IND vs AUS 4th T20I: Team India Edge Past Australia By 48 Runs At Gold Coast To Take 2-1 Lead In Series

Team India made it back to back wins with a clinical performance on Thursday in Gold Coast. Defending 168, the visitors bowled Australia out for just 143 to clinch a 24-run victory. With the IND vs AUS 4th t20I, India have now taken a 2-1 lead in the series with one game still to play.

Australia captain Mitchell Marsh won the toss and opted to field first. Marsh has won 20 tosses as captain and has fielded on every occasion so far. India got off to a fine start after Xavier Barlett handed Abhishek Sharma a reprieve. The Indian openers put on a 50-run partnership for the opening wicket.

Abhishek was sent packing trying to clear the fence off Adam Zampa. Australia tightened the screws with Shivam Dube and Shubman Gill struggling to keep the run rate high. With wickets in hand, India tried to accelarate but suffered a collapse.

Nathan Ellis and Adam Zampa had Indian batsmen caught in a web. The visitors scored only 15 runs losing 4 wickets. Axar Patel came to India's rescue to take India past 150, helping them to 167 in their 20 overs. Ellis finished with figures of 3/21 including the wicket of Shivam Dube and Shubman Gill.

In the chase, Matthew Short and Mitchell Marsh got a slew of boundaries to begin off. Axar Patel turned the game in India's favour with a miserly spell, prising out the dangerman Matthew Short. Josh Inglis also did not last very long, with the left-arm adding another scalp to his list.

Shivam Dube also chipped in the middle overs, striking to dismiss captain Mitchell Marsh for 30. Tim David threatened to break free but was dismissed trying to slog another big hit.

Australia's chase never got going after, as they kept losing wickets. Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh all helped themselves to wickets as the hosts were bundled out for 119.

It was India's first T20I game at Gold Coast and they bagged a well deserved win. The men in Blue have now taken a 2-1 lead in the series. The final match of the tour will be played at Brisbane on November 9.