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Team India pulled ahead into the lead against Australia in the five-match T20I series with their 48-run win over the hosts at the Carrara Oval on Thursday.

India set the Aussies a target of 168 runs to win penultimate game of the series and bundled out the hosts for 119 to secure a 2-1 lead.

Australia opted to put India to bat first after winning the toss as Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill opened the innings for the visitors. The duo put up a 56-run partnership for the first wicket before Adam Zampa sent Sharma back to the hut for 28 off 21 deliveries.

Shivam Dube came in to replace the fallen southpaw and added 22 runs off 18 deliveries before Nathan Ellis picked up his first scalp of the day, before doubling down on his tally with the wicket of Gill for 46 of

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