- By Gurmeet Batra
- Thu, 06 Nov 2025 05:28 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
India National Cricket Team vs Australian Men’s Cricket Team Match Scorecard: Shubman Gill's crucial 46, Axar Patel's fireworks of 21, bolstered by a dominant all-round bowling display, powered India to a 48-run win over Australia in the 4th T20I of the series at the Carrara Oval in Queensland on Thursday.
Axar Patel and Washington Sundar were instrumental in the win, showcasing their skill and guile, taking India to a 2-1 series lead.
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The architects of India's win were Axar Patel and Shivam Dube, who shared two wickets each to put Australia on the back foot in the run chase. Washington Sundar pummeled thrice towards the end as India comfortably defended 168 with Australia bundled out for 119 in 18.2 overs after being 91/3 at one stage.
Openers Matthew Short (30 off 24) and Mitchell Marsh (25 off 19) got Australia's chase off to a smooth start in the run chase, but a burst of wickets in the middle overs pushed the hosts to a point of no return.
After Axar enmeshed Short in the powerplay, Dube dismissed Marsh and Tim David (14 off 9) in consecutive overs to make a meaningful impact on the match. The wicket of Marsh came off his second ball before he startled David with a short ball in the following over.
Earlier, Abhishek Sharma (28 off 21) and Shubman Gill (46 off 39) stitched together 56 for the opening wicket before India lost their way. Skipper Suryakumar Yadav (20 off 10) departed after hitting a couple of sixes.
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Pacer Nathan Ellis (3/21 in 4 overs) was the pick of the Australian bowlers, using his deviations actually. Zampa conceded 45 runs in his four overs, but more significantly, he got three wickets, including the hazardous Abhishek.
The wickets kept falling, robbing the innings of any flow. Axar Patel (21 not out off 11) got the much-needed boundaries towards the end to push the total past 160.