A Suryakumar Yadav-led India beat opponents Australia in Raipur to claim the series. India went into the game with a 2-1 series lead, winning the opening two games in Visakhapatnam and Thiruvananthapuram before losing what would've been the contest-clincher in Guwahati. Nevertheless, the Men in Blue made amends in Raipur, first setting their opponents a target of 175 before defending it successfully with the ball. (Scorecard | Full Coverage)
Rinku Singh proved most effective with the bat for India, scoring four short of fifty in 29 balls, with Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jitesh Sharma next up with their crucial contributions. Later, Axar Patel claimed three of the four wickets that the Indian spin unit dismissed for just 33 runs, helping his team stifle any chance of a late Australia comeback.
Here's how IND vs AUS, 4th T20I in Raipur unfolded.
10:33 PM: AUS - 154/7, IND Win By 20 runs
Avesh Khan came in for the final over. Australia needed 31 runs to win. Matthew Wade tried fighting back, hit a six, but his innings of 36 runs off 23 runs couldn't save the match. India won the match by 20 runs and also claimed the series with 3-1.
10:29 PM: AUS - 144/7 (19)
Mukesh Kumar on the attack. Matthew Wade hit a beautiful boundary. Australia scored a nine runs in this over.
10:25 PM: AUS - 135/7 (18)
Avesh Khan scaped his first wicket in his third over. Ben Dwarshuis (1) was bowled by Avesh Khan. Matthew Wade hit a boundary and a total of seven runs from the over.
10:15 PM: AUS - 128/6 (17)
Deepak Chahar picked up another wicket by dismissing Matthew Short (22). Ben Dwarshuis walked in to join Matthew Wade. Australia scored only six runs from the over.
10:10 PM: AUS - 122/5 (16)
Mukesh Kumar came into attack. It proved a costly over for India as he gave a total of 14 runs, including a no-ball and a six. Matthew Wade and Matthew Short changing the gears for final showdown.
10:05 PM: AUS - 108/5 (15)
Deepak Chahar dismissed Tim David (19) before he could hit big shots. Matthew Wade joined Matthew Short on the crease for the run chase. Nine runs including a six and a wicket from the over.
10:00 PM: AUS - 99/4 (14)
A big over came for Australia as Mukesh Kumar gave nine runs from his second over. Matthew Short hit back to back boundaries.
9:55 PM: AUS - 90/4 (13)
A brilliant over from Ravi Bishnoi. Just a single run came from the over as Tim David managed to steal it.
9:51 PM: AUS - 89/4 (12)
Axar Patel came to bowl another over. He bowled the set batter Ben McDermott and sent him to the pavilion. Matthew Short walked in to join Tim David, on the crease. Australia added six runs to the scoreboard.
9:47 PM: AUS - 83/3 (11)
Ravi Bishnoi back into attack with his third over. Australia got seven runs from the over through singles and a triple. Both the batters Tim David and Ben McDermott showed good footwork.
9:42 PM: AUS - 76/3 (10)
Avesh Khan is on the bowling side for the second over. Tim David hit a massive six on the third delivery from Avesh Khan. A big over for Australia as they added 10 runs to the scoreboard.
9:38 PM: AUS - 66/3 (9)
Axar Patel returned to attack. It was an economical over for India as Patel gave only five runs from the over.
9:34 PM: AUS - 61/3 (8)
Avesh Khan came to bowl his first over. He gave just six runs including an extra from the wide. Tim David and Ben McDermott kept rotating the strike by taking singles.
9:29 PM: AUS - 55/3 (7)
Axar Patel picked up another wicket in his second over. Aaron Hardie (8) was bowled out on the delivery of Patel. Tim David joined Ben McDermott on the crease. Only three runs from the over.
9:22 PM: AUS - 52/2 (6)
Ravi Bishnoi came in for another over. Aaron Hardie hit a boundary. A total of seven runs came for Australia from the over.
9:17 PM: AUS - 45/2 (5)
Another wicket came for India as Axar Patel picked up the wicket of Travis Head (31). Only three runs from the over. Aaron Hardie joined Ben McDermott on the crease to chase down the target.
9:12 PM: AUS - 42/1 (4)
Ravi Bishnoi came to bowl his first over and dismissed Josh Phillippe (8) on the first delivery. Ben McDermott walked into the crease to join Travis Head. Australia got only two runs from this over.
9:07 PM: AUS - 40/0 (3)
Deepak Chahar came into attack. Travis Head came down heavily on Chahar as he hit four boundaries and a six, adding a total of 22 runs to Australia's scoreboard. It was a costly over for India.
9:00 PM: AUS - 18/0 (2)
Mukesh Kumar came to bowl the second over. Travis Head and Josh Philippe hit a boundaries. Australia scored 11 runs from this over.
8:55 PM: AUS - 7/0 (1)
Travis Head and Josh Philippe came to open for Australia. Indian bowler Deepak Chahar to bowl the first over.
Innings Break!
Brief Score: IND - 174/9 (20)
Rinku Singh - 46 (29), Yashasvi Jaiswal 37 (28) | Ben Dwarshuis [4-0-40-3]
8: 40 PM: IND - 174/9 (20)
Jason Behrendorff came to bowl for the final over and picked two wickets. Set batter Rinku Singh (46) and Deepak Chahar (0) were sent back. Ravi Bishnoi (4) also got run out on the last bowl. India added six runs from this over.
8:32 PM: IND - 168/6 (19)
Ben Dwarshuis came into the attack, he picked up two wickets of Jitesh Sharma (35) and Axar Patel (0). India could add only seven runs from the over.
