as India trumped Australia by 48 runs in the fourth T20I at Queensland, which gave them an unassailable 2-1 lead in the five-match series. Axar registered two scalps but conceded just 20 runs in his full quota of overs as the hosts were bundled out for 119 in 18.2 overs while chasing 168. Washington Sundar picked three wickets in the eight balls he bowled during the contest, while Shivam Dube scalped two. Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, and Arshdeep Singh picked a wicket each.
Australia got off to a decent start before Axar trapped Matthew Short LBW on 25(19), which was only after he convinced skipper Suryakumar Yadav to take a review. The spinner then castled wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis for 12(11), while Dube got rid of Mitch Marsh for 30(24) and explosive batter Tim David (14 off 9). Arshdeep then joined the act and dismissed Josh Philippe for run-a-ball 10. Varun Chakaravarthy then got rid of Glenn Maxwell (2 off 4) in the final ball of his spell, following which Australia kept losing wickets in a flurry. Marcus Stoinis was trapped LBW on 17(19) by Sundar.
Earlier, Adam Zampa made crucial injections in the middle overs that helped the hosts restrict India to 167-8 after asking them to bat first . Zampa struck thrice but conceded 45 in his full quota of overs.
The proceedings began with Abhishek Sharma capitalising on the early reprieve as he combined with Shubman Gill to give India a solid start. The southpaw, who was dropped on 0, hammered 28 off 21, featuring three 4s and a six, before getting out against Zampa. He along with Gill added 56 for the opening wicket, following which Shivam Dube, in a surprising move, was sent in at No. 3. The all-rounder hung around for 18 deliveries but could only manage 22 before being castled by Nathan Ellis. The pacer then removed Shubman Gill for 46(39) in similar fashion and shortly after Xavier Bartlett registered his first scalp by dismissing Suryakumar Yadav for 10-ball 20, which featured consecutive sixes against Zampa.
Tilak Varma (5 off 6) also fell prey to Zampa, getting caught-behind while attempting a sweep and the spinner then trapped Jitesh Sharma LBW on 3(4). Washington Sundar, unlike the previous outing, was could only muster 12(7) before losing his wicket to Ellis. It was Axar Patel, who pushed India to challenging total, with a late cameo of 21 off 11 balls.