India bounces back to take an unassailable lead

Axar Patel starred with a three-wicket haul and Rinku Singh blazed away with a 29-ball 46 as India defeated Australia by 20 runs within the fourth T20I on the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur on Friday.

The Suryakumar Yadav-led aspect bounced back in model after happening to the present World champion in Guwahati with a medical efficiency to take an unassailable 3-1 lead within the five-match sequence.

Challenging whole

Put in, India rode on Rinku, and Jitesh Sharma’s late blitz, to submit a difficult 174 for 9 in 20 overs.

In reply, Australia was restricted to 154 for seven in 20 overs. While Axar picked up three wickets, Deepak Chahar took two with Ravi Bishnoi and Avesh Khan taking one every. Axar (4-0-16-3) and Bishnoi (4-0-17-1) spun an online across the Australian batsmen in beneficial situations. The spinners didn’t enable the Australians to run away with the sport after Josh Philippe and Travis Head offered a fiery begin to the innings sending Chahar on a leather-based hunt.

Chahar, who was drafted into the aspect for the ultimate two T20s, got here a cropper as he leaked 22 runs in his second over earlier than Suryakumar launched spin.

Wild sweep

Bishnoi struck off his very first ball by cleansing up Phillippe, who tried a wild sweep solely to see the ball sneak underneath his bat and crash onto the stumps.

Axar, too, made an speedy impression as he eliminated the damaging Head.

India piled on the strain with the left-arm spinner choosing up his second wicket in an area of eight balls by castling Aaron Hardie after which incomes his third with a slower supply that knocked back Ben McDermott’s off-stump.

Required run charge

Tim David and Matthew Short had a job on their fingers with Australia needing 76 off 36 balls, and the required charge hovering shut to 13 per over.

However, Chahar got here back into the assault to dismiss David and Short to shut the door on Australia.

Earlier, Rinku hit a quickfire 29-ball 46 and dominated the sport throughout his keep on the wicket to assist India submit a aggressive whole.

Rinku and Jitesh solid an excellent 56-run stand in simply 32 balls for the fifth wicket, however India misplaced its means on the back finish of the innings and imploded on the dying, dropping 5 wickets and scoring simply 13 runs within the final two overs.

Australia pulled issues back in dramatic trend and stopped India from crossing the 200-run barrier for the primary time within the sequence.

However, the guests faltered within the chase, with the Indian bowlers delivering the products when it mattered probably the most.

SCOREBOARD

INDIA

Yashasvi Jaiswal c McDermott b Hardie 37 (28b, 6×4, 1×6), Ruturaj Gaikwad c Dwarshuis b Sangha 32 (28b, 3×4, 1×6), Shreyas Iyer c Green b Sangha 8 (7b), Suryakumar Yadav c Wade b Dwarshuis 1 (2b), Rinku Singh lbw b Behrendorff 46 (29b, 4×4, 2×6), Jitesh Sharma c Head b Dwarshuis 35 (19b, 1×4, 3×6), Axar Patel c Sangha b Dwarshuis 0 (1b), Deepak Chahar c Green b Behrendorff 0 (2b), Ravi Bishnoi run out 4 (3b), Avesh Khan (not out) 1 (1b); Extras (b-4, lb-2, w-4): 10; Total (for 9 wkts. in 20 overs): 174.

FALL OF WICKETS

1-50 (Jaiswal, 5.6 overs), 2-62 (Shreyas, 7.5), 3-63 (Suryakumar 8.1), 4-111 (Ruturaj, 13.2), 5-167 (Jitesh, 18.4), 6-168 (Axar, 18.5), 7-168 (Rinku, 19.1), 8-169 (Chahar, 19.3), 9-174 (Bishnoi, 19.6).

AUSTRALIA BOWLING

Hardie 3-1-20-1, Behrendorff 4-0-32-2, Dwarshuis 4-0-40-3, Green 4-0-36-0, Sangha 4-0-30-2, Short 1-0-10-0.

AUSTRALIA

Travis Head c Mukesh b Axar 31 (16b, 5×4, 1×6), Josh Philippe b Bishnoi 8 (7b, 2×4), Ben McDermott b Axar 19 (22b, 1×4), Aaron Hardie b Axar 8 (9b, 1×4), Tim David c Jaiswal b Chahar 19 (20b, 1×6), Matthew Short c Jaiswal b Chahar 22 (19b, 2×4, 1×6), Matthew Wade (not out) 36 (23b, 2×4, 2×6), Ben Dwarshuis b Avesh 1 (2b), Chris Green (not out) 2 (3b); Extras (lb-2, w-5, nb-1): 8; Total (for seven wkts. in 20 overs): 154.

FALL OF WICKETS

1-40 (Philippe, 3.1), 2-44 (Head, 4.4), 3-52 (Hardie, 6.2), 4-87 (McDermott, 11.2), 5-107 (David, 14.4), 6-126 (Short, 16.4), 7-133 (Dwarshuis, 17.3).

INDIA BOWLING

Chahar 4-0-44-2, Mukesh 4-0-42-0, Bishnoi 4-0-17-1, Axar 4-0-16-3, Avesh 4-0-33-1.

Toss: Australia; PoM: Axar

India gained by 20 runs to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in five-match sequence.

Fifth and remaining T20I: Dec. 3, Bengaluru, 7 p.m.