8:25 PM: IND - 161/4 (18)
Jason Behrendorff came in for the bowling. What an over as India scored 14 runs from it. Rinku Singh smashed back to back boundaries.
8:20 PM: IND - 147/4 (17)
Rinku Singh hit a boundary to Aaron Hardie while Jitesh Sharma hit a massive six. A total of 13 runs were added to the scoreboard.
8:15 PM: IND - 134/4 (16)
Only five runs came from the over of Tanveer Sangha. A couple of single and a double during as Sangha tried holding Jitesh Sharma and Rinku Singh from scoring big.
8:10 PM: IND - 129/4 (15)
Jitesh Sharma hit two sixes to Chris Green, a good over for India as a total of 14 runs were added to the scoreboard. He is looking for a partnership with Rinku Singh.
8:06 PM: IND - 115/4 (14)
Tanveer Sangha picked his second wicket as he dismissed Ruturaj Gaikwad (32). Jitesh Sharma walks in to join Rinku Singh on the crease. India scored eight runs from this over.
8:02 PM: IND - 107/3 (13)
A brilliant over for India as a total of 14 runs came from Ben Dwarshuis's over. Ruturaj Gaikwad hit a beautiful boundary while Rinku Singh this time hit a massive six.
7:58 PM: IND - 93/3 (12)
Another good over for India. Rinku Singh on fire as he hit a crunching six to Matthew Short. India added a total of 10 runs to the scoreboard in this over.
7:54 PM: IND - 83/3 (11)
Chris Green was brought back into the attack. A total of four runs came for India from this over.
7:50 PM: IND - 79/3 (10)
Tanveer Sangha came for his second over. Ruturaj Gaikwad hit a smashing six to Sangha as India scored a total of nine runs from this over.
7:45 PM: IND - 70/3 (9)
Ben Dwarshuis gets the wicket of Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav on the first ball. Yadav was caught out by Wade. Rinku Singh joins Ruturaj Gaikwad on the crease. Both are looking for a partnership. Rinku Singh hit a boundary before the over concluded.
7:40 PM: IND - 63/2 (8)
Another wicket for Australia as Tanveer Sangha dismissed Shreyas Iyer. India scored only eight runs in this over.
7:36 PM: IND - 55/1 (7)
Chris Green gave just five runs from this over. Shreyas Iyer joins Ruturaj Gaikwad on the crease.
7:32 PM: IND - 50/1 (6)
Aaron Hardie dismissed dangerously looking Yashasvi Jaiswal (37) as he continued hitting boundaries. He was caught out on the last bowl by McDermott.
7:26 PM: IND - 43/0 (5)
What an over for India, a total of 14 runs came from the over of Chris Green. Yashasvi Jaiswal hit a cracking six and a boundary to Green.
7: 20 PM: IND - 29/0 (4)
Jason Behrendorff delivered an economical over by just giving five runs. Ruturaj Gaikwad hit his first boundary.
7:16 PM: IND - 24/0 (3)
Another big over for India as Ben Dwarshuis came to bowl the third over. Yashasvi Jaiswal hit three boundaries in this over and added a total of 12 runs to the scoreboard.
7:11 PM: IND - 12/0 (2)
Yashasvi Jaiswal picked up the pace in the second over against Jason Behrendorff. He smashed a beautiful boundary on the first delivery and also got four runs from byes. A total of 12 runs came from this over.
7:06 PM: IND - 1/0 (1)
Aaron Hardie delivered a maiden over. One run from Leg Bye came on the last ball during the LBW appeal.
7:01 PM: India start batting
Indian openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad are on the field for batting. Aaron Hardie comes to bowl first over.
6:40 PM: Playing XI
Australia: Josh Philippe, Travis Head, Ben McDermott, Aaron Hardie, Tim David, Matthew Short, Matthew Wade(w/c), Ben Dwarshuis, Chris Green, Jason Behrendorff, Tanveer Sangha
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Deepak Chahar, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar
6:35 PM: Captains Speak
Suryakumar Yadav - We would have chased as well, but our batting unit has been firing well. 1st T20I here, let's see how it goes, very excited. 4 changes for us - Mukesh comes in for Prasidh, Deepak Chahar comes in for Arshdeep, Shreyas replaces Tilak and there is one more change
Matthew Wade - We'll bowl again. We have got 5 changes - Stoinis, Maxwell, Inglis, Richardson and Ellis are all out. Credit to the selectors and the coaching staff - they made the decision to send the WC guys back home, it gives an exciting opportunity to the guys coming in.
6:32 PM: Toss Update!
Australia won the toss and decided to field first.
6:15 PM: Head-To-Head
India and Australia have played 29 games against each other in T20Is. India won 17 games while Australia won 11 games, with one match ended with No Results.
5:25 PM: Weather Update!
The weather in Raipur will be around 28°C. Evenings will be way cooler with temperatures around 19°C.
5:30 PM: Preview!
India meet Australia at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur, with a win either way possessing significant value. Should India win, they will claim the series; if Australia prevail, they will force the contest-decider into the fifth T20I in Bengaluru, with plenty of momentum in stow.
Right of the bat, there are likely to be changes in both teams for this match. India have Shreyas Iyer back with the squad for the last two T20Is, while, at the same time, Australia will be without the destructive Glenn Maxwell.
Squads
India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Ruturaj Gaikwad (vc), Ishan Kishan, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Shivam Dubey, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Shreyas Iyer
Australia: Matthew Wade (c), Aaron Hardie, Jason Behrendorff, Sean Abbott, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Tanveer Sangha, Matt Short, Steve Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa
