Overview
- India defended 167/8 to bowl Australia out for 119 and win the fourth T20I by 48 runs, moving ahead 2–1 in the five-match series.
- Washington Sundar, Axar Patel and Varun Chakravarthy shared six wickets, with Sundar returning a remarkable 3 for 3 in 1.2 overs.
- Player of the Match Axar Patel struck 21 not out off 11 balls and took 2 for 20 after reading a slow, two-paced pitch at Carrara.
- Shivam Dube contributed 22 off 18 at No. 3 and removed Tim David and Mitchell Marsh, drawing praise from Abhishek Nayar as a credible stand-in for the injured Hardik Pandya.
- Suryakumar Yadav was seen admonishing Dube after a boundary during the chase, as discussion swirls over roles and selection with R. Ashwin flagging Abhishek Sharma and Varun Chakravarthy as likely opposition targets and scrutiny continuing on Shubman Gill’s fit; the series finale is at the Gabba on Nov. 8.