IND vs AUS: India wins Gold Coast T20, defeats Australia by 48 runs, 2-1 lead in the series
IND vs AUS 4th T20I: In the fourth T20I between India and Australia, Team India defeated host Australia by 48 runs. With this win, the five-match series is tied at 2-2. The final match will now be played on November 8th.
India wins Gold Coast T20, defeats Australia by 48 runs
Australia's innings was opened by Matthew Short and Mitchell Marsh. Both made a strong start. However, in the 5th over, Axar Patel dismissed Short for 25 runs. In the 9th over, Axar Patel struck again, dismissing English. Australia's score was then 67 runs. In the 10th over, Shivam Dubey dismissed captain Marsh.
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India 2-1 lead in series
Marsh was dismissed for 30 runs. In the 12th over, Shivam Dubey dismissed Tim David. David remained unbeaten on 14 runs. Arshdeep then dismissed Phillip in the 14th over. Australia's score was then 98. Varun struck Australia's sixth blow in the 15th over, bowling out Maxwell.
Sundar then dismissed Stoinis in the 17th over. He also dismissed Bartlett on the very next ball. Bumrah got his first breakthrough in the 18th over when he bowled Dwarshuis. Sundar also took the final wicket.
Bowlers' Performance
Indian bowlers performed brilliantly in this match. Axar Patel took two wickets, while Shivam Dubey also took two. Sundar took three wickets, while Arshdeep, Varun, and Jasprit Bumrah each took one wicket. Five Australian batsmen failed to reach double figures.
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India fielded unchanged
The Indian team made no changes in this match; the same team that played T20 matches in Hobart played this match. The Australian team saw four changes. Adam Zampa, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Philippe, and Ben Dwarshuis were included in the team.
India's playing XI for the Gold Coast T20: Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Verma, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, and Jasprit Bumrah.
Australia's playing 11 for the Gold Coast T20: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Matthew Short, Josh Inglis (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Josh Philippe, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa
India vs Australia T20 Series 2025 Schedule
First T20: October 29, Canberra (match cancelled)
Second T20: October 31, Melbourne (Australia won by 4 wickets)
Third T20: November 2, Hobart (India won by 5 wickets)
Fourth T20: November 6, Gold Coast (today)
Fifth T20: November 8, Brisbane
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