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

India vs Australia Highlights, 4th T20I: Shubman Gill-led team India gained a commanding victory over Australia at the Carrara Oval today. Indian all-rounders seized the day today as almost all rounders in the team, namely Axar Patel, Washington Sundar and Shivam Dube, took out multiple wickets at critical periods in the game. Despite a strong start by MW shorts and Mitchell Marsh, a batting collapse in the middle overs saw India steal the game away from Australia.

Wickets Tumble in Middle Overs, Indian all-rounders seize the day

The Australian innings saw key wickets tumble in the middle overs. The collapse was sparked by quality bowling changes, variations (spin/slower balls) and pressure building in the field — all of which disrupted the Australian batting rhythm. Additionally, India didn’t allow Australia to rebuild: they prevented momentum from returning by breaking partnerships quickly and applying consistent dot balls and tight fielding.

Indian all-rounders posted a completely dominating performance over Australia today as players like Axar Patel, Washington Sundar and Shivam Dube took wickets as key periods and did not lead Australian batters establish even a single threatening partnership during the time of the game. The takeaway: In T20 chasing, no amount of early decent scoring helps if the middle overs bleed wickets and the bowlers dictate terms — Australia failed there, India succeeded.

Fears of Maxwell’s return vanquished

Team India remained successful in dismissing all key threats today. Even one of the most talked about threat of Glen Maxwell’s return to the Australian playing XI proved unfounded as India’s bowlers effectively neutralised any threat from the Australian powerhouse. Following Maxwell’s dismissal, Australia’s batting collapse became quite noticeable as the wickets fell like a line of dominoes. With this, India has gained a 2-1 lead over Australia in the ongoing T20 series.

India and Australia’s next T20I is scheduled for Saturday, November 8, 2025, at The Gabba in Brisbane. It will be the fifth and final match of the five-match T20I series.