India vs Australia 4th T20I in Raipur, LIVE Score and Updates: AUS 44/2 in chase; Axar Patel sees off Travis Head
India vs Australia 4th T20I in Raipur, LIVE Score and Updates: AUS 44/2 in chase; Axar Patel sees off Travis Head
21:18 (IST)
India vs Australia LIVE
OUT! Another wicket for India. Spin from the other end as Axar Patel is introduced, and he does the trick for India this time around. Head is the man to be dismissed. Head goes for the slog sweep, but ends up getting a top edge off his bat that ends up flying to Mukesh Kumar at short third. Head c Mukesh Kumar b Axar 31
21:14 (IST)
After 4 overs,Australia 42/1 ( Travis Head 30 , Ben McDermott 1)
An excellent first over from Ravi Bishnoi. He goes for just two runs while also getting the wicket of Josh Phillippe. Philippe was looking to go for the sweep but completely missed it as the ball ended up hitting the stumps. Ben McDermott is the new batter in at number three.
21:10 (IST)
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OUT! Cleaned up! Ravi Bishnoi cleans up Josh Philippe with a flat delivery. Philippe goes for the sweep but misses it completely as the ball hits the stumps. Philippe b Ravi Bishnoi 8
21:07 (IST)
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SIX! Inswinger from Chahar onto the pads, and Head makes full use of it to clear deep square leg for a maximum. Uses the bottom hand well to clear the boundary.
21:03 (IST)
After 2 overs,Australia 18/0 ( Travis Head 7 , Josh Philippe 8)
Mukesh Kumar is into the attack. He goes for 11 runs, with Josh Philippe and Travis Head collecting a four each in the over. Australia's openers showing early intent in the run chase, but India will look to earn a breakthrough.
20:59 (IST)
After 1 overs,Australia 7/0 ( Travis Head 3 , Josh Philippe 4)
Deepak Chahar is into attack. He starts off with seven runs in his first ove. Head flicks towards deep square legfor a couple of runs. Josh Philippe collects his first boundary, creaming it through extra cover off the last ball of the over.
20:43 (IST)
After 20 overs,India 174/9 ( Avesh Khan 1 , )
So, India might have fallen short by 15-20 runs at least. The hosts finish with a total of 174/9, with Rinku Singh (46) being the standout performer. Ben Dwarshious, with figures of 3/40, was the pick of the Aussie bowlers. Australia need 175 runs to win the game and level the series.
20:33 (IST)
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OUT! Jitesh Sharma is dismissed. Jitesh looks to go down the ground, but miscues this shot towards long-off, where the fielder is present.
20:23 (IST)
After 18 overs,India 161/4 ( Rinku Singh 46 , Jitesh Sharma (W) 29)
Jason Behrendorff continues, for his penultimate over. It's an expensive over from the pacer, who goes for 14 runs, including a couple of boundaries from Rinku Singh. The 50-run stand between Rinku and Jitesh also comes up.
20:17 (IST)
India vs Australia LIVE
FOUR! Another boundary from Rinku Singh, who has pulled this one towards deep midwicket for a boundary.
20:09 (IST)
India vs Australia LIVE
SIX! Jitesh Sharma cannot do any wrong on this occasion. He has smashed this full length ball from Chris Green, slamming over long-off.
20:06 (IST)
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OUT! Ruturaj Gaikwad departs. Partnership broken yet again by the Aussies. Gaikwad looks to go beyond cover, but eventually ends up edging towards short third man. Gaikwad c Dwarshuis b Sangha 32
20:02 (IST)
India vs Australia LIVE
SIX! A monstrous shot from Rinku Singh, quite literally. He charges down this time, it's a half-volley from Dwarshius and it's a powerful shot from Rinku who dispatches the ball towards the stands.
19:56 (IST)
India vs Australia LIVE
SIX! Wow, Rinku Singh! He comes up with an absolute beauty of a shot, presenting the switch hit on this occasion. Rinku has made it look easy with the reverse sweep, slamming over point region.
19:49 (IST)
After 10 overs,India 79/3 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 19 , Rinku Singh 8)
Right. Nine runs come off the 10th over bowled by Tanveer Sangha as Ruturaj Gaikwad collects a much-needed maximukm. He's gone for the pull over midwicket, punishing Sangha for his short ball. Time for a drinks break.
19:43 (IST)
India vs Australia LIVE
OUT! Another one bites the dust. And this time, it's the India skipper Suryakumar Yadav who's got to go. Good length ball from Dwarshius, and SKY looks to play it straight, only for him to play the wrong line to be eventually caught by Wade. Suryakumar Yadav c Wade b Dwarshuis 1
19:38 (IST)
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OUT! Tanveer Sangha with his first wicket of the evening, as he dismissed Shreyas Iyer. Iyer is making his return to the national side since India's defeat in the World Cup final, but holes out to Chris Green at long-on.
19:32 (IST)
India vs Australia LIVE
OUT! Breakthrough for Australia. Yashasvi Jaiswal cannot convert his positive start into a fifty. Jaiswal goes for the pull but ends up finding Ben McDermott at around mid-on region. Jaiswal c McDermott b Hardie 37
19:24 (IST)
After 5 overs,India 43/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 32 , Ruturaj Gaikwad 6)
Chris Green is into the attack for the the first time in his international debut. He, however, gets off to a forgettable start after going for 14 runs in his first over, with Jaiswal hitting a six and a four.
19:22 (IST)
India vs Australia LIVE
SIX! The first maximum of the innings and it's that man Jaiswal who brings it up. Short ball from Chris Green, and Jaiswal makesfull use of it to smash it over midwicket.
