India vs Australia highlights, 4th T20I: IND won the game by 48 runs to take lead in ongoing T20 series against AUS

For his complete all-around performance today, Axar Patel was recognised as the player of the match. "I batted at No. 7 and had a chance to look at the wicket. There was some unexpected bounce, so I waited for my position and just hit. When team needs, that is my preferred position. I just want to have an impact on the team. [Bowling] I was thinking what was the batter's strength. If the batter was looking to hit me down the ground, I was looking to hit the good length," Patel said on receiving the coveted award.

99th T20I wicket for Bumrah and Australia are on the brink. Slower dipping yorker on middle stump, going below Dwarshuis' bat. He misses it completely as ball meets timber. AUS 119/9 (19.1)

Determined to carry Australia to victory, Stoinis the pull against Bumrah finally gets a four. Banged in short on off stump, he pulls to the left of deep midwicket. AUS 114/6 (16)

Glen Maxwell followed Josh Philippe on the pitch. The game marks Maxwell's long-sought-after return to the Australian playing XI. Australia's danger man Maxwell is known for his ability to turn games around at the last moment and could prove to be a key threat for Team India. AUS 103.5 (14.5)

While 91/4 in 11.4 overs is respectable, chasing 167 means Australia must accelerate. India’s bowlers now have the advantage to exploit the narrowing margin for error.

It's a day for the Indian all-rounders today as both Axar Patel and Shivam Dube claim two wickets each of some Australia's most dangerous batters. Dube pitched a hard length on off stump, David is rushed into the pull, gets it high on the bat with the ball ballooning straight up. Suryakumar settles under it at extra cover, and takes the simplest of catches. AUS 95/4 (12)

Philippe who followed Marsh on the pitch for Australia started out strongly as the batter struck a four on his very first ball against Dube. AUS 84/3 (11)

Both teams are likely using these matches as preparation for the upcoming T20 World Cup next year. For India especially, demonstrating adaptability (batting order, role players) will boost confidence going into bigger tournaments.

India's ace all-rounder and seemingly star bowler this evening took out another big wicket to bring India back into the game. Inglis stepped out to land a big hit against Axar but misjudged the ball by a mile, which spun around his bat to hit the wickets. AUS 68/2 (9)

Big appeal for caught behind and not given ... again! Jitesh is super confident and has asked his captain to review right away. Flatter and outside off, he goes for a cut, and it doesn't seem like there is any deviation. Yep, no bat or glove on that and India lose a review.

wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis, who followed MW Short on the field, picked up right where the opening batsman left off as Inglis cut Bumrah's delivery for a crackling four to keep Australia's momentum going. AUS 48/1 (5.5)

One of India's ace T20 all-rounders, Axar Patel, joined in on the action as Suryakumar proceeds to double down on the spin attack.

Arshdeep pitched the first ball of his second over just outside off stump, right in Short's slot. Singh aimed to deceive Short with a slower ball, but he picked it early and pumped this straight over the bowler's head. AUS 21/0 (2.3)

Australian batter Matthew Short, opened the innings on a positive note for AUS as the top order batsman clipped Arshdeep's third delivery towards fine leg for four, getting six runs towards the end of the first over. AUS 6/0(1)

India got off to a quick start with Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill at the top, reaching 49/0 in the powerplay. However, the middle order struggled to maintain the momentum, with Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav unable to accelerate the scoring effectively. A late cameo from Axar Patel helped push India to a competitive total, though it fell short of what they might have achieved after the strong start. The sluggish knock from Shubman Gill, despite being the top scorer, also contributed to the scoring slowdown.