New Delhi: Team India defeated Australia by 48 runs in the fourth T20I at the Carrara Oval in Queensland on Thursday, November 6. Chasing the target of 168 runs, the hosts got off to a steady start as Matthew Short and Mitchell Marsh hit boundaries against the Indian fast bowlers.

At 91/4 in 11 overs, the Aussies looked well set to chase down the target, but the Indian spinners and Shivam Dube’s vital contribution helped the Men in Blue to impressively defend what had initially seemed a slightly below-par total to take an unassailable 2-1 lead in the T20I series.

From 121/2 after 14 overs, on a surface that captain Suryakumar Yadav had termed subcontinental at the toss, the Indian team only managed to post 167 runs on the board, largely due to the crucial breakthroughs provided by

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