19:17 (IST)
India vs Australia
FOUR! Short and wide from Behrendorff, and Gaikwad plays the cut through backward square region for a four.
19:09 (IST)
India vs Australia LIVE
FOUR! Jaiswal collects the first boundary of the evening, he plays this cover drive with impeccable shot placement and timing.
19:07 (IST)
After 1 overs,India 1/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 0 , Ruturaj Gaikwad 0)
Aaron Hardie is introduced to the attack. He begins with a swinging delivery to Jaiswal, who also looked to play it afcross the line but missed. In the final ball of the over, there's an appeal for LBW against Jaiswal. He is given not out, but Australia review this. However, it does not do much help for the Aussies as ball-tracking confirms it was pitching outside leg stump.
19:01 (IST)
India vs Australia LIVE
Right. Time for LIVE action now. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Yashasvi Jaiswal are out to open the batting for India. Aaron Hardie open Australia's bowling attack. And the match is underway!
18:41 (IST)
India vs Australia LIVE
Playing XIs
India: Suryakumar Yadav(Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Jitesh Sharma, Axar Patel, Rinku Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Deepak Chahar, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar
Australia: Matthew Wade(Captain), Josh Philippe, Travis Head, Ben McDermott, Aaron Hardie, Tim David, Matthew Short, Ben Dwarshuis, Chris Green, Jason Behrendorff, Tanveer Sangha
18:32 (IST)
India vs Australia LIVE
Toss update: Australia win the toss and Matthew Wade says his team will field first. Suryakumar Yadav, meanwhile, says his team doesn't mind batting first since his team has regularly fired.
18:25 (IST)
India vs Australia LIVE
Full squads:
India: Suryakumar Yadav (Captain),Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Deepak Chahar, Shreyas Iyer, Jitesh Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube
Australia: Matthew Wade (Captain), Travis Head, Matthew Short, Aaron Hardie, Ben McDermott, Chris Green, Ben Dwarshuis, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Jason Behrendorff, Tanveer Sangha, Kane Richardson, Josh Philippe
18:10 (IST)
India vs Australia
Deepak Chahar is back in the T20 mix and his ability to move the new ball should be considered for his inclusion in the playing XI along with death overs specialist Mukesh Kumar, who is back after one-match break. In the batting line up, Shreyas Iyer’s comeback means only Tilak Varma looks a candidate who could be benched as five others — Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, skipper Suryakumar Yadav and finisher Rinku Singh select themselves. Check out India's predicted XI here
17:56 (IST)
Apart from cricket, there's plenty of other sporting action this weekend, with lots of European domestic football, apart from the group stage draw for the Euro 2024 championships. Check out what's in store as far as sports this weekend is concerned.
17:44 (IST)
IND vs AUS LIVE
The Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh stadium in Raipur has been without electricity in parts of the stadium over unpaid bills. The stadium has an outstanding bill of Rs 3.16 crore due to which the electricity was cut in parts of the stadium five years ago. A temporary connection was installed after Chhattisgarh State Cricket Association made an official request, but it only covers the spectators’ gallery and boxes. The floodlights, meanwhile, would need to be run using a generator. Click here to read the full report.
17:30 (IST)
India vs Australia LIVE
Glenn Maxwell’s 104 not out trumped Ruturaj Gaikwad’s unbeaten 123 in the third T20 as Aussies bounced back to keep their hopes alive. They, however, still trail 1-2 in the five-match series and Maxwell has returned home. India will be looking to clinch the series in Raipur with a game to spare. Check out five major storylines to keep an eye out ahead of the game.
17:09 (IST)
Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the fourth and pemultimate T20I of the five-match series between India and Australia. The fifth match will take place in Raipur tonight and India will be looking to seal the series with a game to spare. Stay tuned for updates.
Preview: Team India will have another shot at series victory when they take on Australia in the fourth and penultimate T20I in Raipur on Friday. The Men in Blue, led by Suryakumar Yadav, did have an opportunity to clinch the series when the two teams faced off in the third match in Guwahati on Tuesday.
And while Ruturaj Gaikwad’s (123) century led India to 222/3 after being put to bat, in Australia’s reply, Glenn Maxwell (104) continued doing what he does the best in limited-overs cricket.
Australia were 128/4 while chasing at one stage, but Maxwell and skipper Matthew Wade forged an unbeaten 91-run stand to take the visitors home with five wickets to spare and keep the series alive, despite India holding a 2-1 lead.
Pacer Prasidh Krishna (0/68) was at the receiving end of things in the death overs and much will be expected from him in Raipur. Ravi Bishnoi (2/32) was the most economical.
Following a short break after the ODI World Cup final, Shreyas Iyer has joined the squad, and will be SKY’s deputy for the last two matches. The presence of Iyer in the squad will be a big boost for the Men in Blue, who finished with 530 runs in the World Cup.
Another returning cricketer, Deepak Chahar, was included in the squad for fellow pacer Mukesh Kumar, who had been granted leave ahead of the third match for his wedding.
Australia, meanwhile, have let go of six of their seven World Cup winning members, with Travis Head the only member from the squad to stay back. The likes of Josh Philippe, Ben Dwarshius and Ben McDermott have been added in the squad as replacements.
Squads:
India: Suryakumar Yadav (Captain),Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Deepak Chahar, Shreyas Iyer, Jitesh Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube
Australia: Matthew Wade (Captain), Travis Head, Matthew Short, Aaron Hardie, Ben McDermott, Chris Green, Ben Dwarshuis, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Jason Behrendorff, Tanveer Sangha, Kane Richardson, Josh Philippe
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